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Dragon's egg

Robert L. Forward

1980 · 345 pages

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What is the book about? Dragon's egg

In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms--the cheela--living on Dragon's Egg, a neutron star where one Earth hour is equivalent to hundreds of their years. The cheela culturally evolve from savagery to the discovery of science, and for a brief time, men are their diligent teachers . . .

Author Dragon's egg

  • AuthorRobert L. Forward
  • Original language

    English

Editions and translations Dragon's egg

  • Ballantine Pub. Group · 2000print · ISBN 9780345435293
  • Del Rey · 1983print · ISBN 9780345316660
  • Ballantine Books · 1981print
Show 2 more Polish editionsNew English Library 1981 and Ballantine Books 1980
  • New English Library · 1981print · ISBN 9780450051975
  • Ballantine Books · 1980first edition · 345 pages

Book details Dragon's egg

First published
1980
Publisher
Ballantine Pub. Group
Pages
345
Reading time
about 7 hours
Original language
English
ISBN
9780345435293

Frequently asked questions Dragon's egg

How many pages is Dragon's egg?

345 pages in the Ballantine Pub. Group edition. That’s about 7 hours of reading.

Sources: Open Library (book data, covers). As of November 14, 2026. · Ta strona po polsku