The Norton Book of Science Fiction
1993
Ursula K. Le Guin, Brian Attebery, Brian Attebery, Karen Joy Fowler, Orson Scott Card, Margaret Atwood
Dragon's egg
3.8/ 5
9 ratings
About This Book
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 . . .
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Book Details
First Published
1980
Pages
327 pages
Rating
3.8 / 5
Ratings
9
Editions
7
Publisher
Ballantine
Language
FRE, ENG
Status
Published
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