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Dragon's Egg

Robert L. Forward

352 pages

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 . . .

Themes
Philosophy & Big IdeasThought-ProvokingHeartfelt & EmotionalEpic & AdventurousWhat Does It All Mean?Time as a cultural barrierThe cost of scientific mentorshipCivilization's rapid evolution
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