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Dragon's Egg

Robert L. Forward (1980)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDragon's Egg #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.12

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Synopsis

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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Hard Science FictionFirst Contact StoryAnthropological SFHard SF