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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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the best books I've ever read.
Start with a neutron star, one of the densest things known to man, send humans out to investigate it, discover life on it (under heavier gravity than you could ever imagine with lifes measured in seconds rather than years), and sit back and read what happens - I couldn't put this book down.
It's better than Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven and Arthur C. Clarke all rolled into one.
I hope that they re-release the sequel as well "Starquake".
Just a quick word of warning - this is not a new book - it was released originally 20 years ago and the sequel 15 years ago. The story doesn't date, but just check to make sure it's not already in your collection.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The other reviews summarise this book well,. Its good hard SF, with the implications of the theme well worked out. But the writing is leaden, the characters and speech so badly drawn as too be funny.
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In this book autor describes one world so different from ours, like difference between one big organic molecule and one carbon atom nucleus. Neverthelles, two so different life form can establish contact and even help each other to survive complete disasters in their worlds.
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One of few SCIENCE fiction stories
Most science fiction stories have no science and a lot of fiction. This is an enjoyable story with a lot of reverence to facts. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ivar B Kristvik
Good science, great science fiction
This is one of the greatest works of science fiction ever written, set on the surface of a neutron star, where huge gravitational and electromagnetic forces squeeze matter into a... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Pipistrel
The story of a world, in just a few days
This is the surprisingly engaging story of the Chela, whose world is the surface of a neutron star, and who live lives vastly accelerated compared to human ones. Read more
Published 11 months ago by G. T. Kingston
It's a great mind trip
If you're familiar with astronomy or physics and like your fiction to have a unique quality in plot or concept rather than just be a new variation on familiar themes, this book is... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2009 by Quality Seeker
Wow!
A true SF novel for the true SF fan!
I love reading all sorts of SF books, even the lighter corny ones with lots of space ships and laser guns, but nothing beats a fictional... Read more
I love reading all sorts of SF books, even the lighter corny ones with lots of space ships and laser guns, but nothing beats a fictional... Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2008 by Joao Carvalho
Millenium
In this story a civilisation evolves on a Neutron star under the gaze of a human expedition to study it. Read more
Published on 6 April 2007 by D. M. Steed
Great story
What a premise - a civilisation recieves the entire sum of all human knowledge IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER !
Amazing that this book has hardly dated in 20 years.
Published on 24 Dec 2003 by trewornan
my all time favourite
a great hard science fiction tale which I couldn't put down. very unusual idea too.
Published on 8 Jun 2001
Life on a neuton star?
What a belter of a book! An expedition of humans to a passing neutron star find signs of life on the surface. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2000
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