{"product_id":"dragons-egg-9780345435293","title":"Dragon's Egg","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind--and this is one of them.\"--Arthur C. Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDragon's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Bob Forward writes in the tradition of Hal Clement's \u003ci\u003eMission of Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e and carries it a giant step (how else?) forward.\"\u003cb\u003e--Isaac Asimov \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eDragon's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e is superb. I couldn't have written it; it required too much real physics.\"\u003cb\u003e--Larry Niven \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is one for the real science-fiction fan.\"\u003cb\u003e--Frank Herbert\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Robert L. Forward tells a good story and asks a profound question. If we run into a race of creatures who live a hundred years while we live an hour, what can they say to us or we to them?\"\u003cb\u003e--Freeman J. Dyson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Forward has impeccable scientific credentials, and . . . big, original, speculative ideas.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16158590\"\u003eRobert L. Forward\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/29\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.50w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345435293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 034543529X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028020\"\u003eScience Fiction | Hard Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert L. Forward\u003c\/b\u003e was a consulting scientist, future technologist, lecturer, and science fact and fiction writer. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eDragon's Egg \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequel, \u003ci\u003eStarquake, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as ten other science fiction novels, three works of science fact, and numerous popular science articles and short stories. He died in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458060234989,"sku":"9780345435293","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_ab93be16-0ace-43b4-849b-026e94b03a09.jpg?v=1753593990","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dragons-egg-9780345435293","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}