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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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Editions
5 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 1983Del Rey · 9780345316660
- Other · English · 2000Ballantine Pub. Group · 345 pages · 9780345435293
- Other · English · 1981New English Library · 308 pages · 9780450051975
- Other · English · 1980Ballantine Books · 345 pages · 9780345286468
- Other · French · 2023L'Œuf du DragonMnémos · 372 pages · 9782382670217
American Science fictionNeutron starsFictionFiction, action & adventure
