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Dragon's egg / Robert L. Forward

by Robert Forward

Human scientists establish contact with the cheela, lifeforms inhabiting a neutron star where time passes at an accelerated rate. The narrative chronicles the species' rapid evolution from primitive life to a technologically advanced civilisation.

Accession 9001 ISBN 0450051978 Publisher New English Library
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