In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind—and this is one of them.—Arthur C. Clarke 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. Praise for Dragon’s Egg Bob Forward writes in the tradition of Hal Clement’s Mission of Gravity and carries it a giant step (how else?) forward.—Isaac Asimov Dragon’s Egg is superb. I couldn’t have written it; it required too much real physics.—Larry Niven This is one for the real science-fiction fan.—Frank Herbert 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?—Freeman J. Dyson Forward has impeccable scientific credentials, and . . . big, original, speculative ideas.—The Washington Post | Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward, Paperback | Indigo Chapters