Author: Robert L. Forward
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307779300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
“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
Author: Robert L. Forward
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307779300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
“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
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307779300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
“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
The Last Dragon's Egg
Author: Brian Dry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648128274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A princess, a planet with two moons, and one big infectious outbreak needing the right solution.Only trouble being... Every world held too many secrets, and for some reason she couldn't fathom, Tandiette was stuck in the middle of the whole damn mess.A princess without a title, a child without a mother, and an itch she just couldn't scratch.What was a little "Halfling" to do?Deep inside, somewhere there was a solution, but that meant destroying every piece of what she held dear.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648128274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A princess, a planet with two moons, and one big infectious outbreak needing the right solution.Only trouble being... Every world held too many secrets, and for some reason she couldn't fathom, Tandiette was stuck in the middle of the whole damn mess.A princess without a title, a child without a mother, and an itch she just couldn't scratch.What was a little "Halfling" to do?Deep inside, somewhere there was a solution, but that meant destroying every piece of what she held dear.
Dragon's Egg
Author: Sarah L. Thomson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061995886
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
It is a rare talent, and only she can care for the Inn's herd. She feeds them, gathers their eggs, and tends to their injuries. But Mella dreams about the dragons of legend, even though hardly anyone believes they still exist. Dragons are small farm animals, not huge fire-breathing monsters. Everyone knows that. Until one day changes everything. A Knight of the Order of Defenders arrives at the Inn. Signs of the mythical dragons have led him there, he says. Then a simple errand takes Mella through the forest, where she stumbles across a dragon's egg—and faces the true, terrifying dragon guarding it. On the spot, Mella vows to get the egg safely to the fabled Hatching Grounds. She must leave her home for the first time, and she finds an unlikely companion in the Defender's squire, Roger. For Mella and Roger, this one day is the beginning of an adventure. Where will it take them?
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061995886
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
It is a rare talent, and only she can care for the Inn's herd. She feeds them, gathers their eggs, and tends to their injuries. But Mella dreams about the dragons of legend, even though hardly anyone believes they still exist. Dragons are small farm animals, not huge fire-breathing monsters. Everyone knows that. Until one day changes everything. A Knight of the Order of Defenders arrives at the Inn. Signs of the mythical dragons have led him there, he says. Then a simple errand takes Mella through the forest, where she stumbles across a dragon's egg—and faces the true, terrifying dragon guarding it. On the spot, Mella vows to get the egg safely to the fabled Hatching Grounds. She must leave her home for the first time, and she finds an unlikely companion in the Defender's squire, Roger. For Mella and Roger, this one day is the beginning of an adventure. Where will it take them?
Starquake
Author: Robert L. Forward
Publisher: Dissertation.com
ISBN: 9780595167487
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Starquake, the sequel to Dragon’s Egg, takes place on the surface of a neutron star. The gravity is 67 billion Earth gravities. The native “cheela”, the size of sesame seeds, live a million times faster than their human friends in orbit. After a starquake, the humans have only one day to save the remains of cheela civilization from extinction.
Publisher: Dissertation.com
ISBN: 9780595167487
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Starquake, the sequel to Dragon’s Egg, takes place on the surface of a neutron star. The gravity is 67 billion Earth gravities. The native “cheela”, the size of sesame seeds, live a million times faster than their human friends in orbit. After a starquake, the humans have only one day to save the remains of cheela civilization from extinction.
The Last Dragon
Author: C. A. Rainfield
Publisher: High Interest Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1897039468
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Jacob, a boy who can speak to birds, realizes he is the prophesized one who will lead his kingdom to freedom from the tyrannical rule of Lord Manning, and sets out to save the egg of the world's last dragon.
Publisher: High Interest Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1897039468
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Jacob, a boy who can speak to birds, realizes he is the prophesized one who will lead his kingdom to freedom from the tyrannical rule of Lord Manning, and sets out to save the egg of the world's last dragon.
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Author: Bruce Coville
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152046149
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Celebrate Twenty Years of Magic!
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152046149
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Celebrate Twenty Years of Magic!
Egg of the Dragon
Author: Richard Fierce
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
ISBN: 1947329790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Some curses are the instruments of destiny. After saving Lord Klodian’s life, Mina is elevated above servanthood—but life isn’t as simple as she expected. Her last encounter with a dragon has her questioning everything she’s ever known, and now she’s determined to find the truth. Mina’s quest takes her into The Long Sands, where she comes face to face with her greatest enemy … and an unlikely ally. Egg of the Dragon is the second episode in the series Marked by the Dragon. Scale of the Dragon Egg of the Dragon Call of the Dragon (September 2021)
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
ISBN: 1947329790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Some curses are the instruments of destiny. After saving Lord Klodian’s life, Mina is elevated above servanthood—but life isn’t as simple as she expected. Her last encounter with a dragon has her questioning everything she’s ever known, and now she’s determined to find the truth. Mina’s quest takes her into The Long Sands, where she comes face to face with her greatest enemy … and an unlikely ally. Egg of the Dragon is the second episode in the series Marked by the Dragon. Scale of the Dragon Egg of the Dragon Call of the Dragon (September 2021)
The Day of the Dragon Egg
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481428268
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
One day, while skipping their lessons at the Academy, Fishlegs and Meatlug discover a strange, glowing, color-changing gem. Soon several more are discovered. But when Hiccup realizes that the gems are actually the eggs of the dangerous Changewing dragon, everyone must scramble to retrieve the eggs before they hatch and destroy Berk.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481428268
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
One day, while skipping their lessons at the Academy, Fishlegs and Meatlug discover a strange, glowing, color-changing gem. Soon several more are discovered. But when Hiccup realizes that the gems are actually the eggs of the dangerous Changewing dragon, everyone must scramble to retrieve the eggs before they hatch and destroy Berk.
The Last Dragon
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616558741
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Master storyteller Jane Yolen and celebrated fantasy artist Rebecca Guay (Swamp Thing; Magic: The Gathering) weave a textured and lyrical tale of adventure, homelands, and heroism the hard way. Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the islands of May. Now, the last of the dragons rises to wreak havoc anew - with only a healer's daughter and a kite-flying would-be hero standing in its way.
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616558741
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Master storyteller Jane Yolen and celebrated fantasy artist Rebecca Guay (Swamp Thing; Magic: The Gathering) weave a textured and lyrical tale of adventure, homelands, and heroism the hard way. Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the islands of May. Now, the last of the dragons rises to wreak havoc anew - with only a healer's daughter and a kite-flying would-be hero standing in its way.
Dragons' Eggs Level 5 Upper-Intermediate with Audio CDs (3)
Author: J. M. Newsome
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521179041
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521179041
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities.