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| Author | Robert Forward |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ralph McQuarrie |
| Language | English |
| Series | Cheela |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 268 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-595-16748-9 |
| OCLC | 53909583 |
| Preceded by | Dragon's Egg |
Starquake is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert L. Forward, published in 1985. It is a sequel to his novel Dragon's Egg.[1] It is about the life of the Cheela civilization, creatures who live on a neutron star named Dragon's Egg, struggling to recover from a disastrous starquake.[2]
The novel was listed by theoretical physicist Sean M. Carroll as his favorite science fiction novel.[3]
- ^ "Starquake (Cheela #2) by Robert L. Forward". Goodreads. goodreads.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Starquake (1985) (The second book in the Cheela series) A novel by Robert L Forward". Fantastic Fiction. fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Howard, Jacqueline (14 August 2014). "15 Real-Life Scientists Share Their Favorite Science Fiction Books". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2014.