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Dragon's Egg

1980 novel by Robert L. Forward
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3205839

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
literary work
Award received
Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work, Locus Award for Best First Novel[2][3]
Author
Robert L. Forward[1]
Genre
science fiction, hard science fiction[4][5]
Language of work or name
English[7]
Publication date
May 1980[9]
Followed by
Starquake[6]
Nominated for
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[13]
Country of origin
United States[8]
Different from
Dragonseye[19]
Form of creative work
novel[20]
Has characteristic
debut novel[18]
Has edition or translation
Dragon's Egg, L'Œuf du Dragon, Q137844364[10][11][12]
Set in environment
neutron star[21]
Title
Dragon's Egg, Das Drachenei, L'Œuf du dragon, 竜の卵[14][15][16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dragon's Egg es Dragon's Egg es Huevo del dragon es Huevo del dragón fi Lohikäärmeen muna fr L'Œuf du dragon fr L'Œuf du Dragon ja 竜の卵 ru Яйцо дракона uk Яйце дракона zh 龙蛋
🔖 Identifiers · 10
FantLab work ID
303918, 430625
Freebase ID
/m/0b_n9k
Goodreads work ID
2530528
ISFDB title ID
6773
Internet Archive ID
dragonsegg00robe
LibraryThing work ID
94939
NooSFere book ID
2906
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
449542
Open Library ID
OL84296W
Penguin Random House work ID
54809

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Genre 2
science fiction, hard science fiction
Author 1
Robert L. Forward
Award received 1
Locus Award for Best First Novel
Country of origin 1
United States
Form of creative work 1
novel
Has characteristic 1
debut novel
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
English
Nominated for 1
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Set in environment 1
neutron star
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What awards did Dragon's Egg receive?

Honors received include Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[2] and Locus Award for Best First Novel[3].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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