Starquake (book)

Starquake (book)

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name = Starquake
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author = Robert Forward
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country = United States
language = English
series = Dragon's Egg
genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Ballantine
release_date = 1989
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = ??? pp
isbn = ISBN 0-595-16748-9
preceded_by = Dragon's Egg

"Starquake" is a science fiction novel written by Robert Forward in 1989, ISBN 0-595-16748-9. It is about life on a neutron star struggling to recover from a disaster killing off most life on the surface.

Plot introduction

This novel begins at the exact time that Dragon's Egg ended, picking up the plot perfectly.


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