Starquake :

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Summary: A sequel. . .
Review: . . .and in my experience, sequels can be difficult to make "work". Robert Forward, brilliant in "Dragon's Egg" is less brilliant here, primarily because this novel requires more actual "storytelling", character development, and plot than "hard science" -- and hard science is what Forward does best.

Nevertheless, if you enjoyed "Dragon's Egg" and wish to delve more deeply into the lives of the Cheela, you won't be disappointed. I'm rounding up to four stars.

Rating:
Summary: A sequel. . .
Review: . . .and in my experience, sequels can be difficult to make "work". Robert Forward, brilliant in "Dragon's Egg" is less brilliant here, primarily because this novel requires more actual "storytelling", character development, and plot than "hard science" -- and hard science is what Forward does best.

Nevertheless, if you enjoyed "Dragon's Egg" and wish to delve more deeply into the lives of the Cheela, you won't be disappointed. I'm rounding up to four stars.

Rating:
Summary: A sequel. . .
Review: . . .and in my experience, sequels can be difficult to make "work". Robert Forward, brilliant in "Dragon's Egg" is less brilliant here, primarily because this novel requires more actual "storytelling", character development, and plot than "hard science" -- and hard science is what Forward does best.

Nevertheless, if you enjoyed "Dragon's Egg" and wish to delve more deeply into the lives of the Cheela, you won't be disappointed. I'm rounding up to four stars.

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Summary: Fantastic - this is my all time favourite. A work of art !!!
Review: Dragons Egg and Star Quake are my all time favourite sci-fi books ! (Star Quake is the follow on to Dragons Egg) I just could not put this book down ! Trying to describe the story line in the space available would not do the book justice. Robert's description of this civilization, its history and its personal stories in all of its micro wonders is just amazing. This book is hard to find, if you see it anywhere ... BUY IT IMMEDIATELY !

Rating:
Summary: Good, but not as good as number one
Review: I get the idea that Dr. Forward just wanted to write a sequel. This book's premise is interesting - the cheela, due to their sped-up lifetime, have only one day (human time) for their earthling friends to figure out how to save them. I didn't like the characters as much and the story didn't hold my interest as much as the first book, but I still recommend it to fans of "Dragon's Egg" and those who love really scientific sci-fi.

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Summary: excellent hard-science novel
Review: If you're not excited by feeling your mind being stretched by science that is right at the very edge of theoretical physics, then you may be someone who thinks this book is "boring". If you aren't filled with wonder as an entire utterly alien civilization is presented to you, then you might not like this book.

But if you're enraptured by a plausible alien civilization that uses almost future-magic technology which is nevertheless comprehensible (especially if you're an avid reader of physics journals or popularizations), then this book will be one of your favorites.

Negatives: Bob Forward is at his best when writing about the science; he is weakest when writing dialog. For the alien dialog, this isn't really a problem, but sometimes the way his human characters phrase their sentences will make one wince. I found this fairly easy to overlook, but others may not.

Rating:
Summary: Good but not as good as the first one
Review: The book is good but is a pale book compared to dragon's egg (the first part) which is such an excellent book. So skip this one because nothing new is here. On the other side if you have not yet read Dragon's egg ...Don't hesitate any longer.

Rating:
Summary: An excellent, very technical and captivating read.
Review: This is a great read, I was very impressed with the premise of the novel. I hope Mr. Forward writes more stories about these truly unique characters.

Rating:
Summary: A great book.
Review: This is the second book in a two part series. The star has, yes, you guessed it, a starquake, and things get a little weird. We have barbarian hordes vs.robots. We also have a space station and the discovery of immortality both created by an accident.

Rating:
Summary: A great book.
Review: This is the second book in a two part series. The star has, yes, you guessed it, a starquake, and things get a little weird. We have barbarian hordes vs.robots. We also have a space station and the discovery of immortality both created by an accident.