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Author includes the word(s): Robert L. Forward 2 matches found out of 1597 entries (Note: This page not the entire list of works of Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)

Dragon's Egg (1980) Robert L. Forward [In this science fiction novel], the crew of the first spaceship to ever visit a neutron star discover that the star is inhabited by a race - the Cheela - whose metabolism is based on nuclear reactions... (more)

The Flight of the Dragonfly (aka Rocheworld) (1984) Highly Rated! Robert L. Forward A crew of humans travel to a distant planet to meet the intelligent lifeform we have discovered there. They turn out to be a race largely interested in mathematical problems (sounds very reasonable... (more)

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Exciting News: The total number of works of mathematical fiction listed in this database recently reached a milestone. The 1,500th entry is The Man of Forty Crowns by Voltaire. Thanks to Vijay Fafat for writing the summary of that work (and so many others). I am also grateful to everyone who has contributed to this website. Heck, I'm grateful to everyone who visited the site. Thank you!

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