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Robert L. Forward


Born
in Geneva, New York, The United States
August 15, 1932

Died
September 21, 2002

Genre
Science Fiction, Fantasy


Robert Lull Forward, commonly known as Robert L. Forward, (August 15, 1932 - September 21, 2002) was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His fiction is noted for its scientific credibility, and uses many ideas developed during his work as an aerospace engineer.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.03 · 12,831 ratings · 901 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors
Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1)
4.12 avg rating — 9,084 ratings — published 1980 — 30 editions
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Starquake
3.97 avg rating — 1,133 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
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Flight of the Dragonfly
3.72 avg rating — 813 ratings — published 1984 — 19 editions
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Camelot 30K
3.45 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1993 — 10 editions
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Saturn Rukh
3.75 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
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Dragon's Egg / Starquake
4.36 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions
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Return to Rocheworld (Roche...
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3.70 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions
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Indistinguishable From Magic
3.84 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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Series by Robert L. Forward

Dragon's Egg Starquake
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Flight of the Dragonfly Return to Rocheworld Marooned on Eden Ocean Under the Ice
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“After a short flurry of national and international concern over the "death of the Sun," the human race settled down to solving the insoluble problem in the best way that they knew - they ignored it and hoped it would go away.”
― Robert L. Forward, Dragon's Egg
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“Heavy-Egg enjoyed work, and often wondered what it would feel like to be a human and have to spend a third of your life unconscious. He had heard that humans would fall asleep even when their lives were in danger.”
― Robert L. Forward, Starquake
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“It had been a delightful vacation, eight long turns in the foothills at Swift’s Climb mountain resort.”
― Robert L. Forward, Dragon's Egg
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