Dragon's Egg
Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forwardby Robert L. Forward
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend it as a fantastic read with an unusual premise about intelligence living on a neutron star. No critics raised a common caveat.
People recommend it as a fantastic read with an unusual premise about intelligence living on a neutron star. No critics raised a common caveat.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Described as a fantastic read
“Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward is a fantastic read”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Running Kimi K3 on a M1 Mac” Intelligence on a neutron star
“intelligence on a neutron star”
Comment from 22 Dec 2025 in “Webb observes exoplanet that may have an exotic helium and carbon atmosphere”
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| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
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| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Dragon's Eggby Robert L. ForwardThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward is a fantastic read”
“intelligence on a neutron star”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.