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Dragon's Egg

1980 novel by Robert L. Forward
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Dragon's Egg

Summary

Dragon's Egg is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dragon's Egg authored Robert L. Forward[3].
  • Dragon's Egg received the Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4].
  • Dragon's Egg received the Locus Award for Best First Novel[5].
  • Dragon's Egg's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Dragon's Egg's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Dragon's Egg's genre is hard science fiction[8].
  • Dragon's Egg was followed by Starquake[9].
  • Dragon's Egg's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Dragon's Egg's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Dragon's Egg was published on May 1980[12].
  • Dragon's Egg's has edition or translation is recorded as Dragon's Egg[13].
  • Dragon's Egg's has edition or translation is recorded as Q115768760[14].
  • Dragon's Egg's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137844364[15].
  • Dragon's Egg's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[16].
  • Dragon's Egg's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Dragon's Egg"}[17].
  • Dragon's Egg's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Das Drachenei'}[18].
  • Dragon's Egg's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "L'Œuf du dragon"}[19].
  • Dragon's Egg's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '竜の卵'}[20].
  • Dragon's Egg's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[21].
  • Dragon's Egg's different from is recorded as Dragonseye[22].
  • Dragon's Egg's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].
  • Dragon's Egg's set in environment is recorded as neutron star[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dragon's Egg authored Robert L. Forward[3].

Publication

Dragon's Egg was published on May 1980[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include science fiction[7] and hard science fiction[8].

Reception

Awards received include Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4], a literary award[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1970[27] and Locus Award for Best First Novel[5], a literary award[28], in United States[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dragon's Egg was followed by Starquake[9].

Why It Matters

Dragon's Egg ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Dragon's Egg receive?

Honors received include Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4] and Locus Award for Best First Novel[5].

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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