Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1975
Publisher
Littlehampton Book Services
ISBN-10
0575019093
ISBN-13
9780575019096
Description
Gollancz, 1975. 1st edition, British hardcover with dustjacket. Science fiction novel about the discovery of an inhabited Dyson Sphere. A well-received story where the sense of wonder of the discovery of a sphere surrounding a star with a habitable surface area equivalent to five billion Earths, powers the narrative. It has won the 1976 British Science Fiction Award for the best novel. Shaw wrote two sequels, "Orbitsville Departure" (1983), and "Orbitsville Judgment" (1990).
Genres
Science Fiction