Robert L. Forward’s Followers (164)

Robert L. Forward

Born

in Geneva, New York, The United States

August 15, 1932

Died

September 21, 2002

Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy

edit data

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
Robert L. Forward’s books

Average rating: 4.04 · 11,823 ratings · 816 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dragon's Egg (Cheela, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 8,271 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starquake 3.98 avg rating — 1,064 ratings — published 1985 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight of the Dragonfly 3.74 avg rating — 779 ratings — published 1984 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camelot 30K 3.49 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saturn Rukh 3.78 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon's Egg / Starquake 4.36 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to Rocheworld (Rocheworld, #2) by Robert L. Forward, Julie Forward Fuller 3.70 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indistinguishable From Magic 3.83 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marooned on Eden (Rocheworld, #3) by Robert L. Forward, Margaret Dodson Forward 3.70 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ocean Under the Ice (Rocheworld, #4) by Robert L. Forward, Martha Dodson Forward 3.76 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Robert L. Forward…

Series by Robert L. Forward

Cheela (2 books)
by

Robert L. Forward

4.12 avg rating — 9,517 ratings

Rocheworld (5 books)
by

Robert L. Forward,

Martha Dodson Forward

3.74 avg rating — 1,212 ratings

Quotes by Robert L. Forward (?)

“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

19 likes

“Seiko slowly opened one eye. “Don’t be concerned, Doctor Wong, I was merely checking the tidal compensation,” she said, slightly annoyed at being interrupted. “At 406 kilometers from the neutron star, the tidal gravity gradient should be 101 gees per meter. Even though my middle is in free-fall, my arms, legs and head try to go in different orbits. My feet are one meter closer to the star and should feel a pull of 202 gees. My head is one meter further than my middle and should also feel a pull of 202 gees, while my arms should feel a push of 101 gees.”
― Robert L. Forward, Dragon's Egg

0 likes

“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

0 likes

See all Robert L. Forward's quotes »

Polls

JULY SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two novels move on the run-off poll for our July 2012 SF Book of the Month

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

27 votes, 28.4%

Sundiver by David Brin

20 votes, 21.1%

Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress

12 votes, 12.6%

Today We Choose Faces by Roger Zelazny

9 votes, 9.5%

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.

8 votes, 8.4%

In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda

5 votes, 5.3%

Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward

4 votes, 4.2%

Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree Jr.

4 votes, 4.2%

Dancing with Bears by Michael Swanwick

3 votes, 3.2%

Equations of Life by Simon Morden

3 votes, 3.2%

95 total votes

1 comment

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Beyond Reality: Nominations for September!	20	231	Jun 20, 2009 09:29AM
Beyond Reality: Nominations for October 2010!	37	67	Jul 25, 2010 04:09PM
Beyond Reality: Nominations for March 2011!	16	67	Dec 29, 2010 01:19PM
Beyond Reality: Welcome to January 2011	2	41	Jan 01, 2011 03:40PM
Beyond Reality: Welcome to February 2011	1	37	Feb 01, 2011 05:05PM
Beyond Reality: 2011-03 DRAGON'S EGG: finished reading (SPOILERS)	1	16	Mar 01, 2011 09:45AM
Beyond Reality: Welcome to March 2011!	2	49	Mar 02, 2011 09:52AM
Beyond Reality: 2011-03 DRAGON'S EGG: roll call and initial impressions (NO SPOILERS)	19	33	Mar 30, 2011 01:13PM

More…

Robert L. Forward’s Followers (164)

Robert L. Forward

Combine EditionsRobert L. Forward’s books

Series by Robert L. Forward

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Robert L. Forward’s books