Orbitsville
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Orbitsville published in 1975, is a science fiction
novel by Bob Shaw
about the discovery of a Dyson sphere
-like artifact surrounding a star. It has won the 1976 British Science Fiction Award
for the best novel. Shaw wrote two sequels, Orbitsville Departure (ISBN 0-671-69831-1), in 1983, and Orbitsville Judgement in 1990.
The novel appeared in installments in Galaxy Science Fiction
in 1974, June-August.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel by Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw, born Robert Shaw, was a science fiction author and fan from Northern Ireland. He was noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980...
about the discovery of a Dyson sphere
Dyson sphere
A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a "sphere" would be a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output...
-like artifact surrounding a star. It has won the 1976 British Science Fiction Award
BSFA award
The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association to honor works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members...
for the best novel. Shaw wrote two sequels, Orbitsville Departure (ISBN 0-671-69831-1), in 1983, and Orbitsville Judgement in 1990.
The novel appeared in installments in Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
in 1974, June-August.
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: "Het Stalen Paradijs", 1979, ISBN 90-6317-881-6. - RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
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