Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> Warp wrote:
>>>   It's hard to imagine any kind of life (much less intelligent life) forming
>>> on or in a neutron star. 
> 
>> Robert Forward wrote some SF novels about that, starting with Dragon's Egg. 
>> He's actually a cutting edge physicist as well, which is pretty cool, so 
>> when he tells you how to put a space ship in orbit around a neutron star 
>> such that you don't wind up being eaten by tidal forces, chances are he 
>> actually did the math. :-)
> 
>   Maybe, but let's not forget what the F in SF stands for.

Of course. You said "it's hard to *imagine* any kind of life." ;-) I was 
simply  pointing you at a fun, interesting book set imaginatively in that 
kind of setting. I like sharing book recommendations, since so much out 
there is dross it's hard to find good stuff.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".

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