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Re:Ask HN: What was the name of this Sci-Fi book? by HarryHirsch on Friday July 20, 2018 @10:01PM (#17580340)
Are you thinking about Robert Forward's "Dragon's Egg"? The aliens live on the surface of a neutron star passing through the Solar System, and the "chemistry" on the surface of the neutron star is much faster than our chemistry, consequently the aliens' society evolves much quicker.
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Re:Ask HN: What was the name of this Sci-Fi book? by meridion on Saturday July 21, 2018 @10:29AM (#17582101)
Thank you, that was the one!
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