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Rocheworld

Rocheworld (first published in serial form in 1982; first book publication, under the title The Flight of the Dragonfly, 1984) is a science fiction novel by Robert Forward which depicts a realistic interstellar mission using a laser driven light sail propulsion system to send the spaceship and a crew of 20 on a one-way journey of 5.9 light-years (ca. 34…

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James (the Christmas Bush)

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Forward's light sail propulsion system

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Author
Robert L. Forward
Publication date
April 1, 1990
Cover artist
Gerry Daly
Followed by
Return to Rocheworld
Language
English
Original title
The Flight of the Dragonfly

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Rocheworld

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Edges48
Triples73
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
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related to history · 29
Rocheworld → Analog, Analog Science Fiction, Analytical Laboratory, At Last The Complete, Baen Books, Best Serial Novel, Cover, December, Dragonfly, Fact, February, Flight, Forward's, Four, It, Julie Forward Fuller, Martha Dodson Forward, New English Library, Novella, Pocket Books/Simon
related to Plot · 14
Rocheworld → AI, At Barnard, Barnard's Star, Dragonfly, Eau, French, No-Die, Over Eau, Part, Prometheus, Roche, The, They, Unable
related to James (the Christmas Bush) · 11
Rocheworld → Christmas, Christmas Bush, Dragonfly's, Each, James, Rocheworld's, The, The Bush, The Christmas Bush, This, To
related to Flouwen · 8
Rocheworld → Clear, Eau, Flouwen, He, Middle English, They, Whistle, White
Author · 1
Rocheworld → Robert L. Forward
Cover artist · 1
Rocheworld → Gerry Daly
Followed by · 1
Rocheworld → Return to Rocheworld
Language · 1
Rocheworld → English
Original title · 1
Rocheworld → The Flight of the Dragonfly
Publication date · 1
Rocheworld → April 1, 1990

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RocheworldAuthorRobert L. Forward1.00infobox
RocheworldCover artistGerry Daly1.00infobox
RocheworldFollowed byReturn to Rocheworld1.00infobox
RocheworldLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
RocheworldOriginal titleThe Flight of the Dragonfly1.00infobox
RocheworldPublication dateApril 1, 19901.00infobox
RocheworldPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
RocheworldPublishedSimon & Schuster1.00infobox
RocheworldSeriesRocheworld series1.00infobox
Rocheworldrelated to External linksInternet Speculative Fiction Database0.60section
Rocheworldrelated to FlouwenFlouwen0.60section
Rocheworldrelated to FlouwenMiddle English0.60section

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