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1983 novel by Jack Williamson
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Wall Around a Star
First edition
AuthorFrederik Pohl
Jack Williamson
Cover artistDavid B. Mattingly
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSaga of Cuckoo
GenreScience fiction
PublisherDel Rey Books
Publication dateJanuary 12, 1983
Publication placeUnited States
Pages275
Awards1984 Locus Award - Best SF Novel (21st place)
ISBN0-345-28995-1
OCLC9184254
Preceded byFarthest Star 

Wall Around a Star is a science fiction novel by American writers Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson, the second book of the Saga of Cuckoo series, following Farthest Star. The book was published by Del Rey Books on January 12, 1983, with cover art by David Mattingly.

In this novel linguist Jen Babylon is called on to translate alien records which may explain the nature of "Cuckoo", a sphere built around a star, and thus save the galaxy.

References

  1. "Book Information: Wall Around a Star". Internet Book List. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  2. Nickerson, Susan L (1983-02-15). "Wall Around a Star (book)". Library Journal. 108 (4): 415.
Works by Frederik Pohl
Undersea Trilogy
(with Jack Williamson)
Heechee Saga
Eschaton trilogy
Mars series
Saga of Cuckoo
(with Jack Williamson)
The Starchild Trilogy
(with Jack Williamson)
Space Merchants series
Other


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