''Wall Around a Star'' is a

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novel by American writers

Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satelli ...

and

Jack Williamson John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American list of science fiction authors, science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of t ...

, the second book of the ''

Saga of Cuckoo The ''Saga of Cuckoo'' is a series of science fiction novels by American writers Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson. It consists of two novels, ''Farthest Star'' and ''Wall Around a Star''. The books feature an interstellar teleporter that lea ...

'' series, following ''

Farthest Star The ''Saga of Cuckoo'' is a series of science fiction novels by American writers Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson. It consists of two novels, ''Farthest Star'' and ''Wall Around a Star''. The books feature an interstellar teleporter that leav ...

''. The book was published by

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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.

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1983 American novels 1983 science fiction novels Collaborative novels Novels by Frederik Pohl Novels by Jack Williamson Del Rey books Books with cover art by David Burroughs Mattingly {{1980s-sf-novel-stub