num_pages: 219
description: Baen, 1989. Mass market paperback. Novel about the discovery of a Dyson sphere-like artifact surrounding a star, first published in 1975. First in the trilogy, which also includes "Orbitsville Departure" (1983) and "Orbitsville Judgement" (1990).
language: English
title: Orbitsville
titlecomplete: Orbitsville
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera, Collections, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Fantasy, Hard Science Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 845
series: Orbitsville
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel
publisher: Baen