Neutron stars in fiction

Neutron stars in fiction

The science behind it
The idea of a superdense star composed of neutrons was proposed in 1933. The discovery of pulsars in 1967 popularised the concept.

Uses in fiction

 * Larry Niven may have been first with his short story Neutron Star, which appeared in October 1966.
 * The same neutron star plays a minor role in another Larry Niven story, Protector.
 * Stephen Baxter's novel Flux (1993) features minature humans living inside a neutron star.