Wall Around a Star

{{Short description|1983 novel by Jack Williamson}}

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{{Infobox book|

| name = Wall Around a Star

| title_orig =

| translator =

| cover_artist = David B. Mattingly

| image = WallAroundAStar.jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Frederik Pohl
Jack Williamson

| country = United States

| language = English

| series = Saga of Cuckoo

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Del Rey Books

| release_date = January 12, 1983

| isbn = 0-345-28995-1

| oclc = 9184254

| pages = 275

| awards =1984 Locus Award - Best SF Novel (21st place)

| preceded_by =Farthest 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.iblist.com/book19581.htm | title = Book Information: Wall Around a Star | publisher = Internet Book List | accessdate = 2013-05-14}}

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.{{cite journal|last=Nickerson|first=Susan L|title=Wall Around a Star (book)|journal=Library Journal|date=1983-02-15|volume=108|issue=4|page=415}}