From тАЬa tremendous force in science fiction,тАЭ a collection set on the high-gravity planet of Mesklin, and an essay by the author on MesklinтАЩs creation (Poul Anderson, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of┬аThe Broken Sword).
Discover MESKLINтАФGravity: 3g at the equator, 700g at the poles
Hal Clement is a Grand Master of SF, and the one most associated with the subgenre of hard SF. From his classic stories in┬аAstounding┬аmagazine in the 1940s through his novels of the 1950s and on to the recent┬аHalf Life, he has made a lasting impression on SF readers, and on writers, too. For many of them, Clement's work is the model of how to write hard SF, and this book contains the reasons why.┬а
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Here are all the tales of bizarre, unforgettable Mesklin: the classic novel┬аMission of Gravity┬аand its sequel,┬аStar Light, as well as the short stories тАЬUnderтАЭ and тАЬLecture Demonstration.тАЭ Also included is тАЬWhirligig World,тАЭ the famous essay Clement published in┬аAstounding┬аin 1953. It describes the rigorous process he used to create his intriguingly plausible high-gravity planet, with its odd flattened shape, its day less than eighteen minutes long, and its many-limbed, noble natives. Come to Mesklin and learn why┬аThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction┬аcalled┬аMission of Gravity┬атАЭone of the best loved novels in SF.тАЭ
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тАЬHal Clement...has been writing for the last half century. In that time he has defined the тАШhard SFтАЩ subgenre and established it as his own.тАЭ тАФAnalog
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