Mission Of Gravity Mesklinite Book 1 (S.F. Masterworks) by HalClement Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2014 by Gollancz ISBN-13: 978-1-4732-0638-0, ISBN: 1-4732-0638-3
""Hard" SF based on real physics made huge demands on 1950's writers with no desktop computers. Perfectionists like Hal Clement did all their calculations of gravity, orbits and centrifugal forces using just a slide rule and book of log tables. Clement also worked hard to conceal this laborious effort: in Mission of Gravity (1953) there are no equations, but simply the convincing reality of the extraordinary planet Mesklin. Mesklin is un ..."
Heavy Planet(1st Edition) The Classic Mesklin Stories by HalClement Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2002 by Orb Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-0368-4, ISBN: 0-7653-0368-X
"Discover MESKLIN - Gravity: 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 Astounding in the 1940s through his novels of the 1950s and on to the recent "Half 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 ..."
"Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback editions of classic science fiction double novels with original illustrations. The first novel, “Men of the Morning Star” is an other-worldly thriller by sci-fi master, Edmond Hamilton. Who were these strange other-worldly creatures—and what was the mysterious secret of their shadow world in the vast depths of an alien ocean? Kerrick would try to find the answers and more—even if it ultima ..."
Iceworld by HalClement Paperback, 220 Pages, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-44048-0, ISBN: 1-258-44048-2
"Book by Clement, Hal"
Iceworld (Hardback) by HalClement Hardcover, 220 Pages, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-43637-7, ISBN: 1-258-43637-X
Half Life(1st Edition) by HalClement Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Tor Science Fiction ISBN-13: 978-0-8125-6660-4, ISBN: 0-8125-6660-2
"In about two hundred years, the human race on Earth is perhaps facing extinction due to the rapid evolution of disease. A crew of young men and women travel to the moons of Saturn, to Titan, to investigate the biochemistry of the pre-life conditions there in the slim hope of discovering something that might save Earth. The whole story runs at high-speed, as they race to find answers across the surface of an alien landscape with death cl ..."
"Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels with original illustrations. The first novel “The Time Trap” is the story of Kent Mason, an archaeologist hopelessly lost in the desert, who stumbles into the ruins of an ancient city, Al Bekr. Two of the surviving structures of this crumbling metropolis are a pair of titanic towers that still reach high up into the sky. Unknown to Mason, though, the ..."
"Out of the star gulfs he came, troubled, searching, with a warning for Earth no one dared ignore. Never would Earth see his like again—or know the reason why! The alien’s mission was grim, purposeful, and scientific. It was only natural that he should mistake men for machines and machines for men. Earth’s terrible predicament was not of his making, but it came close to destroying Man. The book comprises two short novels, one written by ..."
"Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel is by one of the undisputed masters of science fiction, John W. Campbell, Jr. “The Moon is Hell” is grim tale of a group of astronauts who were stranded on the frozen, hostile lunar surface. This is the day-by-day account of thirteen men, scientists from Earth, in their conflict with the Moon—and with their own natures under press ..."
Heavy Planet(1st Edition) Mission of Gravity and Star Light by HalClement Hardcover, 414 Pages, Published 2003 by Orb / Sfbc ISBN-13: 978-0-7394-3291-4, ISBN: 0-7394-3291-5
"SCIENCE FICTION. THIS CLASSIC ALSO INCLUDES "MISSION OF GRAVITY" AND "STAR LIGHT""
Mission of Gravity(Updated) by HalClement Paperback, 203 Pages, Published 2000 by Gollancz ISBN-13: 978-0-575-07094-3, ISBN: 0-575-07094-3
"One of the most important novels in the history of hard science fiction"
Cycle of Fire by HalClement, Gray Morrow Paperback, 185 Pages, Published 1981 by Ballantine Del Rey ISBN-13: 978-0-345-29172-1, ISBN: 0-345-29172-7
"Stranded on an alien planet, light years from home, wandering from blistering heat to searing cold, Nils Kruger was not a happy man. So when he met another being―even though it wasn't human―things seemed to be looking up. The alien might be helpless, or it might be dangerous, but one thing was for sure―they stood a better chance for survival if they worked together. But as the two creatures overcame their mutual suspicion, as they worke ..."
Close To Critical 2nd in the 'Mesklin' series of books by HalClement Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1975 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-345-24508-3, ISBN: 0-345-24508-3
"A critical symposium on science fiction, this book features essays (by Ben Bova, Frederik Pohl, George Zebrowski, Frank Herbert, Theodore Sturgeon, Alan E. Nourse, Thomas N. Scortia, Reginald Bretnor, James Gunn, Alexei and Cory Panshin, Poul Anderson, Hal Clement, Anne McCaffrey, Gordon R. Dickson, and Jack Williamson) dealing with such subjects as: the role of science fiction; the publishing of science fiction; science fiction and the ..."
Natives of Space(2nd Edition) by HalClement, Dean Ellis Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 1970 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-345-01950-9, ISBN: 0-345-01950-4
"Ballantine Books, 1970. Second printing, paperback. First published in 1965, this is a collection of three tales by a master of "hard" science fiction: Assumption Unjustified (1946); Technical Error (1944); Impediment (1942)."
Close to Critical by HalClement Paperback, 190 Pages, Published 1970 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-345-21949-7, ISBN: 0-345-21949-X