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Mass Market Paperback Close to Critical Book

ISBN: 0345245083

ISBN13: 9780345245083

Close to Critical

(Part of the Mesklin (#2) Series, Mesklin (#2) Series, and Mesklin Series)

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"As in his classic novel Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement once more creates a uniquely weird , but consistent world...a world peopled with aliens who are truly alien, yet human in the best sense." This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 4 stars
Not a Mesklinite in sight

If your anything like me, you wouldn't have heard of Clement much - he isn't in the spotlight of SF. He only ever got recognized as a Grand Master of sci fi recently, being given the award by the SWFA; and also for winning a Hugo for 'uncommon sense', a short work.This is yet another book in the same universe that Star Light and other Mesklin stories were in. We meet a key character of Star Light, a young Easy - daughter of...

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An entirely new perspective of science fiction.

How would you explore a planet that was totally impossible to set foot on. This book gives you a perspective of how this could be done by the people that live there. The plot is conceivable. The characters, both human and otherwise are realistic, and the scientific basis for the situation they find themselves in is based on true physics. This book could have been written by Asimov. I think anyone that enjoys a fine fantasy...

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