One of the most important novels in the history of hard science fiction
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Hal Clement (1922 - 2003)
Hal Clement is the nom de plume under which Harry Clement Stubbs wrote science fiction. Born in Massachusetts in 1922, he graduated from Harvard with a BSc. in astronomy, and later added degrees in chemistry and education. A former B-24 pilot who saw active service during the Second World War, he worked for most of his life as a high-school science teacher. He made his reputation as an SF writer with the work that appeared in Astounding, where his best-known novel, Mission of Gravity, first appeared in serialised form in 1953.
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Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. London. Victor Gollancz/Orion Publishing. 2000. First printing in this edition. This work was originally published in 1955 but was reprinted as an SF Collector's Edition by Victor Gollancz in their trademark yellow jackets. Soft Covers. Yellow wraps with orange band. Gatefold flaps. Condition is fine (there is a very faint mark where sticker has been removed but is negligible. Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity is universally regarded as one of the most important and best loved novels in the genre. The remarkable and sympathetic depiction of an alien species and the plausible and scientifically based realization of the strange world they inhabit make it a major landmark in the history of hard SF. Artikel-Nr. YR3DEC19010
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