explorer / books · 1971
Star Light
Hal Clement’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1971 by Ballantine Books · 279 pages
Hugo · 1971
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Synopsis
In this sequel to Mission of Gravity, a crew of centipede-like Mesklinites explores the giant high-gravity planet Dhrawn aboard a massive landship, while humans monitor from an orbiting station. Captain Barlennan secretly pursues his own agenda of establishing an independent Mesklinite colony, creating a tense interplay of alien and human agendas against a backdrop of meticulously crafted hard science.
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Details
- Series
- Mesklin · Book 2
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780345023612