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HAL CLEMENT
Well known as the author of MISSION OF GRAVITY, CYCLE OF FIRE, CLOSE TO CRITICAL and for his many other extraordinarily realistic creations of extraterrestrials, it is remarkable that Hal Clement's novelettes have never appeared in book form before.
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What would YOU do, confronted with the problem of understanding ...
... a telepathic insect who "reads" people like a highly complex encephalograph?
... or artifacts whose shape must tell you how to run a spaceship?
... or a small human whose alarming temperature tells you... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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“What have you been doing?" she asked. "I got your return signal, and began broadcasting for your finder; but that was hours ago, and I was getting worried. You had no weapon, and we don't know that all Earth animals would fear to attack us.”
First Sentence edit
Thrykar saw the glow that limned the broad pine trunk with radiance and sent an indefinite shadow toward the spot where he lay, and knew that extreme caution must direct his actions from then on.
Table of Contents edit
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Hal Clement (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Richard M. Powers (Cover Artist) - 1965 Ballantine edition
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc.
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: April 1965
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 156
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc.
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: April 1965
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 156
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