The Essential Hal Clement Series by Hal Clement

This volume contains three of the most important hard science fiction novels of Hal Clement--Needle, Iceworld, and Close to Critical.

This volume contains seventeen of Hal Clement's stories. They range from near-future earth to the distant Magellanic Cloud. Their protagonists are tachyonic aliens and teen-aged humans, retired explorers and beings so vast and slow that they don't even notice mankind, criminals, pirates and teachers... moreThis volume contains seventeen of Hal Clement's stories. They range from near-future earth to the distant Magellanic Cloud. Their protagonists are tachyonic aliens and teen-aged humans, retired explorers and beings so vast and slow that they don't even notice mankind, criminals, pirates and teachers. Hal Clement's stories, like his novels, show that the natural world contains wonders and possibilities which hardly require any additional invention-yet he supplies it, creating stories which turn on scientific puzzles or which lead us to look at old notions in a new light.Cold frontProofRaindropLonglinePlanetfallSun spotThe mechanicAttitudeHaloImpedimentTechnical errorBulgeProbability Zero: avenue of escapeStatus symbolThe logical lifeStuck with itUncommon sense less

This volume contains the complete Mesklin writings of Hal Clement. Mission of gravityUnderLecture demonstrationStar lightWhirligig worldAddendum to Whirligig worldI discover Hal Clement / by Anthony R. LewisThe Perfect hard SF novel / by Mark L. Olson