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. 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.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. George Richard (illustrator). first edition. First edition.Ê Ex-library.Ê Dust jacket is in excellent condition, with no library markings; a couple of small scratches to rear; now in new removable protective cover.Ê Green cloth covered boards with silver print on spine. Pages clean and unmarked, except for these library marks: Stamps on front free end paper; library stamp on top edge of closed pages; pencilled cataloging information on copyright page.Ê Acid free paper.Ê NESFA Press hard cover with dust jacket, first edition Feb. 2000 (stated), ISBN: 9781886778078, 506 pages.Ê Cover art by the author, using the name George Richard.Ê 8vo (5.75" x 8.75") Introduction by Ben Bova.Ê Stories: Cold Front; Proof; Raindrop; Longline; Planetfall; Sunspot; The Mechanic; Attitude; Halo; Impediment; Technical Error; Bulge; Avenue of Escape; Status Symbol; The Logical Life; Stuck With It; Uncommon Sense (winner, 1996 Retro-Hugo for best short story of 1945).Ê Ê. Seller Inventory # 102415069781886778078cgr
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