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Star Light

Hal Clement

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Published 1971 by Ballantine Books · 279 pages

Hugo Nominee 1971
Science Fiction

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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Series

Mesklin #2

Author Nationality

US

ISBN

9780345023612

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