{"product_id":"heavy-planet-the-classic-mesklin-stories-9780765303684","title":"Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover MESKLIN - Gravity: 3g at the equator, 700g at the poles! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHal Clement is a Grand Master of SF, and the one most associated with the subgenre of hard SF. From his classic stories in Astounding in the 1940s through his novels of the 1950s and on to the recent \u003ci\u003eHalf Life\u003c\/i\u003e, he has made a lasting impression on SF readers, and on writers, too. For many of them, Clement's work is the model of how to write hard SF, and this book contains the reasons why. Here are all the tales of bizarre, unforgettable Mesklin: the classic novel \u003ci\u003eMission of Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eStar Light\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the short stories \"Under\"and \"Lecture Demonstration.\" Also included is \"Whirligig World,\" the famous essay Clement published in Astounding in 1953. It describes the rigorous process he used to create his intriguingly plausible high-gravity planet, with its odd flattened shape, its day less than eighteen minutes long, and its many-limbed, noble natives. Come to Mesklin and learn why \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eMission of Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e \"one of the best loved novels in SF.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHal Clement \u003c\/b\u003e(1922-2003) is a Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master, and the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eHalf Life, Heavy Planet\u003c\/i\u003e and the classic \u003ci\u003eMission of Gravity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328135368978,"sku":"9780765303684","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2cd439da-1c42-42f7-a5ae-3945a37fbb7c.jpg?v=1727729129","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heavy-planet-the-classic-mesklin-stories-9780765303684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}