Heavy Planet – Hal Clement
NF/NF Book Club

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional Book Club edition, hardcover copy of Heavy Planet by Hal Clement in a new archival wrap. Book Club Edition unstated, with 2002 Orb and the ISBN number on the copyright page.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a lightly wrinkled spine. Also, clean page blocks, tight binding, heavy  spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear,  one rubbed corners and no book club dimple. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with no price on the front flap, mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a  Brodart archival wrap.

Discover MESKLIN – Gravity: 3g at the equator, 700g at the poles!

Hal Clement is a Grand Master of SF, and the one most associated with the subgenre of hard SF. Heavy Planet collects all the tales of bizarre, unforgettable Mesklin: the classic novel Mission of Gravity and its sequel, Star Light, 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.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.