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Want to read: Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement, 1953
I haven't read this one in ages, but I found myself thinking of it and wanting to share with others.
Mission of Gravity is the first book set on the planet Mesklin, a unique world that is 3G at the equator and seven hundred G (700G) at the poles! What is most interesting from our perspective is that the setting is somewhat open source, as the author has explicitly given permission for folks to set stories there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_of_Gravity
Check out this vintage cover!
I have a compilation book called Heavy Planet that has several of the tales.
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I read that, many decades ago!
I'm game. I wanted to add this to the poll for the January book, actually, but I think I couldn't find a kindle version.
@Apocryphal Try this: https://amzn.to/2SokxOV
Yeah, that could work. It's not for me - you and I are the only two who prefer print, these days.
UK Kindle at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mission-Gravity-Hal-Clement-ebook/dp/B017CJOWTG
although closer inspection finds the message "This title is not currently available for purchase"
Kids these days! shakes cane
@RichardAbbott Do you have access to Overdrive on the UK side? The eBook may be available from the library.
I had a go but it doesn't seem to recognise any UK placenames, nor allow download without this. If we go for this I'll just find a second hand copy and recycle a tree
@RichardAbbott The collection @rossum linked to above contains the book, and other stories, so that seems a fine option for kindle users. Link: https://amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Planet-Classic-Mesklin-Stories-ebook/dp/B000FA5UAK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546038728&sr=8-1&keywords=Heavy+Planet%3A+The+Classic+Mesklin+Stories+Kindle+Edition
Thanks!