Hal Clement

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Mesklin

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  Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement

  ★★☆☆☆

  Mission of Gravity is a sci-fi adventure story set on the planet Mesklin—a massive, rapidly rotating world with gravity much higher than Earth’s. It follows Barlennan, a Mesklinite, as he sails the Bree across the planet in search of a lost human rocket ship.

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  Close to Critical by Hal Clement

  ★★☆☆☆

  Close to Critical is the second book in the Mesklin series. It tells the story of a spaceship carrying the children of two ambassadors that crashes on an inhospitable planet, forcing humans to collaborate with the primitive native aliens to rescue them.

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  Star Light by Hal Clement

  ★★☆☆☆

  Star Light is the sequel to Mission of Gravity, and continues the theme of Human–Mesklinite exploration, this time focusing on a large star-like planet.