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"Mission of Gravity," Hal Clement's first novel, instantly rocketed him to a top position in the field of hardcore science fiction. He had created life-forms and extraterrestrial conditions so realistically that humans could not only understand them, but shared in the tense and terrifying experiences of his alien heroes. Now, Captain Barlennan, that indomitable and taciturn Mesklinite, is back, along with a host of other believable and wholly sympathetic characters, caught by the titanic forces of the planet Dhrawn.