Breathtaking Sequel - "Star Light" by Hal Clement
Just finished reading "Star Light" by Hal Clement - the sequel to his classic novel "Mission of Gravity," published by Del Rey Books, February 1978.
Like all the books I'm re-reading in my Great Reading of My Favorite Books of my Youth Project, I quickly bought "Star Light" when in appeared on the shelves in the new arrivals section up in the front of Michelle's Bookstore in the Brynn Mar Shopping Center in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Once upon a time, big chain bookstores were more of a novelty than they are today - especially in the 1970s and 1980s. And I picked up my reading copy at Chamblin's Bookmine - the best independent bookstore here in Jacksonville, Florida and pretty much all of Northeast Florida.
Hal Clement was a writer of hard science fiction stories which focused on a unique problem of survival that his protagonists needed to solve in order to survive.
In "Star Light" we see the return of the Mesklinites - intelligent,possibly immortal 15-inch caterpillars - and their leader Barlennan who are exploring the mysterious super-giant terrestrial world of Dhrawn - a planet with 3000 times the mass of Earth in an attempt to figure out exactly how it fits into the nomenclature of worlds and/or failed stars.
Only Barlennan and his crew have plans that go far beyond helping humans explore a mysterious world - they want to explore the galaxy and they aren't above subterfuge to achieve their goals on the ground in amongst the stars.
An epic sequel that leaves you wondering what is transpiring until the very end. Just who gets the last laugh is left up to the reader.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Light-Hal...
Like all the books I'm re-reading in my Great Reading of My Favorite Books of my Youth Project, I quickly bought "Star Light" when in appeared on the shelves in the new arrivals section up in the front of Michelle's Bookstore in the Brynn Mar Shopping Center in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Once upon a time, big chain bookstores were more of a novelty than they are today - especially in the 1970s and 1980s. And I picked up my reading copy at Chamblin's Bookmine - the best independent bookstore here in Jacksonville, Florida and pretty much all of Northeast Florida.
Hal Clement was a writer of hard science fiction stories which focused on a unique problem of survival that his protagonists needed to solve in order to survive.
In "Star Light" we see the return of the Mesklinites - intelligent,possibly immortal 15-inch caterpillars - and their leader Barlennan who are exploring the mysterious super-giant terrestrial world of Dhrawn - a planet with 3000 times the mass of Earth in an attempt to figure out exactly how it fits into the nomenclature of worlds and/or failed stars.
Only Barlennan and his crew have plans that go far beyond helping humans explore a mysterious world - they want to explore the galaxy and they aren't above subterfuge to achieve their goals on the ground in amongst the stars.
An epic sequel that leaves you wondering what is transpiring until the very end. Just who gets the last laugh is left up to the reader.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Light-Hal...
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