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Learn moreIn this classic novella, harried human explorers must try to figure out the lifeways and motivations of some extremely strange and enigmatic alien creatures on one of the strangest planets ever portrayed in science fiction - and do it all before the clock runs out.
Harry Clement Stubbsย (1922 โ 2003) better known by theย pen nameย Hal Clement, was a science fictionย writer and a leader of theย hard science fictionย subgenre. He also painted astronomically oriented artworks under the nameย George Richard.ย In 1998 Clement was inducted by theย Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and named the 17thย SFWA Grand Masterย by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.