Mission of Gravity
Author: Hal Clement
Cover Artist: Ed EmshwillerMission of Gravity is an sf novel by Hal Clement. The title is a play on words, one meaning “the force which pulls” & the other being “extremely serious or important”. It was serialized in Astounding Science Fiction, 4–7/53. Its 1st cloth publication was in ’54. It was 1st published in paper in ’58. Along with the novel itself, many editions (& m….Read More
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