Mission of Gravity by Clement, Hal
# Format: Paperback
# Binding: Paperback
# Publisher: Pyramid Books
# Place: New York, NY, U.S.A..
# Date published: 1969

Mission of Gravity is a science fiction novel by Hal Clement. The novel was serialized in Astounding Science Fiction magazine in April–July 1953. Its first hardcover book publication was in 1954, and it was first published as a paperback book in 1958.

The story is set on a highly oblate planet named Mesklin, which has surface gravity that varies between 700 g at the poles and 3 g at the equator. The story is told from the points of view of one of the local intelligent life forms and a human explorer. The locals are centipede-like, in order to withstand the enormous gravity, and terrified of even small heights (because in 700 g even a tiny fall is fatal.

No writing in book, some yellowing of pages.


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