Summary Bibliography: Hal Clement

Author: Hal Clement Author Record # 233
Legal Name: Stubbs, Harry Clement
Birthplace: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Birthdate: 30 May 1922
Deathdate: 29 October 2003
Language: English
Webpages: boston.com, SFE3, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names:
Хол Клемент^?Hol Klement
, George Richard, Harry C. Stubbs, Harry Stubbs
Author Tags: science fiction (13), first contact (8), aliens (6), hard sf (5), alien perspective (4), exploration (3), high gravity (3), chemistry (2), Earth (2), interstellar travel (2), colonization (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), symbionts (1), Pacific Ocean (1), 1950 (1), alien symbiont (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), robots (1) and 29 additional tags. View all tags for Hal Clement

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Fiction Series

Isaac's Universe
- Fossil (1993) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Fossil [German] (2002)
Mesklin
- 1 Mission of Gravity (1954) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Unternehmen Schwerkraft [German] (1959)
  - Translation: Unternehmen Schwerkraft [German] (1968)
  - Translation: Een zaak van gewicht [Dutch] (1971)
  - Translation: Question de poids [French] (1971)
  - Translation:
    Экспедиция "Тяготение"^?Ekspeditsiya "Tyagotenie"
    [Russian] (1972) [as by
    Хол Клемент^?Hol Klement
    ]
  - Translation: Az elveszett rakéta [Hungarian] (1978)
  - Translation: Unternehmen Schwerkraft [German] (1982)
  - Translation: Mission Gravité [French] (1982)
  - Translation: Stella doppia 61 Cygni [Italian] (1987)
  - Translation: Misión de gravedad [Spanish] (1993)
  - Translation:
    Aǧır görev^?Agir gorev
    [Turkish] (2001)
  - Translation: Stella doppia 61 Cygni [Italian] (2010)
  - Serializations:
  - Mission of Gravity (Part 1 of 4) (1953)
  - Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) (1953)
  - Mission of Gravity (Part 3 of 4) (1953)
  - Mission of Gravity (Part 4 of 4) (1953)
  - Translation: Stella Doppia 61 Cygni (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1954)
- 2 Close to Critical (1964) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Botschafter von den Sternen [German] (1966)
  - Translation: In twee fasen water [Dutch] (1968)
  - Translation:
    У критической точки^?U kriticheskoj tochki
    [Russian] (1972) [as by
    Хол Клемент^?Hol Klement
    ]
  - Serializations:
  - Close to Critical (Part 1 of 3) (1958)
  - Close to Critical (Part 2 of 3) (1958)
  - Close to Critical (Part 3 of 3) (1958)
  - Translation: Coesistenza pacifica (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1967)
- 3 Star Light (1971) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Stützpunkt auf Dhrawn [German] (1975)
  - Serializations:
  - Star Light (Part 1 of 4) (1970)
  - Star Light (Part 2 of 4) (1970)
  - Star Light (Part 3 of 4) (1970)
  - Star Light (Part 4 of 4) (1970)
  - Translation: Luce di stelle (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1993)
- Экспедиция "Тяготение"^?Ekspeditsiya "Tyagotenie"
  [Russian] (1972) [O/1,2] [only as by
  Хол Клемент^?Hol Klement
  ]
- Lecture Demonstration (1973) [SF]
- Schwere Welten [German] (1982) [O/1,3]
- Under (2000) [SF]
- Schwerkraft [German] (2014) [O/1,2,3]
Needle
- Needle (1950) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Le microbe détective [French] (1954)
  - Variant: From Outer Space (1957)
  - Translation: Persecución Cósmica [Spanish] (1957)
  - Translation: Symbiose [German] (1960)
  - Translation: Agulha [Portuguese] (1964)
  - Translation: Strisciava sulla sabbia [Italian] (1980)
  - Translation: Die Nadelsuche [German] (1983)
  - Serializations:
  - Needle (Part 1 of 2) (1949)
  - Needle (Part 2 of 2) (1949)
  - Translation: Strisciava sulla sabbia (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1962)
- Through the Eye of a Needle (1978) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Nadelöhr [German] (1983)
  - Serializations:
  - Translation: La cura impossibile (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1986)
The Essential Hal Clement
- 1 Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter (1998) [O]
- 2 Music of Many Spheres (2000) [C]
- 3 Variations on a Theme by Sir Isaac Newton (2000) [C]

Novels

Iceworld (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation: Eiswelt [German] (1957)
- Translation: Eiswelt [German] (1983)
- Serializations:
- Iceworld (Part 1 of 3) (1951)
- Iceworld (Part 2 of 3) (1951)
- Iceworld (Part 3 of 3) (1951)
- Translation: Pianeta di ghiaccio (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1987)
The Ranger Boys in Space (1956)
Cycle of Fire (1957) also appeared as:
- Translation: Unter der Doppelsonne [German] (1960)
- Translation:
  Огненный цикл^?Ognennyj tsikl
  [Russian] (1970) [as by
  Хол Клемент^?Hol Klement
  ]
- Translation: Der Feuerzyklus [German] (1975)
- Translation: Cycle de feu [French] (1976)
Ocean on Top (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation: Mundo aquático [Portuguese] (1974)
- Translation: Unternehmen Tiefsee [German] (1978)
- Translation: Nati dall'abisso [Italian] (1978)
- Serializations:
- Ocean on Top (Part 1 of 3) (1967)
- Ocean on Top (Part 2 of 3) (1967)
- Ocean on Top (Part 3 of 3) (1967)
The Nitrogen Fix (1980) also appeared as:
- Translation: In der Stickstoff-Klemme [German] (1982)
Still River (1987) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Flüsse der Tiefe [German] (1993)
- Serializations:
- Translation: Enigma 88 (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1988)
Half Life (1999)
Noise (2003)

Collections

Natives of Space (1965)
Small Changes (1969) also appeared as:
- Variant: Space Lash (1969)
- Translation: Grains de sable [French] (1970)
- Translation: Expedition zur Sonne [German] (1974)
Mission of Gravity (with Lecture Demonstration) (1978)
The Best of Hal Clement (1979)
Intuit (1987)
Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories (2002)
Planet for Plunder (2012) with Sam Merwin, Jr.

Omnibus

Iceworld / Cycle of Fire / Close to Critical (2014) [O] also appeared as:
- Variant: SF Gateway Omnibus (2014) [O]

Anthologies

First Flights to the Moon (1970)

Chapbooks

Hot Planet (2009)
The Green World (2020)
Attitude (2020)

Nonfiction

Some Notes on Xi Bootis (1960)

Short Fiction Series

Foundation Universe
- The Positronic Robot Stories
  - Blot (1989) also appeared as:
    - Translation: Pata [Romanian] (1995)
    - Translation: Tache [French] (2007)
Probability Zero
- Avenue of Escape (1942)
- Probability Zero! (Astounding, November 1942) (1942) [ES] with Malcolm Jameson and P. Schuyler Miller and Dennis Tucker and Harry Warner, Jr.

Short Fiction

Proof (1942) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il Sole è abitato [Italian] (1972)
- Translation: Bewijs [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Prova [Portuguese] (1979)
- Translation: Der Beweis [German] (1981)
Impediment (1942)
Attitude (1943)
Technical Error (1944)
Trojan Fall (1944) also appeared as:
- Variant: "Trojan Fall" (1944)
- Translation: La chute de Troie [French] (1970)
- Translation: Der trojanische Punkt [German] (1974)
Uncommon Sense (1945) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le septième sens [French] (1970)
- Translation: Die Tausendfüßler [German] (1974)
Cold Front (1946)
Assumption Unjustified (1946) also appeared as:
- Translation: Presuncion injustificada [Spanish] (1968)
Answer (1947)
Fireproof (1949) also appeared as:
- Translation: A l'épreuve du feu [French] (1970)
- Translation: Feuerfest [German] (1974)
- Translation: Nezapaljivi [Croatian] (1980)
Halo (1952) also appeared as:
- Translation: Alone [Italian] (1953)
- Translation: Erntezeit [German] (1959)
- Translation: Halo [French] (1970)
- Translation: Der Ernteplanet [German] (1974)
Critical Factor (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der kritische Faktor [German] (1977)
- Translation:
  Критический фактор^?Kriticheskiy faktor
  [Russian] (1992) [as by
  Хол Клемент^?Hol Klement
  ]
Ground (1953)
Dust Rag (1956) also appeared as:
- Translation: L'essuie-glace [French] (1970)
- Translation: Uno Straccio Per La Polvere [Italian] (1972)
- Translation: Pano de pó [Portuguese] (1979)
Planet for Plunder (1957) with Sam Merwin, Jr.
Planetfall (1957)
The Lunar Lichen (1960)
Sunspot (1960) also appeared as:
- Variant: Sun Spot (1960)
- Translation: Expedition zur Sonne [German] (1974)
The Green World (1963) also appeared as:
- Translation: Sottosuolo proibito [Italian] (1964)
- Translation: La planète verte [French] (1970)
Hot Planet (1963) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il pianeta che bolle [Italian] (1964)
- Translation: Unternehmen Merkur [German] (1965)
- Translation: La planète en feu [French] (1976)
- Translation: Il pianeta caldo [Italian] (1995)
Raindrop (1965) also appeared as:
- Translation: Globo d'acqua [Italian] (1965)
- Translation: Goutte-de-pluie [French] (1970)
The Foundling Stars (1966) also appeared as:
- Translation: ...Nées de parents inconnus [French] (1970)
- Translation: Die Findlingssterne [German] (1974)
The Mechanic (1966) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Mechaniker [German] (1974)
Bulge (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Gravitationsfalle [German] (1969)
Mistaken for Granted (1974)
The Logical Life (1974)
Longline (1976) also appeared as:
- Translation: Longline [German] (1987)
Stuck with It (1976)
A Question of Guilt (1976)
Seasoning (1978)
Status Symbol (1987)
Phases in Chaos (1991) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le Fasi Del Caos [Italian] (1993)
Eyeball Vectors (1992)
Sortie (1994) also appeared as:
- Serializations:
- Settlement (Part 2 of 4) (1994)
- Sortie (Part 1 of 4) (1994)
- Seismic Sidetrack (Part 3 of 4) (1995)
- Simile (Part 4 of 4) (1995)
Oh, Natural (1998)
Options (1998) [only as by Harry C. Stubbs]
Exchange Rate (1999)
Office Politics (2003)

Essay Series

A Host of Strangers
- Strangers (1989) [only as by Harry Stubbs]
Essay (Science Fiction Age)
- Whatever happened to the science in Science Fiction? (1993)
Science Fact (Analog)
- Gravity Insufficient (1961)
The Worldcon from the Beginning
- 1985—Aussiecon II, Melbourne (1989)

Essays

Letter (Astounding Stories, January 1935) (1935) [only as by George Richard]
Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1952) (1952)
Letter (Astounding, July 1952) (1952)
Author's Afterword: Whirligig World (1953)
Whirligig World (1953) also appeared as:
- Variant: Author's Afterword "Whirligig World" (1953)
Letter (Astounding, June 1957) (1957) [only as by Harry C. Stubbs]
Some Notes on Xi Bootis (1960)
Letter (Analog, May 1961) (1961)
The Long Step (1969)
Letter (Analog, June 1969) (1969) [only as by Harry C. Stubbs]
Letter (Analog, September 1969) (1969) [only as by Harry C. Stubbs]
Foreword (First Flights to the Moon) (1970)
Part Two -- History (1970)
Comment on Proof (foreword) (1970) also appeared as:
- Translation: Bewijs (voorwoord) [Dutch] (1977)
[John W. Campbell Appreciation] (1971)
Nebula Recommendations (1972) with Vonda N. McIntyre [only as by Hal Clement and Vonda McIntyre]
Introduction (Lecture Demonstration) (1973)
The Creation of Imaginary Beings (1974)
Basic Concepts, Astrophysics, Geology (Medea: Harlan's World) (1975)
Hard Sciences and Tough Technologies (1976)
Technology for a Livable Earth (1976) with Peter Glaser and Joe Haldeman and Dr. Richard J. Rosa [only as by Hal Clement and Dr. Peter Glaser and Joe Haldeman and Dr. Richard Rosa]
Atoms and Opinions (1976)
Jupiter: Eden With a Red Spot (1977)
Science: Science for Fiction #1 (1977)
About "Proof" (1977)
Science: Science for Fiction #2 (1977)
Science: Science for Fiction #3 (1977)
Science: Science for Fiction #4 (1977)
About the Author (Mission of Gravity) (1978)
Science: Science for Fiction #5 (1978)
Science: Science for Fiction #6 (1978)
Apology (Through the Eye of a Needle) (1978)
Science: Science for Fiction #7 (1978)
Author's Afterword (The Best of Hal Clement) (1979)
Science: Science for Fiction #8 (1979)
Red World 2 (1979)
On the Tenth of Apollo 11 (1979)
Review of the nonfiction work "Scientists at Work" by John Noble Wilford (1979)
Voyager 2 (1979)
Chips on Distant Shoulders (1980)
Pretty Pictures (1980)
Letter (Analog, December 1981) (1981)
Building an Improbable World (1982)
Letter (Locus #271) (1983)
Serious Hobby (1984)
Second Thoughts (Medea: Harlan's World) (1985) with Poul Anderson and Thomas M. Disch and Larry Niven and Frederik Pohl
The Home System (1986)
Author's Foreword, Intuition: The Guide Who Needs Steering (Intuit) (1987)
Introduction (Tau Zero) (1987)
The Magic Picture (1989)
Response to "The New Generation Gap" (1989) [only as by Harry Stubbs]
Classification Problem (1991)
Discussing Hard SF (1992) with Kathryn Cramer and Gerald Feinberg and David G. Hartwell
Interactive (1992)
Letter (Locus #392) (1993)
Only Once (1994)
Ardent Thuria, Chilly Cluros: Seeing, and Seeing From, Low Orbiting Satellites (1994)
Will (1998)
Jack Williamson, Speculator (1999)
Introduction to "Lecture Demonstration" (2000)
Letter (Analog, June 2000) (2000)
Addendum to Whirligig World (2000) also appeared as:
- Variant: Addendum to "Whirligig World" (2000)
About "Proof," of Course (2003)
Alfred E. van Vogt (2003)
Mondo Trottola [Italian] (2010)
Remarks Accompanying the Presentation of the SFWA Grand Master Award (unknown) with J. Michael Straczynski

Cover Art

Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter (1999) [only as by George Richard]
Music of Many Spheres (2000) [only as by George Richard]
Readercon 15 Souvenir Book (2003)
Hal's Worlds: Stories and Essays in Memory of Hal Clement (2005)

Reviews

Monsters in the Sky (1980) by Paolo Maffei

Interviews with This Author

The Amazing Interview: Hal Clement (1977) by Darrell Schweitzer
Interview: Hal Clement (1980) by Garrett Oliver
Profile: Hal Clement (1980) by Brian M. Fraser
Orbit Interview: Hal Clement [Dutch] (1980) by Darrell Schweitzer
Interview: Hal Clement (1988) by Tim Fitzgibbons
Ein Gespräch mit Hal Clement [German] (1991) by Usch Kiausch
Hal Clement: An Interview (1996) by Warren Lapine
An Interview with Hal Clement (2003) by Darrell Schweitzer
Reasonable Engineering Laws (2004) by Darrell Schweitzer

Non-Genre Titles

Novels

Left of Africa (1976)

Summary Bibliography: Hal Clement

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