Half Life
by Hal Clement · first published 2000
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…such as The Sturm Invocation, and the entire Proteus series was very well-considered. Sometimes I get a taste for the diamond-hard sf and he scratches that itch. Hal Clement, too, if you're into that; Half Life is probably the best novel where the concept of the scientific method itself is at the forefront.
on “One place Planet 9 could be hiding” ↗You might like Hal Clement's work, especially "Mission of Gravity", "Close to Critical", and "Cycle of Fire". "Iceworld" and his next to last "Half Life" are interesting but not as well written as some of his others. "The Nitrogen Fix" isn't paritcularly well written either, but is an interesting near future, post-unexpected-apocalypse novel. Note Clement…
on “Has sci-fi run out of steam?” ↗I now have Half Life on order, your fault. I was intrigued by another Hal Clement title, Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter. I have a slide rule sitting a few feet from me as I write this, in case of emergency. No typewriter,…
on “One place Planet 9 could be hiding” ↗