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Hal Clement

Stubbs, Harry Clement

May 30, 1922 – October 29, 2003 (aged 81)

Birth place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

181 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
June 1942 101 Short Fiction Proof Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1942
August 1942 106 Short Fiction Impediment Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1942
November 1942 126 Short Fiction Avenue of Escape Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1942
November 1942 126 Essay Probability Zero! (Astounding, November 1942) Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1942
September 1943 2 Short Fiction Attitude Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1943
January 1944 51 Short Fiction Technical Error Astounding Science Fiction, January 1944
June 1944 57 Short Fiction Trojan Fall Astounding Science Fiction, June 1944
October 1944 32 Short Fiction "Trojan Fall" Astounding Science-Fiction, October 1944
September 1945 47 Short Fiction Uncommon Sense Astounding Science Fiction, September 1945
July 1946 2 Short Fiction Cold Front Astounding Science Fiction, July 1946
October 1946 58 Short Fiction Assumption Unjustified Astounding Science Fiction, October 1946
April 1947 54 Short Fiction Answer Astounding Science Fiction, April 1947
March 1949 36 Short Fiction Fireproof Astounding Science Fiction, March 1949
May 1949 7 Serial Needle (Part 1 of 2) Astounding Science Fiction, May 1949
June 1949 85 Serial Needle (Part 2 of 2) Astounding Science Fiction, June 1949
May 1950 92 Review Needle Super Science Stories, May 1950
July 1950 159 Review Needle Startling Stories, July 1950
October 1950 105 Review Needle Fantasy Book, Vol. 2, No. 1
November 1950 93 Review Needle Astounding Science Fiction, November 1950
October 1951 10 Serial Iceworld (Part 1 of 3) Astounding Science Fiction, October 1951
November 1951 120 Serial Iceworld (Part 2 of 3) Astounding Science Fiction, November 1951
December 1951 99 Serial Iceworld (Part 3 of 3) Astounding Science Fiction, December 1951
April 1952 134 Essay Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1952) Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1952
July 1952 164 Essay Letter (Astounding, July 1952) Astounding Science Fiction, July 1952
October 1952 94 Short Fiction Halo Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1952
April 1953 2 Serial Mission of Gravity (Part 1 of 4) Astounding Science Fiction, April 1953
May 1953 16 Serial Mission of Gravity (Part 2 of 4) Astounding Science Fiction, May 1953
June 1953 121 Serial Mission of Gravity (Part 3 of 4) Astounding Science Fiction, June 1953
June 1953 102 Essay Whirligig World Astounding Science Fiction, June 1953
July 1953 101 Serial Mission of Gravity (Part 4 of 4) Astounding Science Fiction, July 1953
August 1953 97 Review Iceworld The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1953
October 1953 191 Review Iceworld Fantastic Universe, October-November 1953
October 1953 119 Review Iceworld Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1953
December 1953 142 Short Fiction Ground Science Fiction Adventures, December 1953
January 1954 120 Review Iceworld Astounding Science Fiction, January 1954
June 1954 69 Review Mission of Gravity The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1954
August 1954 95 Review Mission of Gravity Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1954
August 1954 110 Review Mission of Gravity Imagination, August 1954
October 1954 103 Review Mission of Gravity Future Science Fiction, October 1954
October 1954 120 Review Mission of Gravity Astounding Science Fiction, October 1954
September 1956 118 Short Fiction Dust Rag Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956
February 1957 4 Short Fiction Planet for Plunder Satellite Science Fiction, February 1957
May 1957 124 Review The Ranger Boys in Space Fantastic, May 1957
July 1957 79 Review Cycle of Fire Venture Science Fiction Magazine, July 1957
August 1957 107 Review Cycle of Fire The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1957
August 1957 101 Review The Ranger Boys in Space Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1957
September 1957 105 Review Cycle of Fire Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1957
November 1957 145 Review Cycle of Fire Astounding Science Fiction, November 1957
May 1958 4 Serial Close to Critical (Part 1 of 3) Astounding Science Fiction, May 1958
June 1958 74 Serial Close to Critical (Part 2 of 3) Astounding Science Fiction, June 1958
July 1958 67 Serial Close to Critical (Part 3 of 3) Astounding Science Fiction, July 1958
February 1959 149 Review Mission of Gravity Astounding Science Fiction, February 1959
February 1960 6 Short Fiction The Lunar Lichen Future Science Fiction, February 1960
November 1960 100 Short Fiction Sunspot Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, November 1960
May 1961 171|171.1 Essay Letter (Analog, May 1961) Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1961
November 1961 65 Essay Gravity Insufficient Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, November 1961
April 1963 90 Review Mission of Gravity Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, April 1963
May 1963 7 Short Fiction The Green World If, May 1963
August 1963 6 Short Fiction Hot Planet Galaxy Magazine, August 1963
January 1964 125|125.1 Review Mission of Gravity New Worlds Science Fiction, January 1964
July 1964 Review Cycle of Fire Vector 27
January 1965 87 Review Close to Critical Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, January 1965
May 1965 6 Short Fiction Raindrop If, May 1965
September 1965 71 Review Natives of Space The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1965
October 1965 151 Review Natives of Space Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1965
August 1966 6 Short Fiction The Foundling Stars If, August 1966
September 1966 8 Short Fiction The Mechanic Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, September 1966
August 1967 169 Review Needle Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, August 1967
October 1967 6 Serial Ocean on Top (Part 1 of 3) If, October 1967
November 1967 121 Serial Ocean on Top (Part 2 of 3) If, November 1967
December 1967 121 Serial Ocean on Top (Part 3 of 3) If, December 1967
September 1968 7 Short Fiction Bulge If, September 1968
December 1968 161|161.1 Essay Letter (If, December 1968) If, December 1968
February 1969 160 Essay Letter (If, February 1969) If, February 1969
June 1969 160 Review Small Changes Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1969
July 1969 155 Review Small Changes Galaxy Magazine, July 1969
August 1969 27 Review Small Changes The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1969
June 1970 169 Review Cycle of Fire Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1970
June 1970 169 Review Mission of Gravity Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1970
June 1970 8 Serial Star Light (Part 1 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1970
July 1970 122 Serial Star Light (Part 2 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1970
August 1970 9 Serial Star Light (Part 3 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1970
September 1970 112 Serial Star Light (Part 4 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1970
November 1970 137 Review Iceworld Amazing Science Fiction, November 1970
March 1971 38 Review First Flights to the Moon Science Fiction Review, March 1971
September 1971 141 Review Star Light If, September-October 1971
April 1972 168 Review Star Light Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1972
July 1972 29 Essay Nebula Recommendations SFWA Bulletin, July 1972
November 1973 169 Review Ocean on Top Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1973
January 1974 68 Short Fiction Mistaken for Granted Worlds of If, January-February 1974
March 1975 22 Review Cycle of Fire The Science Fiction Review, March 1975
August 1975 8 Review Close to Critical The Science Fiction Review (Monthly), August 1975
August 1976 30 Review Needle Delap's F & SF Review, August 1976
December 1976 10 Essay Atoms and Opinions Galileo, December 1976
January 1977 51 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #1 Unearth, Winter 1977
March 1977 78 Interview The Amazing Interview: Hal Clement Amazing Stories, March 1977
April 1977 43 Essay About "Proof" Unearth, Spring 1977
April 1977 145 Review Needle Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977
April 1977 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #2 Unearth, Spring 1977
July 1977 21 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #3 Unearth, Summer 1977
October 1977 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #4 Unearth, Fall 1977
January 1978 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #5 Unearth, Winter 1978
April 1978 48 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #6 Unearth, Spring 1978
July 1978 172 Review Needle Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1978
July 1978 66 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #7 Unearth, Summer 1978
August 1978 32 Essay Future Forum (Future, August 1978) Future, August 1978
September 1978 150 Short Fiction Seasoning Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September-October 1978
January 1979 Essay Science: Science for Fiction #8 Unearth, Winter 1979
February 1979 56 Essay Future Forum (Future, February 1979) Future, February 1979
March 1979 50 Essay Future Forum (Future Life, March 1979) Future Life, March 1979
April 1979 16 Review Mission of Gravity Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1979
May 1979 28 Essay Red World 2 Galileo, May 1979
May 1979 105 Review Through the Eye of a Needle Foundation, #16 May 1979
July 1979 10 Essay On the Tenth of Apollo 11 Galileo, July 1979
September 1979 86 Essay Review of the nonfiction work "Scientists at Work" by John Noble Wilford Galileo, September 1979
November 1979 135 Review The Best of Hal Clement Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, November 1979
November 1979 20 Essay Voyager 2 Galileo, November 1979
February 1980 30 Review Needle Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, February 1980
May 1980 19 Interview Profile: Hal Clement Starship, Spring 1980
July 1980 60|60.2 Essay Review of Monsters in the Sky by Paolo Maffei (nonfiction science book) Galaxy Magazine, July 1980
August 1980 41 Review Mission of Gravity Matrix, #31
February 1981 12 Review The Nitrogen Fix Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 16, 1981
March 1981 51 Review The Nitrogen Fix The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1981
April 1981 162 Review The Nitrogen Fix Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 27, 1981
June 1981 201 Review The Nitrogen Fix Extrapolation, Summer 1981
December 1981 171|171.2 Essay Letter (Analog, December 1981) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 7, 1981
August 1983 24 Essay Letter (Locus #271) Locus, #271 August 1983
October 1986 7 Essay The Home System Aboriginal SF, October 1986
May 1987 17|17.2 Review Still River Locus, #316 May 1987
July 1987 48|48.01 Review Still River Science Fiction Chronicle, #94 July 1987
October 1987 Review Mission of Gravity Paperback Inferno, #68
February 1988 42 Review Intuit Science Fiction Chronicle, #101 February 1988
February 1988 177 Review Still River Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1988
May 1988 179 Review Still River Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1988
1989 10 Review Intuit Weird Tales, Spring/Fall 1989
March 1989 66 Review Still River Interzone, March-April 1989
June 1992 19 Essay Discussing Hard SF The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 1992
September 1993 55 Essay Letter (Locus #392) Locus, #392 September 1993
September 1993 30 Essay Whatever happened to the science in Science Fiction? Science Fiction Age, September 1993
November 1993 12 Review Fossil Science Fiction Age, November 1993
December 1993 45 Review Fossil Science Fiction Chronicle, #168 December 1993
1994 13 Review Fossil, Isaac's Universe Mindsparks, No. 4
1994 62 Serial Settlement (Part 2 of 4) Absolute Magnitude, Fall/Winter 1994
1994 2 Serial Sortie (Part 1 of 4) Harsh Mistress, Spring/Summer 1994
March 1994 54 Essay Only Once The Fractal, Spring 1994
September 1994 35 Essay Ardent Thuria, Chilly Cluros: Seeing, and Seeing From, Low Orbiting Satellites Mindsparks, Fall 1994
1995 75 Serial Seismic Sidetrack (Part 3 of 4) Absolute Magnitude, Spring 1995
1995 26 Serial Simile (Part 4 of 4) Absolute Magnitude, Summer 1995
1996 14 Interview Hal Clement: An Interview Absolute Magnitude, Winter 1996
1998 44 Short Fiction Oh, Natural Absolute Magnitude, Spring 1998
1999 75 Short Fiction Exchange Rate Absolute Magnitude, Winter 1999
1999 70|70.3 Review Half Life Absolute Magnitude, Winter 1999
June 1999 6 Review Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 1999
June 1999 Review Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter Science Fiction Chronicle, #202 June 1999
October 1999 136 Review The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 1: Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 1999
December 1999 55 Review Half Life Interzone, December 1999
2000 41 Review Mission of Gravity The Third Alternative, #25
January 2000 177 Review Half Life Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 2000
January 2000 20 Review Half Life Vector 209
January 2000 10 Short Fiction Under Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 2000
April 2000 7 Review Half Life The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 2000
June 2000 136|136.4 Essay Letter (Analog, June 2000) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2000
July 2000 34 Review Mission of Gravity Vector 212
August 2000 21 Review Music of Many Spheres Locus, #475 August 2000
October 2000 135 Review The Essential Clement, Volume 2: Music of Many Spheres Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2000
May 2001 136 Review Music of Many Spheres Asimov's Science Fiction, May 2001
May 2001 10 Review Music of Many Spheres: The Essential Hal Clement, Volume 2 The New York Review of Science Fiction, May 2001
September 2002 45 Review Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories SFRA Review #259-60
March 2003 25 Review Heavy Planet Vector 228
June 2003 Review Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories Strange Horizons, 9 June 2003
October 2003 21 Review Noise SFRA Review #266
January 2004 17 Interview Reasonable Engineering Laws Interzone, Spring 2004
March 2004 133 Review Noise Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 2004
March 2004 28 Review Noise Vector 234
November 2004 34 Review Noise Vector 238
December 2004 74 Review Noise Amazing Stories, December 2004
November 2005 34 Review Mission of Gravity Vector 244
October 2009 31 Review Music of Many Spheres Locus, #585 October 2009
October 2009 31 Review Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter Locus, #585 October 2009
October 2009 31 Review Variations on a Theme by Sir Isaac Newton Locus, #585 October 2009
September 2014 96 Review The Time Trap / The Lunar Lichen Galaxy's Edge, Issue 10: September 2014

36 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1950 Novel Needle Hal Clement
1953 Novel Iceworld Hal Clement
1954 Novel Mission of Gravity Hal Clement
1956 Novel The Ranger Boys in Space Hal Clement
1957 Novel Cycle of Fire Hal Clement
1957 Novel From Outer Space Hal Clement
1960 Nonfiction Some Notes on Xi Bootis Hal Clement
1964 Novel Close to Critical Hal Clement
1965 Collection Natives of Space Hal Clement
1969 Collection Small Changes Hal Clement
1969 Collection Space Lash Hal Clement
1970 Anthology First Flights to the Moon Hal Clement
1971 Novel Star Light Hal Clement
1973 Novel Ocean on Top Hal Clement
1976 Novel Left of Africa Hal Clement
1978 Collection Mission of Gravity (with Lecture Demonstration) Hal Clement
1978 Novel Through the Eye of a Needle Hal Clement
1979 Collection The Best of Hal Clement Hal Clement
1980 Novel The Nitrogen Fix Hal Clement
1987 Collection Intuit Hal Clement
1987 Novel Still River Hal Clement
1993 Novel Fossil Hal Clement
1999 Novel Half Life Hal Clement
1999 Omnibus Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter Hal Clement
2000 Collection Music of Many Spheres Hal Clement
2000 Collection Variations on a Theme by Sir Isaac Newton Hal Clement
2002 Collection Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories Hal Clement
2003 Novel Noise Hal Clement
2009 Chapbook Hot Planet Hal Clement
2012 Collection Planet for Plunder Hal Clement & Sam Merwin, Jr.
2014 Omnibus Iceworld / Cycle of Fire / Close to Critical Hal Clement
2014 Omnibus SF Gateway Omnibus Hal Clement
2020 Chapbook Attitude Hal Clement
2020 Chapbook The Green World Hal Clement
2023 Chapbook Technical Error Hal Clement
2024 Omnibus Meskelin Series & Others Hal Clement

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1955 International Fantasy Award Fiction Mission of Gravity Runner-up
1964 Hugo Award Best Short Fiction Hot Planet Nominee
1971 Hugo Award Best Novel Star Light Finalist
1971 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Star Light Nominee
1975 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best Novel Mission of Gravity Nominee
1980 Locus Poll Award Best Single Author Collection The Best of Hal Clement Nominee
1987 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best SF Novel Mission of Gravity Nominee
1988 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Still River Nominee
1994 Premio Ignotus Mejor novela extranjera - Best Foreign Novel Misión de gravedad Winner
1996 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Uncommon Sense Winner
1998 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 Mission of Gravity Nominee
1999 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Options Nominee
2001 Hugo Award Best Novella Under Nominee
2001 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Music of Many Spheres Nominee
2001 Retro Hugo Award Best Novel Needle Nominee
2004 Retro Hugo Award Best Novel Mission of Gravity Finalist
2018 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Proof Runner-up
2019 Retro Hugo Award Best Novella Attitude Finalist
2020 Retro Hugo Award Best Novelette Technical Error Nominee
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September 1960 Some Notes on Xi Bootis Some Notes on Xi Bootis