<br>The planet <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesklin">Mesklin</a> is a vast cold inhospitable world, with a crushing gravity 700 times greater than Earth. Mesklin holds secrets of great value, and only the tiny Mesklinites can help mankind discover them.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | International Fantasy Award | Fiction | Runner-up |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2004 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1954 |
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Mission of Gravity | Doubleday | Novel | |
| June 1954 |
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Mission of Gravity | Doubleday / SFBC | Novel | |
| 1955 |
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Mission of Gravity | Robert Hale | Novel | |
| 1958 |
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Mission of Gravity | Galaxy Publishing Corp. | Novel | |
| October 1962 |
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Mission of Gravity | Pyramid Books | Novel | 7 |
| July 1963 |
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Mission of Gravity | Penguin Books | Novel | 7 |
| August 1969 |
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Mission of Gravity | Pyramid Books | Novel | 7 |
| October 1974 |
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Mission of Gravity | Pyramid Books | Novel | 7 |
| October 1974 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Pyramid Books | Novel | 7 |
| June 1976 |
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Mission of Gravity | New English Library | Novel | 13 |
| June 1976 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Pyramid Books | Novel | 7 |
| January 1978 |
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Mission of Gravity | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| January 1978 |
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Mission of Gravity | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| June 1978 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Gregg Press | Collection | |
| May 1979 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| May 1979 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| March 1980 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Doubleday / SFBC | Novel | |
| July 1984 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 1 |
| 1987 |
|
Mission of Gravity | The Easton Press | Novel | |
| May 1987 |
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Mission of Gravity | VGSF / Gollancz | Novel | |
| February 1989 |
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Mission of Gravity | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| February 1995 |
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Mission of Gravity | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| April 2000 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Gollancz | Novel | |
| September 2000 |
|
The Essential Hal Clement Volume 3: Variations on a Theme by Sir Isaac Newton | NESFA Press | Collection | 19 |
| November 2002 |
|
Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories | Orb | Collection | 11 |
| March 2003 |
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Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories | Orb / SFBC | Collection | 11 |
| October 2005 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| May 2007 |
|
Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories | Orb | Collection | |11 |
| September 2007 |
|
The Essential Hal Clement Volume 3: Variations on a Theme by Sir Isaac Newton | NESFA Press | Collection | 19 |
| December 2014 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | 5 |
| December 2014 |
|
Mission of Gravity | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| February 2024 |
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Meskelin Series & Others | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |2 |