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Hal Clement

First published June 1942
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Aliens live on the Sun, their physiology and science based on nuclear interactions and plasmas. A visiting scientist is testing a radical hypothesis that atoms might be able to combine into exotic solids at very low temperatures.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2018 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Runner-up

Publications (25)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1942 Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1942 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 101
April 1951 Possible Worlds of Science Fiction Vanguard Press Anthology 177
May 1970 SF: Authors' Choice 2 Berkley Medallion Anthology 75
April 1971 Where Do We Go from Here? Doubleday Anthology 127
August 1971 Where Do We Go from Here? Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 127
October 1972 Where Do We Go from Here? Fawcett Crest Anthology 119
October 1972 Where Do We Go from Here? Fawcett Crest Anthology 119
1973 Where Do We Go from Here? Michael Joseph Anthology 127
1974 Where Do We Go from Here? Book 1 Sphere Anthology 116
1976 Where Do We Go from Here? Fawcett Crest Anthology 119
April 1977 Unearth, Spring 1977 Unearth Publications MAGAZINE 45
1980 Where Do We Go from Here? Fawcett Crest Anthology 119
October 1980 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 DAW Books Anthology 205
October 1980 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 205
May 1981 First Voyages Avon Anthology 103
1983 Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 480
February 1988 Encounters Headline Anthology 227
July 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor Anthology 91
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orbit Anthology 91
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor / SFBC Anthology 91
September 1997 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orb Anthology 91
February 2000 Music of Many Spheres NESFA Press Collection 55
January 2003 Wondrous Beginnings DAW Books Anthology 84
April 2003 Music of Many Spheres NESFA Press Collection 55
December 2009 Classic Science Fiction, Volume 2 CoolBeat Audiobook Publishing Anthology |1