Hal Clement

Represented by Eleanor Wood

Hal Clement (pseudonym for Harry C. Stubbs, 1922-2003) is often called “the dean of hard sf.”  He earned a B.S. in astronomy from Harvard, a MS in chemistry from Simmons College and taught high school science for forty years.  He ran 35 combat missions with the 8th Air Force Division in World War II and retired as full colonel in 1976.  His story “Proof” appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1942, to be followed by many stories and novels, including MISSION OF GRAVITY, ICEWORLD, CLOSE TO CRITICAL, STAR LIGHT and STILL RIVER.   The author was a frequent and well-loved attendee and lecturer at science fiction conventions.  He received SFWA’s Grand Master Award in 1998. 

AWARDS

• Retro Hugo Award for “Uncommon Sense” for the year 1946
• Grand Master Award, SFWA, 1998

	THE ESSENTIAL HAL CLEMENT, VOLUME 1: TRIO FOR SLIDE RULE AND TYPEWRITER
	THE ESSENTIAL HAL CLEMENT, VOLUME 2: MUSIC OF MANY SPHERES
	THE ESSENTIAL HAL CLEMENT, VOLUME 3: VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY SIR ISAAC NEWTON
	HALF LIFE
	HEAVY PLANET
	NOISE

Additional titles:

NEEDLE

ICEWORLD

CYCLE OF FIRE

CLOSE TO CRITICAL

STAR LIGHT

BEST OF HAL CLEMENT