Iceworld

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Iceworld is a science fiction novel by Hal Clement that explores an alien's investigation of Earth, whose low temperature and high gravity make it seem like a bizarre, hostile "ice world."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf science fiction novel
author Hal Clement NERFINISHED
centralTheme first contact
perception of environment
relativity of normality
smuggling
xenobiology
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Sst
featuresCharacterSpecies alien
firstPublicationYear 1951
format novel
genre science fiction
hasAuthorRealName Harry Clement Stubbs NERFINISHED
hasCategory 1951 American novels
American science fiction novels
Novels by Hal Clement
hasCoverArtist Ric Binkley NERFINISHED
hasEdition Gnome Press first edition
hasSubject drug smuggling
interstellar trade
language English
mediaType print
narrativePerspective alien viewpoint
notableFor depiction of humans as exotic life forms
hard science approach to alien biology
originalMagazine Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED
originalPublicationMedium magazine
pageCount 190
partOf Hal Clement bibliography
plotElement Earth perceived as high gravity environment
Earth perceived as low temperature environment
alien investigates Earth as an ice world
publisher Gnome Press NERFINISHED
setting Earth NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting 20th century

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Hal Clement notableWork Iceworld