Peggy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Sharon McCaffrey wrote:
> >
> > patricia johnston wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I just picked up a book called The Nitrogen Fix, by Hal Clement. I have not
> > > had the chance to read it yet, however a description of the title on the
> > > jacket is "A novel of the Ultimate Ecological Disaster". Don`t know if that
> > > fits into climate/weather. Will read it soon tho.
> > > Patricia
> >
> > I saw another of his books in the bookstores about an ice man. Maybe he
> > writes a lot about climate etc. The book I saw was from the 50's when
> > paperbacks cost less than $1.00.
>
> I think the book you're refering to is _Ice World_. It's not about
> climate or weather exeactly, but large portions are written from the
> point of view of a being who finds Mercury a little chilly. The ice
> wolrd in the title is Earth, because that's how this character thinks of
> it. It's an interesting look at the planet from an alien perspective.
> It plays more on our automatic assumption about the physical world that
> social structures, though Clement does make a point of the human girl
> being at least as intelligent, brave and capable as her brother.
>
> The "ecological disaster" in _The Nitrogen Fix_ doesn't have anything to
> do with weather, either. It's a chemical change in the atmosphere which
> has already happened before the story begins. Both books are in my
> library, but I haven't read either of them in several years.
>
> My favorite books by Clement are _Needle_, and _Though the Eye of the
> Needle_. When I read them as a teenager I really wanted a Hunter of my
> own.
>
> Peggy Hamilton
Thanks for the review of Clement's books. They sound really interesting
and worth reading.
Sharon
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