The return of Barlennan Dhrawn was a giant rockball, more than 3,000 times the mass of Earth. Perhaps a planet, perhaps a nearly dead star, the 17 billion square miles of mystery cried out for investigation. But its corrosive atmosphere and crushing gravity assured that no human would ever set foot on its surface. Those hardy, caterpillar-like Mesklinites, on the other hand, were ideally suited to explore Dhrawn, and their leader certainly knew a good deal when he saw one. So Barlennan, a shrewd sea captain if ever there ...
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The return of Barlennan Dhrawn was a giant rockball, more than 3,000 times the mass of Earth. Perhaps a planet, perhaps a nearly dead star, the 17 billion square miles of mystery cried out for investigation. But its corrosive atmosphere and crushing gravity assured that no human would ever set foot on its surface. Those hardy, caterpillar-like Mesklinites, on the other hand, were ideally suited to explore Dhrawn, and their leader certainly knew a good deal when he saw one. So Barlennan, a shrewd sea captain if ever there was one, struck a sharp bargain with the Earthmen for his services in leading the expedition. But the humans might not have been so pleased with their side of the bargain, if they had known that Barlennan had plans of his own for Dhrawn. The stunning sequel to the classic Sci-Fi novel Mission of Gravity .
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STAR LIGHT IS A NOVEL EXPLAINING HOW ASTRONOMY,ALIEN PLANETARY METEOROLOGY AND ASTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COULD BE APPLIED TO AN ALIEN PLANETS SURFACE,ATMOSPHERE AND RIVERS. BRILLIANTLY SET IN A WATER AMMONIA ATMOSPHERE AND VERY HIGH GRAVITY CONDITIONS,ONLY THE FASCINATING MESKLIINITE ALIENS CAN EXPLORE THE PLANET KNOWN AS DHRAWN.THE ADVANCED FUTURE HUMANS MONITOR THE EXCITING VENTURES OF THEIR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES:-THE ALIEN MESKLINITES, FROM A SPACE STATION IN ORBIT AROUND DHRAWN. DHRAWN AND THE ALIENS HOME WORLD ORBIT STARS BOTH AROUND TEN LIGHT YEARS FROM THE SOLAR SYSTEM !! A GREAT INTRO:- INTO REAL FUTURE ALIEN PLANETARY EXPLORATION.
