#mesklinite

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Wayne Barlowe's version of Hal Clement's Mesklinite, from Mission of Gravity

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A Mesklinite from Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, depicted by Wayne Douglas Barlowe for Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials.  You’ve seen this picture before.  Yes you have.

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Mesklinites from Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, depicted by Brian Mansfield (left) and Tony Gleeson (right).  Clement was one of the most talented (and rigorously scientific) world-builders, and his creations have inspired many artists.  In my bookshelf alone there are four different books discussing Mesklin, with Mesklinites illustrated by four different artists.