Star Light Author:Hal Clement Sequel to Mission of Gravity. Now, Captain Barlennan, that indomitable and taciturn Mesklinite, is back, along with a host of other believable and wholly sympathetic characters, caught by the titanic forces of the planet Dhrawn. Still working for the Earthmen, who cannot survive on the planet, the courageous and highly intellige... more »nt Mesklinites will not be controlled, but are eager to confront the dangers their own planet offers to get what they want from the Earthmen.« less