----------paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page as follows: "Hal Clement" (Harry C. Stubbs). Faint spine crease, some edgewear, a near fine copy.

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Title

The Nitrogen Fix (SIGNED)

Publisher

New York: Ace Books # 58117 1st Printing

Publication Date

1981

Language

English

ISBN 10

044158117X

ISBN 13

9780441581177

Binding

Mass Market Paperback

Illustrator

David Mattingly (front cover)

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Signed

Signed by Author

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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The family is allied with an alien, an octopus-like being who can survive in the new atmosphere. Humans must live in shelters with oxygen-generating plants, or use suitable breathing equipment. Some of Earth's original life forms have mutated to survive in the changed atmosphere. Since almost no metals can exist in the corrosive atmosphere, any technology is based on ceramics or glass.

Some humans are suspicious of the aliens, and even blame them for the change to the atmosphere, since they seem to be adapted for it. The family have an almost fatal encounter with a group of such people, who are holding another alien hostage. However, the two aliens are able to pool memories biochemically, so that they become the same personality in two bodies. Their combined knowledge and skills help the humans to escape.

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