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This novel from the middle/late period of Clement's career was one of his best. It's a hard-science romance that examines the problem and consequences of climate change, a topic as relevant now as it was forty years ago, perhaps more so. The aliens seem as realistic as the main human characters, and the setting is fascinating. Clement discusses the scientific process of addressing problems in depth, which dilutes the character development and plot flow a bit at times, but Bones is one of his characters. It's a great hard-science puzzle, a true -science- fiction story. My Ace edition includes many fine illustrations by Janet Aulisio.