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The moon is a harsh mistress / Robert Heinlein

by Robert A. Heinlein

In the late 21st century, a lunar penal colony rebels against Earth-based authority. Led by a technician, an academic, and a sentient supercomputer, the inhabitants organise a revolution to secure independence for the Moon's population.

Accession 10062 ISBN 0450002314 Publisher New English Library
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