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City of a thousand suns
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City of a thousand suns

by Samuel R. Delany

When the Empire of Toromon attempts to dismantle its military computer, the machine rebels in self-defence. Behind this rogue supercomputer lies an extraterrestrial threat using the machine to spearhead a galactic conquest of Earth.

Accession 11342 ISBN — Publisher Sphere
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Astronomy Communication Computer Science Decorative Arts Economics Literature Military Psychology Science
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