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The big sun of Mercury

by Isaac Asimov

An investigator is sent to Mercury to analyse reports of sabotage and unexplained phenomena affecting a solar energy project. He must identify a hidden adversary amidst accounts of lethal rock formations and mysterious apparitions.

Accession 11359 ISBN 0450017672 Publisher New English Library
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