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Tangents

by Greg Bear

This collection of speculative fiction features a selection of short stories, including the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning tales 'Tangent' and 'Blood Music', alongside 'Sisters', 'Sleepside Story', and 'Dead Run'.

Accession 14828 ISBN 0446514012 Publisher Warner Books
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