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Hot sky at midnight

by Robert Silverberg

In a future devastated by pollution and ozone depletion, individuals use masks and skin-darkening injections to survive the harsh environment. The narrative follows experiments to breed a new generation of humans capable of enduring the changed climate.

Accession 15098 ISBN 058621108X Publisher HarperCollins
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