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The trouble with Tycho

by Clifford D. Simak

Facing financial ruin, a lunar prospector risks his life on a dangerous expedition into the Tycho crater, where three previous expeditions have disappeared.

Accession 15146 ISBN — Publisher Ace Books, Inc.
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