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Farmer in the sky

by Robert A. Heinlein

A teenager and his family emigrate to Jupiter's moon Ganymede to participate in a pioneering colonisation effort. The narrative details the challenges of establishing a farm on a world undergoing the complex process of terraforming.

Accession 15570 ISBN 0330107135 Publisher Pan
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