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Angry candy

by Harlan Ellison

This collection of seventeen stories explores themes of anger, faith, and the endurance of life across time and space. The narratives examine human complacency and the possibilities of existence through speculative and reflective fiction.

Accession 17132 ISBN 0395924812 Publisher Houghton Mifflin
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