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Sailing to Byzantium

by Robert Silverberg

This collection features five science fiction and fantasy novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo nominee The Secret Sharer. The stories explore themes of lost civilisations and future exploration.

Accession 28136 ISBN 088733007X Publisher U/M Underwood/Miller
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