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Freedom's ransom

by Anne McCaffrey

Following the collapse of alien rule, the settlers of the resource-rich planet Botany seek to trade food for technology with a devastated Earth. The fledgling colony must navigate complex interstellar relations while determining its own political and social future.

Accession 32325 ISBN 0399148892 Publisher Ace/Putnam book
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