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A better mantrap : nine science fiction and fantasy stories
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A better mantrap : nine science fiction and fantasy stories

by Bob Shaw

A collection of science fiction stories featuring a predatory alien on Earth, a scientist with an imprisoned ghost, and a space traveller facing murder accusations.

Accession 32472 ISBN 0575030836 Publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd.
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