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Moonseed

by Stephen Baxter

Following the explosion of Venus, a self-replicating nano-virus arrives on Earth and begins consuming the crust. Four scientists must coordinate a mission to the Moon to stop the spread of the virus before the planet is entirely destroyed.

Accession 32664 ISBN 0002254263 Publisher Voyager
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