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Forever free

by Joe W. Haldeman

Seeking to escape Earth's dominant group consciousness, human veterans hijack a starship to start anew. When a malfunction forces them into suspended animation, they return centuries later to find their home planet unrecognisably altered.

Accession 32974 ISBN 0441007873 Publisher Ace Books, Inc.
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