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Engine city : engines of light : book three

by Ken MacLeod

In the final instalment of the Engines of Light series, the peaceful civilisations of the Second Sphere face an imminent invasion. As the city of Nova Babylonia arms itself, internal revolution and conflict among human cosmonauts jeopardise its survival.

Accession 33770 ISBN 1841491489 Publisher Orbit
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