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by Brian W. Aldiss

In 2093, an artist returning from a mind-travelling trip to the Jurassic period finds his government replaced by an authoritarian regime. Recruited to assassinate a dissident scientist, he begins to question his mission and the new status quo.

Accession 34989 ISBN — Publisher Faber and Faber
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