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Achilles' choice

by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes, Boris Vallejo

Set during the late twenty-first century, this novel follows a woman competing in the Eleventh Olympiad, a high-stakes contest for survival. Drawing on the legend of Achilles, the story depicts a struggle for glory with the future of humanity at stake.

Accession 35864 ISBN 0312850999 Publisher Tor Books
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