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Spares : the special edition

by Michael Marshall Smith

A war veteran escapes a farm for spares and returns to his home city with a group of companions. While attempting to secure their future, he is forced to confront the man who destroyed his past in a surreal struggle for survival.

Accession 36129 ISBN 0963339761 Publisher Overlook Connection Press
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