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Gateway

by Frederik Pohl

Having gained immense wealth prospecting on mysterious, abandoned alien spaceships, a man is forced to analyse his traumatic memories and confront the guilt of a disastrous final mission.

Accession 8605 ISBN 0345318595 Publisher Ballantine Books (Firm)
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