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The alternate Asimovs

by Isaac Asimov

This volume collects original manuscript versions of the science fiction novels Pebble in the Sky and The End of Eternity. It also includes two distinct iterations of the short story Belief, tracing the development and refinement of these works.

Accession 8743 ISBN 0385197845 Publisher Doubleday
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