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The cool war

by Frederik Pohl

In an energy-depleted future, Reverend Hornswell Hake is recruited into the Cool War, a global campaign of sabotage replacing traditional combat. He travels across Europe on a mission involving rival intelligence organisations and international terrorists.

Accession 8874 ISBN 0552121533 Publisher Corgi Books
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