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A heritage of stars

by Clifford D. Simak

In a far-future America littered with the ruins of a lost civilisation, Tom Cushing embarks on a quest to find a legendary spaceport. Accompanied by an eccentric group of companions, he seeks to recover lost knowledge and reclaim humanity's spacefaring heritage.

Accession 8889 ISBN 0417028407 Publisher Magnum Books
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