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Invaders from Earth

by Robert Silverberg

When an advertising executive discovers a commercial plan to commit genocide against the peaceful natives of Ganymede, he must decide whether to collaborate or risk his life to expose the cynical political hoax.

Accession 8893 ISBN 0586045627 Publisher Granada
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