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Shadrach in the furnace

by Robert Silverberg

In a dystopian future ruled by an ageing tyrant, a surgeon discovers that his body has been selected to host the dictator's transplanted mind. Rather than fleeing, he devises a dangerous plan to subvert the regime and alter the fate of humanity.

Accession 8925 ISBN 0340232358 Publisher Coronet
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