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Islands in the sky / Arthur C. Clarke ; with an introduction by Patrick Moore

After winning a contest, a teenager travels to an orbital space station in the mid-21st century. His visit involves an encounter with a mysterious spacecraft, a mission aboard a derelict vessel, and an unplanned journey around the moon.

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