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by Frederik Pohl

Facing a global resource crisis, an astronaut undergoes extensive surgical modifications to become a cyborg capable of surviving the Martian environment. His transformation explores the physical and psychological boundaries of humanity in a desperate bid for survival.

Accession 8952 ISBN 0586047093 Publisher Panther
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