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The best from fantasy and science fiction : ninth series

by Robert Mills

This facsimile reprint of the 1975 classic guide features 308 biographies and chronological bibliographies for 483 science fiction writers active in the early 1970s. It includes a title index, introduction, and minor corrections.

Accession 8960 ISBN — Publisher Panther
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