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The wrecks of time

by Michael Moorcock, Emil Petaja

The first volume of a two-part reference work providing a checklist of science fiction and fantasy literature from 1700 to 1974. It contains indexes organised by author, title, series, and awards, as well as an Ace and Belmont doubles index.

Accession 8990 ISBN — Publisher Ace Books, Inc.
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