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The status civilization

by Robert Sheckley

Shipped to the brutal prison planet Omega with no memory of his crimes, Will Barrent must navigate a violent society to survive. To escape and clear his name, he must confront both his brainwashed past and the stagnant, controlled Earth that exiled him.

Accession 9004 ISBN 0140046607 Publisher Penguin
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