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Children of tomorrow

by A. E. van Vogt

After a decade away, a space commander returns to an Earth where the children of Spaceport have organised and assumed power in the absence of their fathers.

Accession 9039 ISBN 0450045986 Publisher New English Library
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After a year of travelled through unmapped space, Space Commander Lane returns to Earth to find that the adult males have deserted the cities in search of battle and exploration, and the children have seized power. -- back cover

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