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A Martian odyssey / Stanley G. Weinbaum

by Stanley Weinbaum

This collection of classic science fiction short stories and novelettes from the 1930s features pioneering tales of space exploration, alien life, and futuristic technology, accompanied by introductory and biographical essays.

Accession 9253 ISBN 0722189605 Publisher Lancer
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