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Counter-clock world

by Philip K. Dick

Set in a world where time runs backwards, the deceased return to life to grow younger while history is erased from books. The narrative follows the resurrection of a prominent religious leader within this inverted society.

Accession 11337 ISBN 0340218304 Publisher Coronet
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