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The players of Null-A

by A. E. van Vogt

Gosseyn utilises a double brain to protect solar systems from a destructive entity. He must confront an insane mind that previously controlled him and investigate a force linked to the origins of human intelligence.

Accession 14735 ISBN 023477584X Publisher Dennis Dobson/Dobson Books
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