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Slan / A. E. van Vogt

by A. E. van Vogt

In a world where telepathic mutants known as Slans are hunted, a young survivor seeks to confront the dictator who organised their persecution. This science fiction novel explores themes of evolutionary mutation and the struggle of an oppressed minority to survive.

Accession 15090 ISBN 042502900X Publisher Berkley Publishing Corporation
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