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A choice of gods / Clifford D. Simak

by Clifford D. Simak

In 2135, billions of people vanish from Earth overnight. Three millennia later, humans who have colonised the stars encounter the original inhabitants returning to reclaim their homeworld, revealing the truth behind the sudden disappearance.

Accession 15150 ISBN 0417017103 Publisher Methuen & Co.
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