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Necessity / Jo Walton

After relocating to a distant planet, a society founded on Platonic principles must navigate the arrival of a spacecraft from Earth. As the god Apollo returns to his true form, the inhabitants are forced to reconcile their ancient philosophy with modern humanity.

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