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Violent stars

by Phyllis Gotlieb

Following the murder of a judge on the planet Khagodis, an investigator attempts to bring an interstellar corporation to justice for its exploitation of genetically altered slaves. The case centres on a ring of amphibious humans bred for labour.

Accession 33523 ISBN 0312869533 Publisher Tor Books
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