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The metal man and others: the collected stories of Jack Williamson : volume one / foreword by Hal Clement

This inaugural volume collects nine early science fiction stories from pulp magazines, including two novel-length adventures. It features correspondence and contest entries documenting the genre's development, with full-colour reproductions of original pulp cover art.

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