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The Centauri device / M. John Harrison

by M. John Harrison

John Truck is the last genetic descendant of the extinct Centauri race. He is the only person capable of activating the Centauri Device, a mysterious ancient bomb left behind by his ancestors.

Accession 33952 ISBN 0385018398 Publisher —
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