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A funeral for the eyes of Fire

by Michael Bishop, Ian Watson

Marooned on the planet Gla Tavs, Seth Latimer must join a diplomatic mission to a neighbouring world to negotiate a population transfer in order to secure his passage home.

Accession 34954 ISBN 0948893397 Publisher Kerosina Books
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