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Earthworks / Brian Aldiss

by Brian Aldiss

In a future where a polluted and overpopulated Earth faces imminent ecological collapse, an ex-convict freighter captain initiates a devastating plan to spark a global war, hoping the catastrophic conflict will offer a chance of survival for any remnants of humanity.

Accession 9053 ISBN 0450011410 Publisher New English Library
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