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Whipping star / Frank Herbert

by Frank Herbert

Agents from the Bureau of Sabotage must protect the galaxy's last Caleban entity from a torturous captor. As its life is linked to the jumpdoor network, the being's death would kill everyone who has utilised instantaneous travel.

Accession 9140 ISBN 0450009637 Publisher New English Library
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