- Interplanetary voyages, Fiction, Actors, Swindlers and swindling
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Classical in form, contemporary, cool and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- John Varley
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 471
- Publisher
- Ace Books, Ace
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780441006434
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