- American Science fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science fiction, american
The alien virus arrived on Earth just after World War II - and the world was never the same. For those who become infected, there are two results: death, or transformation. And depending on the recipient, death is sometimes the preferable outcome.
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Epic, grave, unpretentious and plot-driven.
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
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- First published
- February 1990
- Pages
- 488
- Publisher
- Oceano, Titan Books, IBooks, Inc.
- Editions
- 29
- Language
- Italian, Portuguese, German, French
- ISBN
- 9788448008420
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