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When a young Russian boy disappears from a top-secret research establishment, and turns up in Tokyo, he presents a major problem for American security officials. The youth appears to be part of a sophisticated experiment--and to have the mind of a supposedly dead astronaut perfectly imprinted on his own.
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Grave, epic, relentless and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Ian Watson
- First published
- 1975
- Pages
- 221
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group, Limited, New York, Gollancz
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780575050020
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