- Fiction, Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
James Alan Gardner broke onto the sf scene with his debut novel, Expendable, which won him numerous fans for its blend of wry humor and fast-paced action set in a world where the flawed are designated as society's explorers.
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Contemporary, classical in form, epic and unpretentious.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 354
- Publisher
- Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., Eos
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780060848149
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