The Saturn Game

by Poul Anderson

ISBN: 1568652747
ISBN-13: 9781568652740
Format: Book

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This novella by science fiction master Anderson won the 1981 Hugo Award and the 1982 Nebula Award.

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Publisher: Science Fiction Collection Book Club
Published date: 1997
Pages: 151

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