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Takeoff!

by Randall Garrett · 1980

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Takeoff! can best be described not as a short story collection, but as a Randall Garrett Miscellany. In addition to some of Garrett's best short fiction, the book contains some of his science fictional pastiches ("Backstage Lensmen") and several reviews in verse of prominent science fiction and fantasy titles.

Genre
science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 247 pages

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