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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

"In the beginning was The Bird. Wise and cruel was The Bird, and wise and cruel were The Sons of the Bird..."

Robert A. Heinlein, the celebrated author of Stranger in a Strange Land, interrupts the lives of two ordinary people for a terrifying night-ride along the interface between reality and . . . our world.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 214 pages

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