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Take Back Plenty

by Colin Greenland · 1990

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A fast-moving space adventure featuring mysterious aliens, a journey to a de-populated planet, a mad run from space cops, a ship captain in trouble, and her AI (Artificially Intelligent) companion/ship's computer. Winner of both the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel of the year and the British Science Fiction Association Award for best novel of the year—the only book ever to win both prestigious British awards.

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Audience
adult
Length
long · 484 pages

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