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Author | edited by Gardner Dozois |
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Cover artist | Kim Poor |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | 1994 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | xii, 657 pp. |
ISBN | 0-312-10504-5 |
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