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Author | Charles Stross |
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Cover artist | Juha Lindroos |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Cosmos Books/Wildside Press |
Publication date | 2002 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 192 pp |
ISBN | 1-58715-413-7 |
OCLC | 51620864 |
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