Author : Lois McMaster Bujold
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Release Date : 1990
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015056469367
Pages : 446 pages
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Release Date : 2016-09-06
ISBN 10 : 147678163X
Pages : 416 pages
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Author : Lois McMaster Bujold
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Release Date : 1990
ISBN 10 : OCLC:1300629601
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Author : Jo Walton
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-01-16
ISBN 10 : 9781472111623
Pages : 448 pages
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Author : Edward James
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2015-07-15
ISBN 10 : 9780252097379
Pages : 216 pages
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Author : John Lennard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010
ISBN 10 : 9781847601735
Pages : 398 pages
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Author : George Mann
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-03-01
ISBN 10 : 9781780337043
Pages : 608 pages
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Author : Leonardo Manzari
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2022-11-25
ISBN 10 : 9782832507117
Pages : 153 pages
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Author : Alan M. Turing
Publisher : Reclam Verlag
Release Date : 2021-02-12
ISBN 10 : 9783159618272
Pages : 202 pages
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Author : Lois McMaster Bujold
Publisher : Baen Books
Release Date : 1999-09-07
ISBN 10 : 9780671578282
Pages : 392 pages
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Author : Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.
Publisher : Springer
Release Date : 2015-05-07
ISBN 10 : 9781137380029
Pages : 218 pages
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Author : Lois McMaster Bujold
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Release Date : 1991
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015056223574
Pages : 408 pages
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Author : James Gunn
Publisher : McFarland
Release Date : 2018-08-03
ISBN 10 : 9781476633329
Pages : 336 pages
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Author : David G. Hartwell
Publisher : Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-01-24
ISBN 10 : 9780765398130
Pages : 320 pages
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Author : Lois McMaster Bujold
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Release Date : 2016-01-16
ISBN 10 : 9781625794802
Pages : 352 pages
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Author : Lois McMaster Bujold
Publisher : Baen Books
Release Date : 1996-10
ISBN 10 : 9780671877439
Pages : 282 pages
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Author : Mark Bould
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2009-03-30
ISBN 10 : 9781135228361
Pages : 577 pages
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