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The Hour of Battle

Robert Sheckley

Publisher: Positronic Publishing

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Summary

As one of the Guardian ships protecting Earth, the crew had a problem to solve. Just how do you protect a race from an enemy who can take over a man’s mind without seeming effort or warning?
Available since: 02/27/2016.

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