The ragged astronauts5/28/2023 ![]() The ptertha - an airborne species resembling smoke-filled bubbles - have always been dangerous because they burst at the least touch releasing a deadly toxin but now they seem to have declared war on humanity and are actively hunting for victims, while the effect of their poison has become contagious. Over the centuries their life has been quite stable, but now their whole existence is threatened. The human inhabitants of Land, lacking metals, have developed only a low level of technology. The twin worlds of Land and Overland are only a few thousand miles apart, and their orbit is such that Overland appears always to hang in the same part of the sky, filling much of it, every detail visible as it looms over Land. Price clipped:- Synopsis: Bob Shaw's longest and most ambitious novel to date takes us to a fascinatingly different planetary system, in another universe very similar to ours but with subtle, significant differences. ![]() © 1986: 1st in the 'Land & Overland' series of books. Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. ![]()
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