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Soviet authors reunite to read a science‑fiction manuscript they penned four decades earlier. As they follow the narrative’s arc, the story begins to manifest in reality, starting with the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster and moving toward escalating human‑alien interactions.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Adam Roberts
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