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Alan Dean Foster is a prolific writer, and this collection of short stories aptly showcases his vast range of imagination and real-life experiences that contribute significantly to his writing. Despite the fact that he typically avoids works on the subject of a poor, misguided, flaming liberal, his creations are too captivating to be ignored, and I strongly recommend that you enjoy them as well.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Alan Dean Foster
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