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In Isaac Asimov’s imaginative tale, a surgical crew must enter the human circulatory system to retrieve a hidden blood clot threatening the mind of an intended victim. Using advanced, microscopic technology, the team travels inside a miniature submarine, scaling red blood cells and arterial twists. They have only sixty minutes before the clot‑freezing process ends, or the patient’s fate—and perhaps the world’s—hangs in balance.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Isaac Asimov
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