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Children of the Atom
by Shiras, Wilmar H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Synopsis
Children of the Atom is a 1953 science fiction novel by Wilmar H. Shiras, which has been listed as one of "The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years, 1953-2002. " The book is a collection and expansion of three earlier stories, the most famous of which is the novella "In Hiding" from 1948, which appeared on several "Best SF" lists.
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- Bookseller
- KULTURAs books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84086
- Title
- Children of the Atom
- Author
- Shiras, Wilmar H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First thus
- Publisher
- Pennyfarthing Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1978
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