Farmer in the Sky (Heinlein's Juveniles, #4)
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| ISBN | 0345438353 |
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| ISBN | 0743488253 |
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| Author | James P. Hogan |
| ISBN | 0743435974 |
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| Author | Larry Niven |
| ISBN | 1416521488 |
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| ISBN | 1416520651 |
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| ISBN | 0803293038 |
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| Author | Eric Flint |
| ISBN | 0743435656 |
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