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Henry Beam Piper (1904 - 1964) was an American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales.
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- EditoreAegypan
- Data di pubblicazione2007
- ISBN 10 1603121943
- ISBN 13 9781603121941
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine160
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