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Shield by Poul Anderson · Booklabria

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Shield

Science FictionAmerican Science fiction

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First published: 1965
Language: English
Editions: 8

Synopsis

It was the gift of a dying civilization. Light could enter it, but no weapon known to man could penetrate its field. The Martians had given it to Koskinen because, alone among Earthmen, they trusted him. It made him the most protected man on Earth. Also the most wanted. Also the least likely to survive...

Subjects: Science Fiction
American Science fiction

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