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Jul 03, 2017 star cat books specializes in both science fiction and childrens books, and invites many local authors to come visit. The other two items are the science fiction book club pamphlet dated 1954 and the science fiction book club pamphlet dated 1954 now in its second year. Always free shipping on 2 or more books no obligation, and you can cancel any time. In our finale of this falls scifri book club, author and editor nisi shawl leads a conversation about how science and science fiction can be reimagined.
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