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Butler, Octavia E.

New York: St. Martin's Press, [1984]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. Signed on the title page by Butler. "A returning spaceship bears an alien disease back to Earth. But this is not a standard "plague" story: only a small group of people is infected by the alien parasite, although the implication is that their transformed children will take over the Earth." Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 70. [Reference: See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-87]. A fine copy. Review slip affixed to inside front cover. Scarce signed. (31281). Item #31281

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