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The World That Couldn’t Be by Clifford D. Simak, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure

The World That Couldn’t Be by Clifford D. Simak, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure

The World That Couldn’t Be by Clifford D. Simak, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure

Clifford D. Simak / Clifford DSimak

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Editorial:
Alan Rodgers Books
Año de edición:
2011
Materia
Ciencia ficción
ISBN:
9781606644607
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Simak’s stories often repeat a few basic ideas and themes. First and foremost is a setting in rural Wisconsin. A crusty individualistic backwoodsman character literally comes with the territory. But the rural setting is not always as idyllic as here and it is largely dominated by intolerance and isolationism.

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