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May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Her novel doomsday book won both the nebula and hugo awards, and her first short. James dunworthy, a faculty member of the oxford history department, enters a viewing chamber where his friend, mary ahrens, is watching the preparations for sending a historian named kivrin to 20. She is sent back in time to 48, even though they had meant to send her 30 years earlier. Second solo novel following lincolns dreams, 1987 from an author best known for her strong stories the collection fire watch, etc. Free download or read online doomsday book pdf epub book. The novel won both the hugo and nebula awards, and was shortlisted for.
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