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Wind from a Burning Woman

ISBN13: 9780870540943
ISBN10: 0870540947
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Within a distant nebula known as the Medusa, a bitter interstellar conflict rages between emergent spacefaring humans and the aging protoplasmic Senexi. In the midst of this struggle are born two humans, Prufrax and Clevo. They meet, they fall in love, and between sequences of savage combat with Senexi, they explore the bloody history of their civilization.

In addition to Nebula Award-winning nouvelle "Hardfought, " Greg Bear's collection contains the following tales of science fiction and fantasy: "The Wind from a Burning Woman, " "The White Horse Child, " "Petra, " "Scattershot" and "Mandala."

The wind from the burning woman — The white horse child — Petra — Scattershot — Mandala — Hardfought.

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ISBN:: 9780870540943
Publisher:: Arkham House Publishers
Location:: Sauk City, Wis. :
Subject:: Science fiction, american
Edition Number:: 1st ed.
Series Volume:: no. 74
Publication Date:: c1983
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: xii, 270 p.

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