True Names… and Other Dangers
Author: Vernor Vinge
Contents:Bookworm, Run! (1966)True Names (1981)The Peddler’s Apprentice (1975) with Joan D. VingeThe Ungoverned (1985)Long Shot (1972)Marooned in Realtime (excerpt) (1987)….Read More
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