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Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga)
When engineer Leo Graf arrives at a free fall station circling a mining planet to teach welding, he’s in for his first shock: the genetically engineered inhabitants have an extra set of arms in place of legs. A second shock comes when the company that owns these four-armed “quaddies” decides to abandon them, and Leo must use all his ingenuity to respond to this new crisis. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and a Hugo finalist.
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Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga)
When engineer Leo Graf arrives at a free fall station circling a mining planet to teach welding, he’s in for his first shock: the genetically engineered inhabitants have an extra set of arms in place of legs. A second shock comes when the company that owns these four-armed “quaddies” decides to abandon them, and Leo must use all his ingenuity to respond to this new crisis. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and a Hugo finalist.
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BN ID: | 2940014120982 |
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Publisher: | Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc. |
Publication date: | 04/09/2012 |
Series: | Vorkosigan Saga , #1 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Sales rank: | 37,519 |
File size: | 641 KB |
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