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The Ragged Astronauts

(1986)
(The first book in the Land and Overland series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1987 Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Book (nominee)
1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee)
1986 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel
Land and Overland - twin worlds a few thousand miles apart. On Land, humanity faces a threat to its very survival - an airborne species, the ptertha, has declared war on humankind, and is actively hunting for victims. The only hope lies in migration. Through space to Overland. By balloon. The Ragged Astronauts - first volume in an epic adventure filled with memorable characters, intense action, engaging notions, exotic locales.


Genre: Science Fiction

Praise for this book

"Bob Shaw is deft, original, and gripping." - Gregory Benford


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