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The Ragged Astronauts

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

Awards
1987 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee)
1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee)
1987 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
1986 BSFA 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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