The dazzle of day (1997)

Others: Positive

Survivors of a disaster on Earth travel through space in search of a new home. When after more than a century of travel they reach a planet, arguments break out, some people urging a landing, others wanting to find something better.

ISBN:: 9780312863364
Length:: 254 pages

Genres: science fiction

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