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Rogue Moon

Name: Rogue Moon
Rating: 3.48 (3301 reviews)
Author: Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys January 1, 1960

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Shortlisted for the 1961 Hugo Award, Rogue Moon is the disquieting and story of what happens when monstrous scientific ambition is matched by human obsession. The moon had finally been reached, and on it was found the most terrifying structure, that killed men over and over again, in torturous, unfathomable ways.

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