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Dec 20, 2012 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters. In interviews given at the time of publication, steakley is quoted as saying that he wrote the book to explore the combat elements of a starship trooperslike universe. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Anthony trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected english novelists of the victorian era. If armor comprised pages 789 and 2674 in my edition, i. I think youll agree that its a faster way of researching firearms and knives than getting lost in a. Welcome to the bonus download for the writers guide to weapons. The military scifi classic in a striking new packagefelix is an earth soldier, encased in special body armor designed to withstand earths most implacable, isbn 9780886773687 buy the armor ebook.
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