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The Ragged Astronauts

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

Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book (nominee)
Hugo Best Novel (nominee)
British Fantasy Society 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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