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Disappearing act

Disappearing act

by Margaret Ball

FictionLife on other planetsPolitical corruptionSpace stationsWomen
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FictionLife on other planetsPolitical corruptionSpace stationsWomenScience fiction

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Margaret Ball
Margaret Ball

7 November, 1947

Margaret Elizabeth Ball is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and historical novels. Under the pseudonym of Catherine Lyndell, she has also written romance. Ball has a B.A. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas. A former Fulbright scholar and UCLA professor, she devotes her time to fabric arts and embeadery. - Wikipedia

Author

Margaret Ball

Pages

313

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

2

Language

English

Publisher

Baen

ISBN

9781416520917

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