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Calculated risk

by Charles Eric Maine
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Description

From the devastated radio-active world of the future, Phil, a scientist, and Kay, his mistress, planned an escape back to the middle of the twentieth century. The risk was undeniable, but the calculations were precise. Nothing had been overlooked - except the one point of detail that was to lead inevitably to the greatest horror of all...

What it’s like

ThemePost-Apocalyptic FantasyTime TravelCosmic DreadMan-Made Horror
HorrorTerrifying

Details

First published
1960
Pages
191
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Language
English
Series
Standalone

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