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Stopping at Slowyear

by Frederik Pohl
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Description

Eager for a home of their own, the crew of Nordvik, an antiquated trading ship, decide to set up camp on Slowyear, a rarely visited planet whose population must live underground during bitter winters lasting five Earth-years.

What it’s like

ThemeSpace FantasyColonizationClaustrophobicFish Out of WaterSurvival vs Civilization

Details

First published
January 1992
Pages
151
Reading time
About 3 hours
Format
Novella
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Spectra
Language
English
ISBN
9780553294873
Series
Standalone

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