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Frontera
Published 1984 by Baen Books · 232 pages
Nebula · 1985
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2 award entries · 2 books · 0 wins · 1985–1989
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Synopsis
After governments collapse and corporations take power, Houston's Pulsystems sends an expedition to the lost Martian colony of Frontera. The crew finds the colonists alive and learns that Earth's corporate rulers are competing to control their discovery.
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