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Past Master
Published 1968 by Ace Books · 191 pages
Hugo · 1969
FinalistNebula · 1969
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Hugo 19695 finalists
Nebula 19697 finalists
R. A. Lafferty on these ballots
4 award entries · 3 books · 0 wins · 1969–1972
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Synopsis
On the utopian planet Astrobe, citizens are mysteriously abandoning paradise for the horrific slums of Cathead, and the ruling elite decide that only one man can solve the crisis: Sir Thomas More, plucked from 16th-century England via time travel. More quickly discovers that Astrobe's perfection masks a sinister reality.
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