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The Escape Orbit
Published 1965 by Ace Books · 188 pages
Nebula · 1966
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2 award entries · 2 books · 0 wins · 1962–1966
Synopsis
Captured human soldiers are dumped on an uninhabited planet by their insectoid enemies and left to survive without weapons or tools, guarded by an orbiting alien ship. When high-ranking Sector Marshal Warren arrives, he must unite the fractured prisoner society to mount a breakout.
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