The Quest

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Overview:

Title: The Quest
Author: Kit Reed
Year: 1960
Type: Short Fiction

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Fantastic Universe, January 1960 (Unknown, Kit Reed, Great American Publications, Inc., $0.35, 132 pages, pulp, MAGAZINE)
Unknown. Mercenaries of Tomorrow (Unknown, Kit Reed, Critic's Choice, ISBN-10: 0931773415, $2.95, xi+372 pages, Paperback, Anthology)