The Helix and the Sword

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Overview:

Title: The Helix and the Sword
Author: John C. McLoughlin
Year: 1983
ISBN-10: 0385173121
Publisher: Doubleday
Price: $13.95
Pages: xxiv+234
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Helix and the Sword
Notes: Publication date from publisher's review slip. Publication month also on inside back flap of dustjacket. Cover design credited on inside back flap of dustjacket. First Edition stated on copyright page. Gutter code "Y28" on page 234 indicating early July, 1983 printing date. Pages [213] through 234 are a glossary. Pages xiii and xiv are simple diagrams of the solar system presumably by the author.