Thirst!

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Overview:

Title: Thirst!
Author: Charles Eric Maine
Year: 1978
ISBN-10: 0441806767
Publisher: Charter
Price: $1.95
Pages: 250
Binding: Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: Thirst!
Notes:
No printing stated. Undated, but mentions Sphere 1977 publication so must be after that. There's a listing for this pub in Locus #215 (October 1978) as received in July 1978.