The Last Starship from Earth - John Boyd - 1978 Penguins Books Paperback - Peter Cross Cover Alan Grant Blurb: “When the World Security

Blurb: “When the World Security Organization asked Doctor Lockhart to treat their mysterious prisoner

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Joseph Whitehead dared to challenge the dark champion of life's ultimate game

the problems of the very small became largest of all

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The Last Starship from Earth - John Boyd - 1978 Penguins Books Paperback - Peter Cross Cover Alan Grant Blurb: “When the World SecurityCondition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. Cover art: Peter Cross Blurb: In the futuristic society that serves as the setting for this elegantly chilling novel, the State decides whom one will choose as one's mate. In any case, professional boundaries cannot be crossed, and thus the young mathematician Haldane IV cannot fall in love with or marry the girl of his choice, the poet Helix. But as the young couple studies ever more