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Shadrach in the Furnace

Robert Silverberg

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Published 1976 by Bobbs-Merrill · 245 pages

Hugo Nominee 1977Nebula Nominee 1977
Science Fiction

Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic 21st century, the aging dictator Genghis Mao rules over a devastated world while his personal physician, Shadrach Mordecai, keeps him alive through extraordinary medical science. As Shadrach uncovers a secret plan to transplant the tyrant's consciousness into his own body, he must decide whether to save himself or continue serving the man who holds civilization together.

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US

ISBN

9780672519932

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