Condition: Acceptable. Page edges discolored. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as:
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First Ace printing: August, 1973
Cover art: Thomas Upshur
Blurb: “Troubleshooter for European space Dag Fletcher was involved in the mystery as soon as the Interstellar Two Nine disappeared in the gravisphere of Bromius.
There must have been more to the loss of the starship than navigational error or mechanical failure.
The Bromusians were such a cheerful and® sociable race that it seemed incredible they might be involved in interplanetary intrigue. But what was the purpose of the strange island Fletcher found?
He learned that answer soon enough. A barbaric ritual was enacted periodically there, a ritual that disciosed facets of the Bromusian personality successfally hide den from their galactic neighbors and as old as time-a barbaric ritual that this time would have Fletcher as its object....”