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    Between the Dark and the Daylight
    Between the Dark and the Daylight
    Between the Dark and the Daylight
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    Between the Dark and the Daylight

    By Algis Budrys

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    Trapped in a protective underground world made of reinforced concrete they can here their enemies chipping away at their walls day after day, year after year, eventually they will get through, then what happens? Algis Budrys was the Hugo and Nebula award nominated author of Rogue Moon and Michaelmas.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilder Publications, Inc.
    Release dateJun 16, 2020
    ISBN9781515445784
    Between the Dark and the Daylight
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    Algis Budrys

    Algis Budrys (1931–2008) was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, where his father served in the Lithuanian diplomatic corps. The family came to the United States when Budrys was five years old. A Renaissance man, he wrote stories and novels, and was an editor, critic, and reviewer, a teacher of aspiring writers, and a publisher. In the 1960s Budrys worked in public relations, advertising products such as pickles, tuna fish, and four-wheel-drive vehicles. His science fiction novels include Rogue Moon, Hard Landing, Falling Torch, and many others. His Cold War science fiction thriller Who? was adapted for the screen, and he received many award nominations for his work. Budrys was married to his wife, Edna, for almost fifty-four years.  

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