Burn
by James Patrick Kelly
Publisher: ManyBooks 2006
ISBN/ASIN: 1892391279
Number of pages: 160
Description:
Simplicity ain't what it used to be. The tiny planet of Morobe's Pea has been sold, and the new owner has a few ideas. He has renamed it Walden, and voluntary simplicity is now the rule. It will become a rural paradise for everyone who embraces Thoreau's philosophy. But the previous tenants have their own ideas.
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