Patricia Anthony (1947–2013)
Forfatter af Cold Allies
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Værker af Patricia Anthony
The Dark at the Corner of the Eye {short story} 2 eksemplarer
PRICAI 2012 : Trends in artificial intelligence ; 12th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence,… (2012) 2 eksemplarer
The Deer Lake Sightings 1 eksemplar
Double, Double Silicon Trouble 1 eksemplar
The Timeless Institute 1 eksemplar
Blue Woofers {short story} 1 eksemplar
Animals Grow 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 16, No. 8 [July 1992] (1992) — Bidragyder — 11 eksemplarer
Urania Millemondinverno 1991 — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Kanonisk navn
- Anthony, Patricia
- Juridisk navn
- Anthony, Patricia Marie
- Fødselsdato
- 1947-03-29
- Dødsdag
- 2013-08-02
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Erhverv
- teacher
writer
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Patricia Anthony 1947-2013 i Science Fiction Fans (september 2013)
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- 16
- Also by
- 6
- Medlemmer
- 1,159
- Popularitet
- #22,170
- Vurdering
- 3.4
- Anmeldelser
- 25
- ISBN
- 42
- Sprog
- 4
- Udvalgt
- 2
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