Chapter 16 “The Anomalies Room” (p. 264)
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The cover pirated the pictures on the Southern pamphlet and headlined a story whose title, “Invasion from Infinity!,” bore witness to a brash disdain of doing right as much as of blithe contempt for having been proved wrong.

— Ken MacLeod

What It Means

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Ken MacLeod

About Ken MacLeod

Ken MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish science-fiction author.