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Budrys was one of the few writers who managed to carve out a successful role as an influential critic and editor alongside his fiction writing

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Algis Budrys SF Gateway Omnibus: The Iron Thorn, Michaelmas, Hard Landing Children - Fiction & Literature Ayahuasca is an alkaloid-rich psychoactiveFrom the vaults of SF gateway, the most comprehensive digital library classic SFF titles ever assembled, comes an ideal introduction to the works Acclaimed author, Algis Budrys. Budrys was one of the few writers who managed to carve out a successful role as an influential critic and editor alongside his fiction writing. This omnibus collects three of his later works: The Iron Thorn, Michaelmas, and Hard Landing.