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image: Class Notes headlineArsen Pankovich, X'64, I Died In Rio (A. Pankovich Publishers). In this science-fiction novel, Earth nears collision with an enormous celestial body called the Demon. As scientists attempt to destroy or deflect the approaching Demon, the people of Earth try to resolve their differences and work together for survival.

David Ray, AB'52, AM'57, HeartStones: New and Selected Poems (Micawber Fine Editions). The latest collection of Ray's poetry.

Anne F. Spackman, AB'95, The Last Paradise (1stbooks.com). This second installment in a science-fiction series is set in the far future and concerns explorers from an alien civilization who come to Earth. Spackman broaches ideas of damnation and redemption, the consequences of immortality and genetic manipulation, and the origins of humanity.

Robert Rawdon Wilson, AB'56, AM'58, Boundaries and Other Fictions (University of Alberta Press). Wilson's collection of short fiction deals with crossing boundaries--actual, fantastic, geographic, cultural, sexual, political, and narrative.

William S. Zaferson, AM'65, The Songs of the Muses For Gods and Men (William S. Zaferson). Zaferson's poems offer principles to help states and families live in health and harmony.

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