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Orcs on Mars: Historical Fiction and the Short Story

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Orcs on Mars: Historical Fiction and the Short Story. / Green, George.
In: Short Fiction in Theory and Practice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 03.2011, p. 59-71.

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Green, G 2011, 'Orcs on Mars: Historical Fiction and the Short Story', Short Fiction in Theory and Practice, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 59-71. https://doi.org/10.1386/fict.1.1.59_1

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Green G. Orcs on Mars: Historical Fiction and the Short Story. Short Fiction in Theory and Practice. 2011 Mar;1(1):59-71. doi: 10.1386/fict.1.1.59_1

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Green, George. / Orcs on Mars : Historical Fiction and the Short Story. In: Short Fiction in Theory and Practice. 2011 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 59-71.

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