Stephen Goldin originally wrote a long novel called "Scavenger Hunt," but Laser Books didn't want to publish a book that long. Instead, Goldin was asked to break the book into 2 parts, and to make the parts look independent of one another. This volume is actually only the second half of the full story, and was given a false beginning to make it appear as though it starts here, The story actually starts in the book "Scavenger Hunt." A later edition of Scavenger Hunt integrates the complete story in one volume.
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Stephen Goldin originally wrote a long novel called "Scavenger Hunt," but Laser Books didn't want to publish a book that long. Instead, Goldin was asked to break the book into 2 parts, and to make the parts look independent of one another. This volume is actually only the second half of the full story, and was given a false beginning to make it appear as though it starts here, The story actually starts in the book "Scavenger Hunt." A later edition of Scavenger Hunt integrates the complete story in one volume.