Prior Restraint

Prior Restraint

Infobox short story |
name = Prior Restraint
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author = Orson Scott Card
country = United States
language = English
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published_in = "Maps in a Mirror"
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publisher = Tor Books
media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pub_date = 1990
english_pub_date =
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"Prior Restraint" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection "Maps in a Mirror".

Plot summary

ee also

*List of works by Orson Scott Card
*Orson Scott Card

External links

* [http://www.hatrack.com The official Orson Scott Card website]


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