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Phoenix in the Ashes Summary & Study Guide Description
Phoenix in the Ashes Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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As in Psion (1982), the main theme of Phoenix in the Ashes is communication as a means of ending isolation. Hoffmann the helicopter pilot is a loner, tolerated by his employers because he is their best prospector for abandoned cities which can be mined for raw materials such as metal and other minerals. Hoffmann talks to himself both because he does not really like any of his employers and because he spends long hours...
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