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Corrupting Dr. Nice
by John Kessel
ISBN: 0312861168
ISBN-13: 9780312861162
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
This clever mix of dry satire and broad farce is a fairly faithful SF homage to Preston Sturges's 1941 film THE LADY EVE. Genevieve Faison and her father August are con artists in the 21st century-and pretty much in every other century, too, as time travel has become a popular tourist attraction. A major part of her stock-in-trade consists of getting men into sexually (and financially) compromising positions, and so Genevieve has worked hard not to mix business with pleasure. But then she makes the mistake of falling in love with the Faisons' next mark, the socially inept and extremely wealthy scientist, Dr. Owen Vannice, who is attempting to smuggle a Cretaceous-era dinosaur back to his home time period.
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"Riotous, mordant satire."
-- Kirkus
"...there is no doubt that Kessel's novel is the most deft, most entertaining and politically savvy time-travel novel of the '90s. Kessel, whose humor...can sometimes become labored beneath the weight of his other concerns, manages this time to pull everything off at once." -- Gregory Feeley
-- Washington Post Book World
"Social commentary is too tame a term for Kessel's caustic, cautionary and endlessly entertaining examination of the modern human condition. Kessel's writing, which recalls the best of such cutting-edge authors as Norman Spinrad and Philip K. Dick, while retaining its own acidic elegance of style, is nothing less than brilliant."
-- Austin American-Statesman
"Kessel's comic timing is perfect, and 'Corrupting Dr. Nice' is suffused with gentle good humor. Kessel treats his characters with warmth and compassion even while he's putting them through the ringer." -- Daniel Marcus
-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"I have a vision of someone buying this book for its 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur cover, being swept away by its romantic comedy, but emerging from the experience of reading it thinking, ever so slightly, that our actions have consequences. Surely that is a desirable effect of one's consumption of an artifact, and a worthwhile task for an artifact to achieve before it consumes itself." -- F. Brett Cox
-- New York Review of Science Fiction
"'Corrupting Dr. Nice' is speculative farce at its best, layering conventional sci-fi elements with wicked satire. Read it now before the Neo-Victorians come back and take it away."
-- Rapport
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.75 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 316
Publisher's Notes
Dr. Vannice is young and very, very rich. He's just spent a year in the Cretaceous era, and is returning UpTime with a living baby dinosaur. Genevieve and August are con artists, working across time. When they arrive on the transtemporal stage at the Jerusalem 42 C.E. Hilton at the same moment as the famous "Dr. Nice" and his dinosaur, they know an opportunity when they see it. But nothing goes as planned: Genevieve finds herself actually falling in love with Vannice, while Vannice finds himself falling in with the revolutionary plans of the Nazarene's disciples to drive out the exploitive cross-time corporations.
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Tor Books. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1996 Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.. First Edition. BOARDS. Fine/Fine. Illus. by JACKET ART BY PETER BOLLINGER. ( more information) Offered by Stephen Chapman, Bookseller (United States)
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N.Y.: Tor, 1997. First edition, first printing. Fine in Fine DJ.. ISBN: 0-312-86116-8. First Edition. Hard Cover. Science Fiction. ( more information) Offered by Christine Kovach, Bookseller (United States)
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New York: Tom Doherty/ TOR, 1997. Black paper boards with gilt lettering on spine. DJ has bumping to corners and light curling to edges, minimal rubbing to cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Book Press (United States)
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Tor Books, Feb-97. First edition/Ex-library. Hardcover. Very good. Dustjacket protected with slipcover, in excellent condition. Clean text. Stamp on top edge. Amazon: In John Kessel's world, time travel has given humanity a great gift: the ability to exploit an almost infinite number of alternate pasts. And exploit it they have. Sightseeing tours to the crucifixion and front row seats at Caesar's assassinat ISBN: 0312861168. ( more information) Offered by Bizarre Books & Music (United States)
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NY: Tor, 1997. First edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Dust jacket has 1" closed tear at lower corner. Time-traveling swindlers in a humerous science fiction novel. ( more information) Offered by Old Algonquin Books (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1997 1st ed. Fine in Fine dj. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by b brown and Associates (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1997 Signed first edition of tis comedic sci-fi novel of time-travel, ancient Rome, and dinosaurs. Kessel has signed the book on the title page. 316 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tor Books (ISBN 0312861168). 1997 stated first edition (with "1" in copyright page consecutive number line). Book: Very good. Clean and tight. No remainder marks. Not ex-library. Bumped at spine ends. Dust Jacket: Very good. Unclipped. Mild wear at corners. Box 6.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Noah's Collectibles (United States)
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New York: Tor Books, 1997. 1st edition, 1st printing. With corresponding number line. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed All-ways fast service. Thanks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by All-Ways Fiction (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1997. Brodart dust jacket. 'Take a pair of time-hopping con artists looking for their next mark. Add a naive and incredibly rich young scientist to be fleeced. Stir together in the volatile political atmosphere of Roman-occupied Jerusalem at the time of the Crucifixion. The result: a wickedly entertaining blend of screwball comedy and biting satire from one of science fiction's most honored authors.". First Tor Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Illus. by Peter Bollinger. ( more information) Offered by Margie's Book Mania (United States)
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New York: Tor Books, 1997. Unread. In a clear protective mylar cover. A unique blend of screwball comedy and drama as a pair of con artists look for their next mark in this hilarious adventure novel of time-travel , ancient Rome, and dinosaurs.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by Nothing Like A Good Book (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1997. New. Dust jacket covered with Brodart 'just-a-fold' 1.5 mil jacket.. 1st Edition, 1st Impression. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by A.B.Normal Books (United States)
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