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A Paradigm of Earth
by Candas Jane Dorsey
ISBN: 0312877978
ISBN-13: 9780312877972
Format: Paperback
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Summary
After the death of her parents, social worker Morgan Shelby inherits a mansion in Canada. Soon after moving there, she turns the massive home into a boarding house taking in an ever changing stream of bizarre guests. The strangest one, though, comes in the form of an androgynous alien that Morgan has been contracted by the government to help acclimatize to life on Earth.
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"Angst, aliens, death, politics, sexuality, experience, and the elusive nature of the soul, all come together in a whole which transcends its parts, to reveal the complexity and strangeness of a world which its inhabitants tend to take for granted. And this places A PARADIGM OF EARTH in one of science fiction's best traditions: providing a means of understanding the ongoing mystery of ourselves." -- Faren Miller
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 368
Publisher's Notes
In a not-too-distant future dominated by political and social conservatism, a household of politcal outcasts in a midwestern Canadian city is turned upside down by the arrival of a humanoid alien infant whose coming is marked by fierce government surveillance. By the author of Black Wine. Reprint.
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A Paradigm of Earth
Dorsey, Candas Jane
Tor Books. PAPERBACK. 0312877978 Very good clean condition, with very minor general wear, very clean inside . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by FatCityBooks.com (United States)
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TOR. Softcover. New - Brand New - . Candas Jane Dorsey's first novel, the fantasy Black Wine, won three significant awards and got enthusiastic reviews across the United States and Canada. Now Dorsey returns with a literary SF parable about a woman named Morgan and her offbeat household. In the near future, when political and social conservatism dominate society, Morgan inherits a big, century-old mansion in a prairie city and moves there to rebuild her life. She fills the house with sexual misfits and political outcasts, in a sense, orphans like herself. But the final tenant is one she never could have imagined: an alien child. <P> "This tale of growth and discovery by the author of Black Wine pays tribute to such SF classics as Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land and the philosophical novels of Theodore Sturgeon."--Library Journal ISBN: 0312877978. ( more information) Offered by Love For Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2002. Fine. No Jacket as Issued TRADE PAPERBACK. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.. 1ST TRADE PAPERBACK REVIEW COPY. WRAPPERS. Fine/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Stephen Chapman, Bookseller (United States)
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NY: Tom Doherty Assoc., 2001. 366 pp. Cover edges sl. curled. Binding tight, text clean.. First Trade Pb Ptg.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Paperback Recycler (United States)
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Tor Books. PAPERBACK. 0312877978 First Edition, First Printing New Paperback. Minor wear. . New. ( more information) Offered by The Book Fiend (United States)
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Tor Books; New York. 2002. First Trade Paperback Edition. Softcover. Trade PB; First Printing; New book. ; ; 9 1/4 x 6 1/16"; 368 pp . ( more information) Offered by Brick Road Books (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2002. This is a science fiction parable about a woman named Morgan and her offbeat household. In the near future, when political and social conservatism dominate society, Morgan inherits a big, century-old mansion in a prairie city and moves there to rebuild her life. She fills the house with misfits and political outcasts - in a sense, orphans like herself. But the final tenant is one she never could have imagined: An alien child. Publisher's Weekly said of this book: "Dorsey has produced a powerful character study filled with color and highly emotive language. . . .Morgan's development from a depressed, hollow shell of a person to someone who can both love and be loved is detailed with impressive skill. Those interested in gender and feminism, as well as fans of thoughtful, emotion-centered SF, have a treat in store." 366 pages including acknowledgments. The front cover has a crease on it.. ISBN: 0312877978. First Trade Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FICTION SCIENCE EMOTIONS ALIEN CHILD. ( more information) Offered by Nan's Book Shop (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2002. Slightly rubbed at extremities else clean, straight and tight.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Pictorial Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Athena's Book Shop (United States)
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Tor Books. PAPERBACK. 0312877978 First Edition AND First Printing; Gift-Quality book; . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Taryn's Books, Inc. (United States)
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Tor, 2002. Later Edition. Trade Paperback (i.e. 5-6" by 8-9" softcover). New (Condition varies from Fine to Near Fine. Please inquire as to specific condition)/N/A (volume is softcover). Keywords: Novel ( more information) Offered by Borderlands Books (United States)
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Tor Books. New; May have light shelf wear and ink mark (remainder mark) on outer edge. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! 2002. Paperback. 0.87 x 9.13 x 6.14 Inches; 368 pages . ( more information) Offered by E & A DISCOUNT (United States)
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