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by Samuel R. Delany


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A, B, C: Three Short Novels contains the first three novels of Samuel R. Delany's long and illustrious career.

The Jewels of Aptor is a science-fantasy story about a seafaring quest that sets out to find powerful magic jewels on a mystical, forbidden island where unimaginable danger lies. The Ballad of Beta-2 is about a future academic searching for the true story behind an interstellar voyage, a journey over multiple generations that ended in tragedy. They Fly at iron is a fantasy about the clash between a marauding army and a peaceful village at the foot of a mountain from which a race of winged people oversees both sides. Presenting these three novels in this omnibus volume for the first time, along with a new foreword and afterword by the author, A, B, C showcases Delany's masterful storytelling ability and deep devotion to his craft.

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  • Title A, B, C: Three Short Novels: The Jewels of Aptor, the Ballad of Beta-2, They Fly at Ciron
  • Author Samuel R. Delany
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York, NY
  • Date 2015-07
  • ISBN 9781101911426 / 1101911425
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 1.1 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Islands
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.54

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Citations

  • Asimov's Science Fiction, 02/01/2016, Page 110
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/01/2015, Page 0

About the author

Samuel Delany's stories are available in Aye, and Gomorrah and Other Stories (science fiction and fantasy) and Atlantic: Three Tales (experimental fiction). His works have won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, and his novel Dark Reflections was a Stonewall Honor Book in 2008. He has been inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and received the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master of Science Fiction Award. His novels include science fiction works such as Nova, Dhalgren, The Fall of the Towers, Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection; also the four-volume fantasy series Return to NevrYon. He is the author of several other novels and works of nonfiction. He lives in New York City and has recently retired after 16 years of teaching creative writing at Temple University.
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