Ace, 2000 Book. Illus. by Stabin, Victor. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with number line complete. Light age-related wear on page block edges, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. </b>Presentation copy signed by Stewart and inscribed "For Richard - This rope of sand and water - " on the title page.</b> A clean, square copy without price-clipping or jacket tears. Clean first editions without remainder marks are rare to come by. Thematic sequel to Mockingbird, which was nominated for the 1999 Nebula Award for Best Novel. In the magic infused 21st century, a new wave of magic washes over Galveston giving birth to magical creatures and new gods. "[Stewart] is one of our finest fantasists" - Locus, February 2000. Award History: Co-Winner of the 2001 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (tied with Declare by Dan Simmons). Winner of the 2001 Sunburst Award for best novel-length Canadian literature of the fantastic. Best Novel Nominee for the 2001 Locus Poll Award (lost to The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin)..

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Sean Stewart is the acclaimed author of Galveston, The Night Watch, Clouds End , the New York Times Notable Book Resurrection Man , the Aurora Award-winner Nobody's Son , and the Aurora and Arthur Ellis Award-winning debut Passion Play . He lives in Davis, California, with his wife and two daughters.

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Bookseller: Top Shelf Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004314
Title: GALVESTON (SIGNED)
Author: Stewart, Sean
Illustrator: Stabin, Victor
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0441006868
ISBN 13: 9780441006861
Publisher: Ace
Place of Publication: East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: Sean Stewart, Fantasy
Bookseller catalogs: FANTASY; AWARD WINNERS; SIGNED BOOKS;

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