OTHERNESS
by DAVID BRIN
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1857232070
- ISBN 13
- 9781857232073
- Seller
-
THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: ORBIT. Science fiction short story collection. Ex-library book. Dust jacket appears to have been pasted to the front and back boards of the book. Part of the front flap of the DJ has been cut out, the remainder has been stuck on to the pastedown(on the reverse of the front board). No back flap. Area of surface damage and a sticker on the pastedown. Residue of issuing form and a bar code sticker on the front endpaper. Classification sticker on the exterior spine. Slight wear on board edges. Stamps(including withdrawn stamp) on title page). Stamp on copyright page. Tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Overall a sound robust book, suitable as a reading copy but not collectible. Location: SB5H . Good. Hardcover. First UK EDITION. 1994.
Synopsis
From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays of the near and distant future, as humans and aliens encounter the secrets of the cosmos--and of their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool" a woman discovers that her baby has been called upon to work while still in the womb. In "NatuLife" a married couple finds their relationship threatened by the wonders of sex by simulation. In "Sshhh . . . " the arrival of benevolent aliens on Earth leads to frenzy, madness . . . and unimaginable joy. In "Bubbles" a sentient starcraft reaches the limits of the universe--and dares to go beyond. These are but a few of the challenging speculations in Otherness, from the pen of an author whose urgent and compelling imaginative fiction challenges us to wonder at the shape and the nature of the universe--as well as at its future.From the Paperback edition.
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- Seller
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005253
- Title
- OTHERNESS
- Author
- DAVID BRIN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK EDITION
- ISBN 10
- 1857232070
- ISBN 13
- 9781857232073
- Publisher
- ORBIT
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
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THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
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