WHEN GRAVITY FAILS by Effinger, George Alec - 1987

In a futuristic Middle East, plug-ins can turn anyone into a killer in this "wry and black and savage" Nebula and Hugo award finalist (George R. R. Martin).Set in a high-tech near future featuring an ascendant Muslim world and divided Western superpowers, this cult classic takes us into a world with mind- or mood-altering drugs for any purpose, brains enhanced by electronic hardware with plug-in memory additions and modules offering the wearer new personalities, and bodies shaped to perfection by surgery. Marid Audran, an unmodified and fairly honest street hustler, lives in a decadent Arab ghetto, the Budayeen, and holds on tight to his cherished independence.Then, against his best instincts, he becomes involved in a series of inexplicable murders. Some seem like routine assassinations, carried out with an old-fashioned handgun by a man wearing a plug-in James Bond persona; others, involving whores, feature prolonged torture and horrible mutilations. Soon the problem comes to the attention of… Read More

Hardcover. Good – Used. DJ has some shelf wear.

UsedAcceptable. The item is fairly worn but still readable. The book may have some cosmetic wear (i.e. creased spine/cover, scratches, curled corners, folded pages, sunburn, stains, water damage, bent, torn, damaged binding, dent). - The dust jacket if present, may be marked, and have considerable heavy wear. – The book might be ex-library copy, and may have the markings and stickers associated from the library - The book may have considerable highlights/notes/underlined pages but the text is legible - Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included - Safe and Secure Mailer - No Hassle Return

Arbor House, 1987. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. first printing

HarperCollins Publishers, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Arbor House, 1987. 290 pages. 1st Ed Thus. Blue Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover.

New York: Arbor House Pub Co, 1987. Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Full number line. The text block is solid and square but has staining on top of text block and slightly down into the front though the spine is tight, boards rigid and tips pointed. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped but has stain around top as well, looks like it was coffee. Looks satisfactory in a shiny new mylar cover.

Brand: Arbor House Pub Co, 0000-00-00. First Ed. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Arbor House, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) ) Slightly smaller book, black spine, blue boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 290 lightly browned pages. DJ beneath mylar has yellow background to front and spine, color-illustration of armed man wearing Arab headdress on front, b/w photo of Effinger wearing Arab headdress. DJ and book, both As New.