WORLD'S END
by Vinge, Joan D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with cloth slipcase which has some fade to the edges. (20021)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Bluejay Books Inc., [1984]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with cloth slipcase which has some fade to the edges. (20021). Octavo, cloth. One of 750 numbered copies signed by Vinge. Volume 2 of the Snow Queen saga. "The story is Vinge's exploration of the "heart of darkness." In wandering through both the physical wasteland of World's End and his own psychological wasteland, BZ [Gundhlinu] searches for his sanity and saves his soul. This, like THE SNOW QUEEN is a renewal story." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers (4th ed.), pp. 965-968. See Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1189. Hartwell, 200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20021
- Title
- WORLD'S END
- Author
- Vinge, Joan D
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with cloth slipcase which has some fade to the edges. (20021)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bluejay Books Inc.
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- [1984]
- Keywords
- Signed . SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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