THE YEAR OF THE LOCUSTS. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn but author's recognisable handwritten black ink signature - without dedication- to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt black background with glossy,overlaid red+green colour illustration detail of locust's hind wing to front of dw/dj,with capitalised,matt white-lettered and author name and an oval gilt fingerprint with capitalised white lettered credit for 'I AM PILGRIM' title by same author,.ing illustrated adhesive label title+author name to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title and author name as front's and publisher's white illustrated+lettered colophon and name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with similar coloured but matt printed locust wing illustration,and capitalised white-lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting ; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent,metallic red gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,a red headband, and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st edn,5-662pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 and an Epilogue comprising 63, 56, 66, and 87 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] dw/dj b/w design repeated to half-title page,author SIGNED title page,a dedication page with an epigram to its verso,a separator page,individual similarly b/w illustrated Pts+Epilogue separator pages,and to the rear,author's potted biography. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults. Terry Hayes's debut masterful thriller 'I Am Pilgrim' was the recipient of countless accolades.Now, with The Year of the Locust', Hayes has penned a breathtaking story about cutting-edge science,a government conspiracy,and one man's desperate attempt to unravel it all.
Luke Truman is a junior officer on board the USS Leviathan,the most advanced and powerful warship ever built.It is an eight-hundred-foot-long submarine which,among its vast array of weaponry and secret systems,boasts a top secret cloaking technology. Bending light around objects to render them invisible, it is the hottest military research innovation not just in the US,but throughout the world. Now the time has come for the first large-scale trial of its effectiveness. But neither Luke nor the United States government realizes the astonishing forces this experiment will unleash. What Luke discovers on board the "Leviathan "is that the future of our world is at a deadly tipping point and that only he will be able to stop the cascade of events which are leading them all inexorably towards doom. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **