SCIENCE FICTION-SIXTY MILLION MILES FROM EARTH,EMBROILED IN ALL THE PERILS OF FIRST CONTACT WITH ALIEN LIFE FORMS,ASTRONAUTS HAVEN'T MUCH TIME FOR POLITICIANS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS OFICERS.BACK ON EARTH, THOUGH,FIRST CONTACT IS BEING RELAYED TO A BREATHLESSLY WAITING PUBLIC,AND MUCH OF WHAT THE ASTRONAUTS MUST DO AND SAY IS COMING THROUGH LIVE-TO THE TOTAL DISMAY OF MILITARY BRASS AND POLITICAL BIGWIGS,WHOSE PASSION FOR SECRECY ABOUT ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A CRISIS IS MATCHED ONLY BY SKILLED ABILITY TO DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION WHICH PAINTS THEIR ROLE IN A ROSY HUE.DEFINITELY THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR HEROIC ASTRONAUTS TO REACT TO A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AND HOSTILE ALIENS IN A HOSTILE FASHION.OR AT LEAST NOT PUBLICLY.THE TROUBLE IS,THE ALIENS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
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Seller: HPB-Movies, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
mass_market. Condition: Very Good. Dean Ellis (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_445236545
Seller: Stuart W. Wells III, Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dean Ellis (illustrator). First Edition. Cover art by Dean Ellis. Inscribed "Best Wishes, James White" on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 009849
Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, United Kingdom
Paperback original. Dean Ellis (illustrator). First American edition (& 1st printing). SF novel, first published in hardcover by Rapp & Whiting in 1968. ''First printing, September 1970'' on copyright page. Cover art by Dean Ellis. Touch of browning along edges of inner covers, else a fine (unread) copy. Seller Inventory # 48919
Seller: The Book Re-View, Orillia, ON, Canada
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Dean Ellis (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 43756
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dean Ellis (illustrator). First edition. Ballantine book number 02016 with 95¢ cover price. Referenced in Barron; Anatomy of Wonder [1987], 4-594. Cover art by Dean Ellis. Light toning to the pages, else a fine, unread copy. Book. Seller Inventory # 41386