A post-apocalyptic dystopian fable by the acclaimed author of HALF PAST HUMAN, with an introduction by Ken MacLeod
Rorqual Maru was a cyborg - part organic whale, part mechanised ship - and part god. She was a harvester - a vast plankton rake, now without a crop, abandoned by earth society when the seas died. So she selected an island for her grave, hoping to keep her carcass visible for salvage.
Although her long ear heard nothing, she believed that man still lived in his hive. If he should ever return to the sea, she wanted to serve. She longed for the thrill of a human's bare feet touching the skin of her deck. She missed the hearty hails, the sweat and the laughter.
She needed mankind. But all humans were long gone ... or were they?
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A post-apocalyptic dystopian fable by the acclaimed author of HALF PAST HUMAN. Introduction by Ken MacLeod.
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002561739
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 306pp. Light blue cloth covered boards with metallic purple lettering on spine. Light toning to top page edge. Slight rubbing to tail of spine. No inscriptions. Appears unread. Dust jacket is unclipped. Shelf wear on lower edge of dust jacket. Altogether in VG+ condition. Seller Inventory # 002072
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Book Description HARDCOVER. 1st Edition. 8vo in pale blue faux cloth red lettering to spine, 306pp CONDITION: A well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked copy (page-block edges very faintly tanned) in a FINE complete Dust Jacket ] ._ ._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS. Seller Inventory # T204746
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First British Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in light blue cloth boards with purple gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (£3.70) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 306pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light crease to half and full title pages. (55/1). Seller Inventory # ABE-1679325868351
Book Description Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. "Set in the same world as his earlier book HALF PAST HUMAN (1971). The creature of the title is a cyborg, part whale, part machine, which assists human sea dwellers who have escaped from the subterranean hive society which now dominates the planet. Good, imaginative ecology in an interesting story." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 158. 1974 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-41. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#165509). Seller Inventory # 165509