The human race, now infertile, fights to maintain its identity when the alien species, Oankali, offers to trade genetic material and bioengineering at the price of metamorphosing a new kind of being
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Known for her African-American feminist perspective, the author presents the first installment of a trilogy exploring the death of the earth as we know it and the advent of interbreeding between humans and extraterrestrials. Reissue.
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Seller: Else Fine Booksellers, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
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Seller: Zed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing. 8vo. 264 pp. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Mild wear to corners and spine ends. Jacket slightly rubbed and wrinkled at extremities. Jacket illustrated by Enric Torres-Prat. Seller Inventory # h01118
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover with dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. First printing. Copyright 1987 with complete number line to 1. 264pp. Previous owner's initials on front endpaper (singular blemish). Navy quarter-cloth with gold spine titles, teal boards show minimal wear. Book is minutely shelf-cocked. Pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is covered with protective mylar, shows minimal edge wear, excellent condition. Binding is tight, hinges strong. APPEARS UNREAD.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Seller Inventory # 142210280012
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
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