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539 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. Orthe Still Bears Traces Of Its Ancient Hi -tech Civilization: Vast Areas Of War Devastated Land Laid Waste Two Millennia Ago When The Dominant Culture, The Golden Witchbreed, Destroyed Themselves.
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Mary Gentle is one of the world's most acclaimed writers of fantasy and science fiction; ASH, the largest single fantasy work ever - longer even than THE LORD OF THE RINGS - combines the authentic details of Bernard Cornwell and the magical storytelling of Terry Goodkind; all editions were Gollancz bestsellers. Mary has a number of academic degrees, including an MA in War Studies, and has hands-on experience of sword-fighting and armour, amongst many other useful talents. She lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
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- PublisherGollancz
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 057503629X
- ISBN 13 9780575036291
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages576
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ancient Light This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780575036291
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780575036291
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Book Description Octavo, boards. First edition. Sequel to GOLDEN WITCHBREED (1983). See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-177. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169187). Seller Inventory # 169187
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Ancient Light by Mary Gentle (First UK Edition) Gollancz File Copy
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Ancient Light by Mary Gentle (First UK Edition) Gollancz File Copy A firm square copy with a small crimp to text block corner. A sharp bright dust jacket. Not price-clipped. First UK Edition. A sequel to Golden Witchbreed. BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX12721-1
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Ancient Light. A Sequel to Golden Witchbreed
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Christopher Brown (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Ex library with usual stamps and defects. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners bruised, contents slightly shaken, slight lean, ffep torn away, not price clipped (£12.95), no personal inscriptions, internally clean, overall a good reading copy. 543pp. In 'Ancient Light', Mary Gentle returns us to the planet Orthe ten years later after the events of 'Golden Witchbreed', this time Christie is an unwilling representative of an Earth company that is looking for the lost technological secrets of the almost extinct Witchbreed race that had destroyed its own civilization in Orthe's distant past, in order to exploit them. Political cohesion has been lost and at the same time, war is developing between two groups on Orthe, worsened by the introduction of high technology weapons. The novel is bleaker in tone than 'Golden Witchbreed'. Characters from that novel are re encountered, older, changed, more cynical, others are dead. Christie experiences visions of the fall of the Golden Empire. She returns to Kasabaarde and discovers the new Hexenmeister is Ruric Orhlandis. Violence and killing spread, eventually in confused fighting in Tathcaer Ruric is killed. Christie buries her and prepares to become Hexenmeister in her stead by means of the memory transfer systems in the Brown Tower. They are destroyed before she can reach Kasabaarde by a vast explosion caused by the release of the Witchbreed weapon known as 'Ancient Light', a destroyer of organic life that leaves only crystal in its wake, leaving her with only partial memories of the lives of previous Hexenmeisters, thus preventing her (seemingly) from continuing their legacy. Seller Inventory # 010364
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Book Description 1st edition. HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 12284
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and clean with a slight lean. Boards sharp and clean. Sharp spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with off white edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels carefully read. Near fine condition. Jacket likewise near fine, glossy with light evidence of handling. Signed and dedicated to the title page. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. The follow up novel to Golden Witchbreed, signed to title page "To Roger / Best wishes / Mary Gentle / '89". Comes with great provenance as this volume was obtained from the estate of Roger Earnshaw, SF collector, well known at British conventions and fandom, who often attended author signings. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 007417
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