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A man tumbles through wild surf, half drowned, to collapse on a moonlit beach. He awakens in a surreal landscape of savage beauty, with no memory of who he is or where he came from. He knows only that the woman who washed ashore with him disappeared sometime in the night. Aided by strange tribesmen, he journeys to the cove of the spine kings, a brutal race that has enslaved the woman and several of the tribesmen. So begins his quest to seek out the identity and the fate of the woman whose hold on his imagination is both unfathomable and unshakable. Haunting and lyrical, filled with uncommon beauty and terrible peril, this luminous short work from one of science fiction's most respected talents confirms his reputation for brilliance and for the unexpected.
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Kim Stanley Robinson, justly famous for his science fiction, has created a mesmerizing fantasy work in A Short, Sharp Shock. Each brief chapter (with evocative titles such as "Beauty Is the Promise of Happiness") explores a little further along the path of the amnesiac protagonist, Thel. Thel finds himself on an amazing world, which has just one narrow ridge of land encircling the globe, with endless ocean on either side. And Thel is on a quest, searching for the woman who was with him when he first awakened, but who was taken by the murderous spine kings. In his travels along the ribbon of land, Thel encounters exotic local peoples and their legends of the origin of the world, and learns more about his companions and himself. Robinson's imagination is far-ranging and he has a pointed way with words: in a scene where Thel is slowly pushed through a magical mirror, Robinson's evocation of pain is unforgettable. A Short, Sharp Shock is guaranteed to haunt the reader for a long time. --Blaise Selby
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‘IF I HAD TO CHOOSE ONE WRITER WHOSE WORK WILL SET THE STANDARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD BE KIM STANLEY ROBINSON’
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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Fenner, Arnie (illustrator). Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed on the half title page by Robinson. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168937). Signed. Seller Inventory # 168937
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fenner, Arnie (illustrator). 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Signed By The Author On The Half-Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 029847
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Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fenner, Arnie (illustrator). 1st Edition. Limited Signed Slipcase Edition No. 22 of 500 w/ signatures of both author and illustrator. Clean, bright and tight in untorn dustwrapper with only minor shelfwear to slipcase. a lovely item. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 640570
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A Short, Sharp Shock
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Hardback: 8¾" x 5¾". Condition: Fine: Very small signs of wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cover Art: Arnie Fenner / Illustrations: Arnie Fenner (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 1990: A stand-alone novel by Kim Stanley Robinson. 1st edition, 1st printing:- Synopsis: With 'A Short, Sharp Shock, Kim Stanley Robinson has turned his hand to the surreal. With the conviction of a persistent, recurring, unwelcome dream, the story is propelled from surprise to surmise to disillusionment to satisfaction to utter mystification. Incorporating erotic symbolism fraught with quasi-Freudian overtones and social contrivances invested with Jungian implications, Robinson has created a modern mythological playground for the twentieth century imagination. This hypnotic novel is more than just another spiritual quest for identity. With an urgency reminiscent of Philip K Dick, the ambiguous nature of reality itself is both central and inseparable from the protagonist's own personal search for meaning and understanding. Along the way, bizarre and colorful imagery and iconography are the order of the day, and moments of stability are unsustainable in the face of treachery and collusion among the elements of the physical environment as well as characters with secret agendas and unknown motivation:- (original cost £18.00). Seller Inventory # 12.016.00041