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Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. THE WORLD SWAPPERS, First Book Publication, PAPERBACK ORIGINAL.Both sides feature distinctive cover art painted by the famous science fiction illustrator Ed Valigursky. Light reading crease, very minor wear along spine edge, else a near fine, tight copy. While two very different men -- Counce, who has strange powers and a formidable intellect, and Bassett, a master of money, finance, and business -- are locked in a battle for supremacy over the inhabited worlds of the galaxy, an unknown threat to their power lurks in the shadows: secretive aliens who have a takeover plan of their own. John Brunner delivers fast action as a galaxy-size drama and cosmic surprises unfold one after another, leading to a heart-pounding climax. SIEGE OF THE UNSEEN, First Book edition. Ace D-391 [.35 cover price]. (While the 1959 Ace Double is the first standalone book publication, the story technically appeared in print 13 years prior under a different title. It was originally published as a two-part magazine serial titled "The Chronicler" in the October and November 1946 issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine). Michael Slade, a young businessman who discovers a vestigial third eye on his forehead after a severe car crash. Slade realizes the hidden third eye pulses with light. By undergoing specialized eye therapy and relaxation techniques, he learns to use it, curing his normal astigmatism and gaining the ability to perceive and transport himself to an alternate plane of existence that exists right alongside Earth. Valigursky, Ed (illustrator). Book. …

First Edition. Condition: vg++/vg+. vg++ with vg+ dw scarce 1st Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd 1976 edition hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.