penguin random house michael joseph in association with goldsboro books (4 results)

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condition: New: A new, unread book. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 2021: 1st in the 'Take Them To The Stars' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #265 of 500. Signed to dedicated Title Page by the author. Red sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: Always run. Never fight. Preserve the knowledge. Survive at all costs. Take them to the stars. Germany, 1945. Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent by the OSS to find Wernher von Braun. Her mission: stop the Russians getting hold of Germany's - and the world's - foremost rocket scientists. Von Braun is suspicious. And so he should be. For Mia is no ordinary girl. She only looks human. And helping the Allies win the Second World War is only one part of her plan. Because there's an even darker conflict taking place. A secret struggle thousands of years old. It has engulfed and taken generations of Mia's people. But can the firing of rockets finally bring about its end? Can Mia, as the last of her kind, bring the stars down to Earth? And if she succeeds, what will happen to us?:- Review(s): "'A History Of What Comes Next' is a secret history of our world like no other. It is speculative fiction as rich as 'The Man In The High Castle' and as packed with thrills as 'Ready Player One'" / "The hottest new SF writer of the 21st Century - Robert J Sawyer / "Wry narration, wired action and delicate world-building" - Publishers Weekly:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condition: New: A new, unread book. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 2022: 2nd in the 'Take Them To The Stars' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #335 of 500. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Red sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: The First Rule is the most important: 'Always run, never fight'. For 3000 years Mia's family has shaped Earth's history to push humanity to the stars, making brutal, wrenching choices along the way. And now, in the year of 1968, Mia is on the cusp of destiny, poised to launch the first humans into space. But she cannot take them to the stars, not quite yet. Her adversary is at her heels, the future of the planet is at stake, and obeying the First Rule is no longer an option. For the first time in one hundred generations, Mia will have to choose to stand her ground, knowing that the overwhelming odds mean that she risks not only her bloodline, but also the future of the human race:- Review(s): "Sylvain Neuvel's sci-fi thriller 'Until The Last Of Me' is a fast-paced, utterly gripping alternate history of the 1960s space race in which the struggle isn't to be the first to the stars - but the last one standing" / "There's real cleverness at work here" - The Times / "The hottest new SF writer of the 21st Century - Robert J Sawyer:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condition: New: A new, unread book. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Cover Art: Paul Sizer (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 2023: 3rd in the 'Take Them To The Stars' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing in association with Goldsboro Books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition - #334 of 500. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Black sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- Synopsis: Aster believes she is a normal teenage girl - she is very wrong. Aster barely escapes with her life when her adoptive father is killed in a shooting. Suddenly finding herself under the protection of a special US military unit, she learns that blood tests indicate that she's not even human. Unsure who or what she might be - or if any of this is true - Aster's first instinct is to flee. Unfortunately, she soon finds she is caught between two warring sides: on one her mortal enemies, the alien Trackers, and on the other, the American government. Then, from the most unexpected quarter, she finds someone offering to help her - someone her instincts tell her can't be trusted. Now Aster can be certain of just two things: her blood is more vital than she ever knew and the fate of the world rests upon her survival:- Review(s): "'For The First Time, Again' is the mind-bendingly twisty and unputdownable final book in the breathtaking 'Take Them To The Stars' trilogy" / "A riveting blend of historical thriller and scientific speculation" - James Rollins / "The hottest new SF writer of the 21st Century - Robert J Sawyer:- (original cost unmarked). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback: 9½" x 6¼". Condition: As New: An unread, like new, b. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Cover Art: Uncredited (illustrator). Limited Edition. © 2020, 2021, 2021, 2022 & 2023: All 5 novels in the 'Plated Prisoner' series of books. Special Limited, Numbered & Signed Edition printed in association with Goldsboro Books. All are #632 of 1000. Signed to the dedicated Title Page by the author. Black sprayed page edges. Protected by a new, removable, clear cover:- #1 'Gild' (ISBN 9781405955256). #2 'Glint' (ISBN 9781405955270). #3 'Gleam' (ISBN 9781405955263). #4 'Glow' (ISBN 9780241618615). #5 'Gold' (ISBN 9780241699560). All in As New condition:- Synopsis: The myth of King Midas re-imagined. This compelling adult fantasy series is as addictive as it is unexpected. With romance, intrigue, and danger, the gilded world of Orea will grip you from the very first page:- (Unfortunately, due to the combined weight of these novels, postage outside of the UK will have to be calculated separately. Please ask for a quote before ordering if you are ordering from outside the UK). Signed by Author(s).