Language: English
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ISBN 10: 0399123814 ISBN 13: 9780399123818
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 339 pages. First edition, first printing with no other printings listed on copyright page. The fourth and final volume in the epic saga of Riverworld, begun some twenty years earlier. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Dust-jacket clean, with no tears or chips. A very good+ copy in a very good or better jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 0399117962 ISBN 13: 9780399117961
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Richard Powers (illustrator). Octavo, cloth. First edition. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing to background ink and minor dust soiling to rear panel. (#93511).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 039912229X ISBN 13: 9780399122293
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. A revised version of DEEPER THAN THE DARKNESS (1970), Benford's first novel. "An alien weapon drives humans mad, in this intelligently written space-war story. The hero is immune, but all does not go well for him." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 350. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-73. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#177455).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 039911680X ISBN 13: 9780399116803
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Octavo, cloth. First edition. Van Vogtian galactic adventure novel in which an institutionalized psychotic Earthman must save the universe from chaotic forces that have destroyed other universes. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#175311).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 039911467X ISBN 13: 9780399114670
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#173319).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, [New York], 1979
ISBN 10: 0399123792 ISBN 13: 9780399123795
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First Edition
Octavo, boards. First edition. Novel expanded from the novella "Death and Designation Among the Asadi," a Nebula Award finalist. "About a daughter's quest to find her anthropologist father in the forbidding ritualistic culture of the natives of an alien planet. A highly literate narrative which makes good use of its imaginary anthropology." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 386. "One of the more impressive SF novels using perspectives and themes drawn from anthropology to aid depiction of an enigmatic alien culture." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-127. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with light dust soiling to rear panel. (#91875).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0399119426 ISBN 13: 9780399119422
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. "An episodic narrative involving encounters with some odd aliens. Ruminative and worthy. As with everything Benford has a hand in, the science is excellent." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 182. An early portion of this novel won the 1974 Nebula award for best novelette. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-56. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 1004-07. Review slip and publisher's publicity sheet laid in. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#91858).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 0399117962 ISBN 13: 9780399117961
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First Edition
Richard Powers (illustrator). Octavo, cloth. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#87218).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0399119434 ISBN 13: 9780399119439
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. A dystopian vision of Atlanta, Georgia, in the late twenty-first century, whose bleak history Bishop continued in CATACOMB YEARS (1979). Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-62. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 380. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#553).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 039912229X ISBN 13: 9780399122293
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. A revised version of DEEPER THAN THE DARKNESS (1970), Benford's first novel. "An alien weapon drives humans mad, in this intelligently written space-war story. The hero is immune, but all does not go well for him." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 350. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-73. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#501).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0399119477 ISBN 13: 9780399119477
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. Reginald 35984. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#60361).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1976
ISBN 10: 039911467X ISBN 13: 9780399114670
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#5443).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0399122192 ISBN 13: 9780399122194
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. "On a future Earth, old minds are regularly transferred to young bodies, but this is an injustice (to say the least) for the 'rejects' (i.e. those whose bodies are so used). An overlong and perhaps overambitious first [solo] novel." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 6. "There are passages of really plodding writing . But if you can read the first four parts without being put off, you're sure to relish the ending." - Colin Greenland, Foundation. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#60348).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0399119426 ISBN 13: 9780399119422
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. "An episodic narrative involving encounters with some odd aliens. Ruminative and worthy. As with everything Benford has a hand in, the science is excellent." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 182. An early portion of this novel won the 1974 Nebula award for best novelette. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-56. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 1004-07. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#495).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0399124772 ISBN 13: 9780399124778
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First Edition
Octavo, boards. First edition. A circus world novel. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#3345).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1975
ISBN 10: 0399115056 ISBN 13: 9780399115059
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First Edition
Octavo, boards. First edition. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-585. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#4036).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0399122729 ISBN 13: 9780399122729
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. First book of the Chronicles of Tornor trilogy. Winner of the 1980 World Fantasy Award for best novel. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-170. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 275-81. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#3496).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0399122672 ISBN 13: 9780399122675
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Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's "first novel, VECTOR ANALYSIS (short version May 1977 ANALOG; 1978), sets problems in a space station devoted to medical research, and sees them solved" (John Clute). A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#30420).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1981
ISBN 10: 0399124705 ISBN 13: 9780399124709
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First Edition
Tom Hallman; Val Lakey (illustrator). Octavo, boards. First edition. "In a barbarous distant future, the youth Thorinn explores a subterranean realm, finding remnants of machine civilization." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 426. This episodic, pretty confused story, has remnants of a machine civilization inside the Earth at "the bottom of the world." Thorinn dies and is brought back to life by "Engines," befriended by the "Box," a mobile AI, and guided by the "Monitor," a very old AI who apparently rules the world. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#2970).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 039912375X ISBN 13: 9780399123757
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-4. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 1021-28. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#172).
Language: English
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ISBN 10: 0399123814 ISBN 13: 9780399123818
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First Edition
Octavo, boards. First edition. Fourth book of the "Riverworld" series. See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-165. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1809-16. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#2134).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0399122281 ISBN 13: 9780399122286
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. "The hero escapes from a dull, bureaucratic Earth and searches the universe for the Others, an alien race which has evolved unimaginable powers. Strong on libertarian sentiment, this is a big, ambitious novel which does not quite come off." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 24. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-20. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169507).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0399119426 ISBN 13: 9780399119422
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. "An episodic narrative involving encounters with some odd aliens. Ruminative and worthy. As with everything Benford has a hand in, the science is excellent." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 182. An early portion of this novel won the 1974 Nebula award for best novelette. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-56. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 1004-07. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168795).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, [New York], 1979
ISBN 10: 0399123792 ISBN 13: 9780399123795
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Octavo, boards. First edition. Novel expanded from the novella "Death and Designation Among the Asadi," a Nebula Award finalist. "About a daughter's quest to find her anthropologist father in the forbidding ritualistic culture of the natives of an alien planet. A highly literate narrative which makes good use of its imaginary anthropology." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 386. "One of the more impressive SF novels using perspectives and themes drawn from anthropology to aid depiction of an enigmatic alien culture." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-127. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168791).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0399124845 ISBN 13: 9780399124846
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First Edition
Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. "Energy-giving 'manna' falls from the sky. The world's economy booms, but then people start disappearing mysteriously." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 20. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-142. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#1510).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0399119426 ISBN 13: 9780399119422
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. "An episodic narrative involving encounters with some odd aliens. Ruminative and worthy. As with everything Benford has a hand in, the science is excellent." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 182. An early portion of this novel won the 1974 Nebula award for best novelette. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-56. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 1004-07. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#148440).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1981
ISBN 10: 0399124705 ISBN 13: 9780399124709
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First Edition
Tom Hallman; Val Lakey (illustrator). Octavo, boards. First edition. "In a barbarous distant future, the youth Thorinn explores a subterranean realm, finding remnants of machine civilization." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 426. This episodic, pretty confused story, has remnants of a machine civilization inside the Earth at "the bottom of the world." Thorinn dies and is brought back to life by "Engines," befriended by the "Box," a mobile AI, and guided by the "Monitor," a very old AI who apparently rules the world. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#145671).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1975
ISBN 10: 0399113770 ISBN 13: 9780399113772
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. ". a perfunctory comic novel involving a parasitic alien in the Old West (incognito aliens were a favorite with Boyd)." - John Clute, SFE (online). A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with rubbing along front spine. (#145459).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1975
ISBN 10: 0399115293 ISBN 13: 9780399115295
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Paul Lehr (illustrator). Octavo, cloth. First edition. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with light wear at spine ends. (#145070).
Language: English
Published by Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0399122281 ISBN 13: 9780399122286
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First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. "The hero escapes from a dull, bureaucratic Earth and searches the universe for the Others, an alien race which has evolved unimaginable powers. Strong on libertarian sentiment, this is a big, ambitious novel which does not quite come off." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 24. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-20. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#143).