A MILLION OPEN DOORS

Barnes, John

ISBN 10: 1857980824 / ISBN 13: 9781857980820

Published by Millenium, London, U.K., 1993

About this Item

Separated by vast gulfs of space, humanity has spawned a thousand cultures on thousands of colonized worlds. Now the invention of instantaneous travel between the stars has brought all these isolated worlds back into contact--and conflict--with each other.A MILLION OPEN DOORS was an Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Booknominee, and was also nominated for the Nebula Award as Best Novel. The first book in the Million Open Doors series. Mint, new, unread, first British edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust cover. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} L158.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A MILLION OPEN DOORS
• Publisher: Millenium, London, U.K.
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857980824
• ISBN 13: 9781857980820
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First British Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

At the furthest reaches of the Thousand Cultures - 31 solar systems of planetary colonization - is Nou Occitan, a world shaped by romantic troubadour culture. Instantaneous travel takes one of their young men to the dark world of Caledony where he finds unknown values.

Review

"The latest galaxy-spanner by one of Heinlein's spiritual descendents." --"Science Fiction Age" "A thoroughly entertaining book." --"The West Coast Review of Books" "John Barnes's "A Million Open Doors" takes a venerable theme of classic SF--the reintegration of far-flung colony worlds into a newly resurgent human culture--and enlivens it with such zest, narrative energy and critical intelligence that readers across a wide spectrum of tastes will be charmed." --"The Washington Post" "John Barnes knows how to make readers care...Barnes combines philosophical speculation, high-speed action, and character development in a way that is the hallmark of a master, and "A Million Open Doors" is his most successful work to date." --"Los Angeles Reader" "John Barnes convinces. He may well be the new writer on whom the mantle of Robert Heinlein falls." --Poul Anderson "With this book, Barnes emerges as a name to watch in SF." --"Booklist"