Sacrifice of Fools

McDonald, Ian

ISBN 10: 0575060751 / ISBN 13: 9780575060753

Published by Victor Gollancz / Cassell Group, London, 1996

About this Item

First edition, first impression. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£16.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 286pp. They're ancient, they're alien and they're here. The Shian arrive in 2001, seeking a world to colonize. In exchange for access to their technology, they are given rights to settle on Earth and live alongside humanity, and challenge established notions of society, family, gender, sex and the law.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sacrifice of Fools
• Publisher: Victor Gollancz / Cassell Group, London
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575060751
• ISBN 13: 9780575060753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket by Mike Posen
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

They're ancient, they're alien and they're here. The Shian arrive in 2001, seeking a world to colonize. In exchange for access to their technology, they are given rights to settle on Earth and live alongside humanity - and challenge established notions of society, family, gender, sex and the law.

About the Author

Ian McDonald was born in Manchester in 1960. His family moved to Northern Island in 1965. He now lives in Belfast and works in TV production. The author of many previous novels including the groundbreaking Chaga books set in Africa Ian McDonald has long been at the cutting edge of SF. RIVER OF GODS won the BSFA award in 2005.