The Digging Leviathan (signed by the author).

Blaylock, James P.

ISBN 10: 044114800X / ISBN 13: 9780441148004

Published by Ace Books: NY, 1984

About this Item

SF novel. ''Ace original/September 1984'' on copyright page. Cover art by Jim Gurney. In Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels #86. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Inner covers browning, else a fine (unread) copy.

Seller Inventory # 31889

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Digging Leviathan (signed by the author).
• Publisher: Ace Books: NY
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 044114800X
• ISBN 13: 9780441148004
• Binding: Paperback original
• Illustrator: Jim Gurney
• Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Born with a set of gills, webbed fingers, and flippers, Giles Peach, an ingenious, imaginative young man addicted to the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, becomes convinced that he is an exiled native of the center of the earth and sets out to return home

Synopsis

This novel written in the style of Ray Bradbury is about an idiosyncratic character who has the power to realize his fantasies. The author presents us with a modern day Hieronymous Bosch cityscape in which the central figure lives his unrealistic existence, viewing life from a novel perspective. The author has won the World Fantasy Award and the Philip K.Dick Memorial Award for previous novels.