- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Mountain Gull Trading Company, Lake Hopatcong, NJ, U.S.A.Mountain Gull Trading Company
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Condition: Used - Fine
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288 Pages. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Stated First Edition and by its full number line, the first printing. The dust jacket is Not price-clipped.This book is the first in a series of highly suspenseful, science fiction novels. The book's dust jacket's only detriment is some folding at the top and bottom of its spine. The interior book is inscribed and signed on its title page by the author and has no other visible extraneous markings and no visible detriments or distractions throughout the book and thus all of the book's printing is in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition and its sewn-in bindings appear tight and therefore are sound.If you order this nail-bitingly suspense-filled novel from us, we will carefully wrap it up in either foam or bubble wrap, then pad and box it and mail it right away to you with both insurance and tracking on it.
Seller Inventory # 1214
- Title
- Lightless
- Author
- C.A. Higgins
- Publisher
- Del Rey 2015-09, New York
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0553394428
- ISBN 13
- 9780553394429
- Edition
- First Edition; Signed Edition.
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: The Lightless Trilogy
- Seller catalogs
- First Editions, Novels, Signed books
Serving aboard the Ananke, an experimental military spacecraft launched by the ruthless organization that rules Earth and its solar system, computer scientist Althea has established an intense emotional bond—not with any of her crewmates, but with the ship’s electronic systems, which speak more deeply to her analytical mind than human feelings do. But when a pair of fugitive terrorists gain access to the Ananke, Althea must draw upon her heart and soul for the strength to defend her beloved ship.
While one of the saboteurs remains at large somewhere on board, his captured partner—the enigmatic Ivan—may prove to be more dangerous. The perversely fascinating criminal whose silver tongue is his most effective weapon has long evaded the authorities’ most relentless surveillance—and kept the truth about his methods and motives well hidden.
As the ship’s systems begin to malfunction and the claustrophobic atmosphere is increasingly poisoned by distrust and suspicion, it falls to Althea to penetrate the prisoner’s layers of intrigue and deception before all is lost. But when the true nature of Ivan’s mission is exposed, it will change Althea forever—if it doesn’t kill her first.
Praise for Lightless
“Gripping . . . sci-fi flavored with a hint of thriller.”—New York Daily News
“[A] measured, lovely science-fiction debut [that is] more psychological thriller . . . contained, disciplined, tense . . . The plot is compulsive. . . . Lightless is the first of a planned series, and you can’t help looking forward to learning what’s next.”—The New York Times
“Lightless is full of suspense and fun as hell to read.”—BuzzFeed
“Absolutely brilliant . . . This is science fiction as it is meant to be done: scientific concepts wedded to and built upon human ideals.”—Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of the October Daye series
“The stakes in this story are high—life and death, rebellion and betrayal—and debut novelist Higgins continually ratchets up the tension. . . . A suspenseful, emotional story that asks plenty of big questions about identity and freedom, this is a debut not to be missed.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A taut, suspenseful read.”—Tech Times
“Lightless is an exercise in lighting a very slow fuse and building the tension to an unbearable pitch while making us guess just how apocalyptic the ultimate explosion will be. . . . It is a high-wire act, a wonderment, and a fine accomplishment from a name we’ll be seeing again.”—Sci Fi
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Mountain Gull Trading Company
Lake Hopatcong, NJ, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since September 27, 2019
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