Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Baxter. Short stories written between 1987-1995 which have been revised and placed in novel format, with a new timeline and references to the novels in the 'Xeelee Sequence' (RAFT, TIMELIKE INFINITY, FLUX and RING). The U.S. edition won the 1999 Philip K. Dick Award. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169647).

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Title

VACUUM DIAGRAMS: STORIES OF THE XEELEE SEQUENCE

Publisher

HarperCollinsPublishers, [London]

Publication Date

1997

Language

English

ISBN 10

0002254255

ISBN 13

9780002254250

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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Tale of the Future

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Synopsis

The "Xeelee Sequence" comprises the four novels "Raft", "Timelike Infinity", "Flux" and "Ring", and this collection of linked stories. The stories feature characters such as Michael Poole, the wormhole technology genius from "Timelike Infinity", Lieserl and, of course, the Xeelee.

About the Author

Stephen Baxter applied to become an astronaut in 1991. He didn’t make it, but achieved the next best thing by becoming a science fiction writer, and his novels and short stories have been published and won awards around the world. His science background is in maths and engineering. He is married and lives in Buckinghamshire.

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