250 Pp. Black Cloth, Silver Lettering, Over Maroon Boards. Inscribed "For Mick -----, A Scholar And Perhaps A Gentleman, " And Signed With A Scrawl By The Author. Also With The Simon And Schuster Publicity Letter For The Book. Fine In Near Fine Dj, Not Price Clipped, With Slight Rubbing At Corners And 1/2" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Front Panel.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Void Captain's Tale

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, New York

Publication Date

1982

Language

English

ISBN 10

0671434837

ISBN 13

9780671434830

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine DJ

Signed

Inscribed by Author(s)

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Literature: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Utopian

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Synopsis

The Void Captain of the starship "Dragon Zephyr" encounters numerous obstacles, adventures, and triumphs in search of a new and alien world

About the Author

Norman Spinrad is the author of over twenty novels, including the acclaimed BUG JACK BARRON. He is a multiple nominee for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for science fiction achievement, an American Book Award Nominee writer, and winner of the Prix Apollo. He has written scripts for Star Trek and produced two feature films. He has also published over 60 short stories collected in half a dozen volumes, and his novels and stories have been published in over a dozen languages. He has been President of Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA) three times. He is a tireless campaigner for authors' rights and is the creator of the "model contract" now in use by several writers' organizations. He's been a literary agent, President of World SF, briefly a radio phone show host, has appeared as a vocal artist on three albums, and occasionally performs live. He is a long time literary critic, sometime film critic, perpetual political analyst, and sometime songwriter. He grew up in New York, has lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Paris, and travelled widely in Europe and rather less so in Latin America, Asia, and Oceania.

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