A Short, Sharp Shock --By Kim Stanley Robinson -A Signed Copy
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley Robinson, award-winning author of the bestselling Red Mars, Green Mars, and the soon-to-be-published Blue Mars, was called "a literary landscape artist, creating breathtaking vistas" by The Detroit Metro News. Now he confirms his reputation for brilliance and for the unexpected in this luminous short work.A Short, Sharp ShockA man tumbles through wild surf, half drowned, to collapse on a moonlit beach. When he regains consciousness, he has no memory of who he is or where he came from. he know only that the woman who washed ashore with him has disappeared sometime in the night, and that he has awakened in a surreal landscape of savage beauty -- a mysterious watery world encircled by a thin spine of land. Aided by strange tribesmen, he will journey to the cove of the spine kings, a brutal race that has enslaved the woman and several of the tribesmen. That is only the beginning of his quest, as he struggles to find her identity in this wondrous and cruel land -- and seeks out the woman whose hold on his imagination is both unfathomable and unshakable.Haunting and lyrical, filled with uncommon beauty and terrible peril, A Short, Sharp Shock is an ambitious and enthralling story by one of science fiction's most respected talents.From the Paperback edition.
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A SHORT SHARP SHOCK.
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
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Shingletown, CA: Mark V, Ziesing, (1990.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (crease on corner of rear flap of dj).. First trade edition. SIGNED by Robinson on the title page. Illustrations by Arnie Fenner. 147 pp. Item Price
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Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Ziesing, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Fenner, Arnie. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies. Signed by Kim Stanley Robinson and Annie Fenner on the limitation page. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Slipcase is a bit darkened. ; Octavo; Signed by Author & Illustrator.
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U.S.A.: Mark V Ziesing, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Signed By The Author On The Half-Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mark V Ziesing, 1990. Hardcover. Like New. SIGNED by Robinson and Fenner (No inscription). Limited, #382/500Hardcover in dust Jacket slipcase. First printing. Book is in perfect shape. A well cared for collector's copy. Dust jacket also in perfect shape and housed in mylar cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Item Price
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A SHORT, SHARP SHOCK
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Short, Sharp Shock
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A Short, Sharp Shock. (Signed Copy)
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
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Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Ziesing, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Fenner, Arnie. Signed by Kim Stanley Robinson on the half title page. A touch of foxing to edges. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo; Signed by Author.
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A SHORT, SHARP SHOCK ..
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A SHORT, SHARP SHOCK ..
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Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Ziesing, 1990. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168937) (29691). Octavo, cloth. Signed on the half title page by Robinson. Item Price
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