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Ares Express
by McDonald, Ian
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- first
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London(2021): Earthlight. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. This story is set on a terraformed Mars where fusion powered locomotives run along the network of rails that is the planet's circulatory system and artificial intelligences reconfigure reality billions of times each second. The story has many bizarre philosophies, strange, mind-stretching ideas and trains as big as a city block. A fine copy bound in black cloth spine lettering silver, in a fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket.
Synopsis
Ian McDonald is the author of Planesrunner, Be My Enemy , and Empress of the Sun , in the Everness series. He has written thirteen science fiction novels--including the 2011 John W. Campbell Memorial Award winner for Best Novel, The Dervish House --as well as Brasyl, River of Gods, Cyberabad Days, Ares Express, Desolation Road, King of Morning, Queen of Day, Out on Blue Six, Chaga , and Kirinya . He's been nominated for every major science fiction award, and even won some. McDonald also works in television and in program development--all those reality shows have to come from somewhere--and has written for screen as well as print. He lives in Northern Ireland, just outside Belfast, and loves to travel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023183
- Title
- Ares Express
- Author
- McDonald, Ian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Earthlight
- Place of Publication
- London(2021)
- Keywords
- Sci-fi Mars
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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