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DESOLATION ROAD
by McDonald, Ian
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- Condition
- A fine copy. Publisher's publicity sheet laid in. (29455)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1988, i.e. 1987]. Advance uncorrected proof of the first U.S. edition. A fine copy. Publisher's publicity sheet laid in. (29455). Octavo, printed wrappers. The author's first novel. "Vivid imagery gives distinction to this tale, in which a large cast of characters indulges in power struggles on the planet Mars. An unusual and poetic first novel ..." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 96-7. Winner of the 1989 Locus award for best first novel. Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-742.
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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- Seller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 29455
- Title
- DESOLATION ROAD
- Author
- McDonald, Ian
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy. Publisher's publicity sheet laid in. (29455)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance uncorrected proof of the first U.S. edition
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, London, Sydney, Auckland
- Date Published
- [1988, i.e. 1987]
- Keywords
- SF . Proofs
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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