A DOOR INTO OCEAN
by Slonczewski, Joan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to edges. (9438)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Arbor House, [1986]. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to edges. (9438). Octavo, illustration by Ron Walotsky, cloth backed boards. Winner of J.W. Campbell award (1987). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1047. Sargent, British and Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #9.
Synopsis
A Door into Ocean is a 1986 feminist science fiction novel by Joan Slonczewski. The novel shows themes of ecofeminism and pacifism, combined with Slonczewski's own mastery of knowledge in the field of biology.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9438
- Title
- A DOOR INTO OCEAN
- Author
- Slonczewski, Joan
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to edges. (9438)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1986]
- Keywords
- SF . SF award
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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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