Forty Signs of Rain
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553803115
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803112
- Seller
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About This Item
Spectra, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0553803115 First edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Not inscribed, price clipped or otherwise marked. Securely wrapped, dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box. Full # line starting with a 1.
Synopsis
Forty Signs of Rain (2004) is the first book in the hard science fiction "Science in the Capital" trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. The focus of the novel is the effects of global warming in the near future. Its characters are mostly scientists, either involved in biotech research, assisting government members or doing paperwork at the NSF. There are also several Buddhist monks working for the embassy of the fictional island nation of Khembalung.
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- Garys Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-12013621506
- Title
- Forty Signs of Rain
- Author
- Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553803115
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803112
- Publisher
- Spectra
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
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