IMPERIAL EARTH: A FANTASY OF LOVE AND DISCORD
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28651)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1975. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28651). Octavo, boards. "The cloned hero travels from his home in the outer solar system to Earth in the year 2276. The story is thin, but it's a pleasing utopian travelogue, full of incidental wonders." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, pp. 182-3. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-137. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1019-25.
Synopsis
Imperial Earth is a novel written by Arthur C. Clarke, and published in time for the U.S. bicentennial in 1976 by Ballantine Books. The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, ostensibly for a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its 500th birthday, but really in order to have a clone of himself produced.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28651
- Title
- IMPERIAL EARTH: A FANTASY OF LOVE AND DISCORD
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28651)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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