MOTHER OF STORMS
by Barnes, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312855605
- ISBN 13
- 9780312855604
- Seller
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Santa Rosa, California, United States
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About This Item
Tor, 1994 Book. Illus. by Eggleton, Bob. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Out-of-print on publication. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with number "1" present in complete number line. Near-future disaster novel, it's Twister" on a planetary scale. This novel, along with Bruce Sterling's Heavy Weather, was the precursor to the disaster theme of the '90's, i.e. Mother Nature strikes back. Strong character driven novel with adult themes and relationships. "Barnes allows the better aspects of human character, our humanity, to overcome both the overwhelming blandness of our consumer culture, simultaneous with the revelation that the same consumer culture is nothing but a house of cards against the fury of Mother Nature". Clute, Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, Notable Works, pg. 207. This is Barnes' third novel to be nominated for the Nebula award. Award History: 1995 Hugo Nominee; (lost to Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold); 1995 Nebula Nominee (lost to The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer)..
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- Bookseller
- Top Shelf Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000086
- Title
- MOTHER OF STORMS
- Author
- Barnes, John
- Illustrator
- Eggleton, Bob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312855605
- ISBN 13
- 9780312855604
- Publisher
- Tor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- John Barnes, Science Fiction, Books
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