Search Results: Science Fiction from Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting

Dark-blue boards with silver writing on spine; image of small triangle and lines in silver on front board. Very small bump to top corner of back board; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Ding to bottom edge of back board; very slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of £12.99 on front dust jacket fold. Century First Edition; Second Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and number line of "3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on copyright page. Cline's second novel about a gamer recruited to protect the world from an alien invasion where the aliens look exactly like the video game. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Dark-blue boards with silver writing on spine; image of small triangle and lines in silver on front board. Bottom of book spine rumpled; very light white smudges on front and back board.Top of front dust jacket slightly wrinkled; slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $26.00 on front dust jacket fold.Crown First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature and inscription of "To Taylor, MTFBWYA!" on title page. Also includes signed ephemera of high score contest offered by paperback publisher Penguin Random House in 2016 for web-based version of Phaeton game (video game featured in novel).Cline's second novel about a gamer recruited to protect the world from an alien invasion where the aliens look exactly like the video game. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Rubbing at top of paperback spine; edges of front board chipped and browned. Slight foxing on top page edges; Berkley Movie Tie-In, 0-425-08205-9, and cost of $2.95 on paperback spine. FON written on title page; former owner's initials also on last page. Blue cover with actor Michael J. Fox standing next to Delorean looking at his watch; flames from tires going down road also on cover. Pages still look in excellent condition.Berkley First Printing as indicated by "Berkley Edition / July 1985" and no other editions or printings listed on copyright page. Movie tie-in paperback for film based on a screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale.Novelization of the classic movie where a boy goes back in time to save his future father and mother's relationship. Paperback now protected by archival Mylar bag.

Black boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of spine has some curling. Very slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine.Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $25.99 and ISBN on front dust jacket fold. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition: October 2014" and complete number line on copyright page. Acclaimed author Carroll's book has been called an "evocative, surreal masterpiece". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Trade softcover of April 1980 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction; slight remnants of mailing label on front cover. Other than that, magazine is in Fine condition; pages browning with age (as expected) and text are still crisp and clean.True first edition of this story as it was originally published in the April 1980 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 6 years before being published in book form. Disch's ground-breaking story of sentient appliances, led by the two-slice toaster Sunbeam, trying to survive.

Black boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Small bumps to top and bottom corners of back board; slight wear and chipping to top and bottoms edges of front dust jacket, back dust jacket, and dust jacket spine. Wear and chipping to top and bottom of front and back dust jacket folds; back dust jacket fold has crease. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
W Paul Ganley First Edition, First Printing as indicated by "FIRST EDITION" listed on copyright page. Author's signature and inscription on title page.A special short stories collection featuring Lumley's "Titus Crow" from various magazines and other printings, this is the first collection of all of the shorter "Titus Crow" stories. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue boards with black writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Very small bump on top corner of front board; chipping on top of front dust jacket and top of dust jacket spine. Rubbing on back side of dust jacket spine; "E.S." and cover price of $7.95 on front dust jacket flap. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Doubleday Science Fiction First edition, First printing as indicated by "First Edition" on copyright page. Nominated for 1980 National Book Award for hardcover science fiction, Crowley's third novel is a post-apocalyptic tale of "saints" that has been described as "pleasant and idyllic". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Yellow and black boards; some interior pages have light crease in top right corner, all else Fine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Warner First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Printing: October 1988" and complete number line on copyright page. Sequel to Bear's "Eon," this book describes itself as "[b]eyond the most staggering human achievements ... Beyond ambition, beyond war. Beyond death. There waits ... ETERNITY". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards; very minor bumping on top and bottom of spine; scuff on front dust jacket. Red and blue silhouette cover art. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First edition" and complete number line on copyright page."To be stalked by the Firefly is to experience unimaginable lust. To die by the creature's touch is to endure the rapture of a lifetime."Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Small bumps on dust jacket front; all else Fine.First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Printing: September 1987" and complete number line on copyright page."Award-winning writer Greg Bear draws together these tantalizing strands of scientific mystery to create a compelling novel of alien invasion,and a passionate love song to planet Earth. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Slight chipping on paperback spine; white scuff marks on front board near title. Yellow page edges; very small chipping on front cover and back cover edges. Pocket, 82838-X, and cost of $1.75 on dark blue cover; forest of trees with human heads showing in holes of trees on front cover. Pages still look in excellent condition.Pocket First Printing as indicated by "First Pocket Books Printing September, 1979" and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page.Disch's science fiction tale of the Plants rising from deep in the Earth to take over the planet. Paperback now protected by archival Mylar bag.

Slight creasing on paperback spine; edges of front and back boards slightly darkened. Yellow page edges; Pocket, 80926, and cost of $1.75 on dark blue cover; male and female nude bodies under an American flag and male body has skull for a head. Pages still look in excellent condition.Pocket First Printing as indicated by "POCKET BOOK edition published March, 1977" and no other paperback printings listed on copyright page. Copyright page does list a Knopf printing in 1976, but that was the hardcover edition.Disch's short story collection that includes The Asian Shore and Getting Into Death. Paperback now protected by archival Mylar bag.

Beige and green boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Dust jacket designed to look worn and creased to mimic older science fiction books; only issue with dust jacket is slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $19.95 on front dust jacket flap.Harcourt Brace First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and letter line of "A B C D E" on copyright page. Lethem's first novel described as a "science fiction mystery. It's funny. It's not so funny." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Complete 3-volume set of Aldiss' Helliconia series: Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer, and Helliconia Winter. Various two-colored boards with gold writing on spines; book title embossed on each book's front board. Top of book spines rumpled; bottom of book spines slightly rumpled. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spines; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover prices and ISBN on front dust jacket flap of Helliconia Spring and Helliconia Summer; just cover price on front dust jacket flap of Helliconia Winter.Atheneum First Editions; First Printings as indicated by "First Edition" and no other printings or editions listed on copyright pages of all three books.Aldiss' epic trilogy about the planet Helliconia that "progresses through its incredibly long seasons, which last for centuries." Hardcovers and original unclipped dust jackets all protected by archival Mylar cover. Books only sold as a set, and not separately.

Yellow and black boards with gold writing on spine; publisher's logo embossed on front board. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; very slight wear to lower corner of back board. Slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine; pages and binding still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $25.99 on front dust jacket flap.Little, Brown First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" "First Edition: May 2008" on copyright page. Signed and inscribed by author on title page.Meyers' 2008 novel about Earth "being invaded by a parasitic alien race known as 'Souls', and follows one Soul's predicament when the consciousness of her human host refuses to give up her body." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Slight wear on edges of cover. UW1407 and cost of $1.50 on cover. No creases in spine; pages in excellent condition for older paperback. 7th edition as indicated by number line on copyright page.Science Fiction Review Monthly quote on back cover "Excellently evoked settings and characters ... a very good yarn." ... this is how adventure should be written."Paperback protected by archival Mylar cover.

Both books issued without dust jackets. Olympos bound in brown leather with very slight shelf wear to book spine. Ilium bound in green leather with very slight shelf wear to book spine. Other than that, books are in Fine condition. Both books are Subterranean Press First Thus Editions; First Printings since no other copyright dates or printings are indicated on either copyright page. BOTH books numbered 481 of 724 numbered copies and signed by author on special limitation page.Simmons' two science fiction novels that have been characterized as "literary science fiction", referencing Homer, Shakespeare, and Greek mythology. Both books NOT issued with dust jackets; therefore, they cannot be protected by archival Mylar covers.

Orange and black boards with gold writing on spine; slight fading on top of front and back boards. Light sticker residue on first inside page; slight shelf wear on dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. ISBN and cover price of FPT $23.00 on front dust jacket fold. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and complete number line on copyright page. Powers' sixth novel is "a masterpiece of magical realism, a gigantic imaginative leap fueled with breathtaking narrative drive". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Dark-blue and black boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Very small chip and crease on top right corner of front dust jacket; very slight chipping at top corners where dust jacket flaps are folder. Top of dust jacket spine shows slight shelf wear; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Book-of-the-Month Club Edition as indicated by blurb on copyright page. Copyright page also indicates that this edition has "slight revisions that the author made to the text in 1976."Tevis' science fiction classic tale that "brilliantly combines psychological realism with an archetypal science fiction plot". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with white writing on spine; bottom of book spine rumpled. Shelf wear on top of dust jacket spine; very slight shelf wear on bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $24.00 on front dust jacket flap. Crown First Edition; Second Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and number line of "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2" on copyright page. Weir's first novel about an astronaut left for dead on Mars and how he survives. Made into a movie starring Matt Damon in 2015. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.