2017, ISBN: 9780399593765

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New York:: Dutton,, (1979). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (top of spine slightly pushed, but overall a very tight and clean copy.). First US printing.… Mehr…

New York:: Dutton,, (1979). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (top of spine slightly pushed, but overall a very tight and clean copy.). First US printing. The rather uncommon second novel by this author best known for his later young adult fantasy trilogy - The Dark Materials. "Everything is what it seems: says the title page of Galatea. This paradox sets the key for a haunting fantasy that will remain in the reader's mind long after he has turned the final page. The novel's narrator is Martin Browning, a young musician. His wife, who is somehow involved in the arcane world of multi-national corporations, has mysteriously disappeared." Dust jacket praise from Michael Moorcock. 287 pp., Dutton, 4, New York:: Berkley Publishing Corporation / G. P. Putnam's Sons, distributors,, (1977). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket (a lovely copy, appears unread, with just a tiny bit of wear at the top of the spine of the dj.). First printing. A fantasy novel with many autobiographical elements set in a very realistic San Franciso (where Leiber was living at the time). In his writing, Leiber was searching for the point at which technology and mystery, science and horror meet. In this short novel, he uses two imaginary works -'Megapolisomancy', a 'science of cities' by a fictional occultist Thibaut de Castries, and a early journal by horror writer Clark Ashton Smith who is depicted as a disciple of de Castries. Winner of the 1978 World Fantasy Award for best novel. Joint winner of the 1977 British Fantasy Award. Included in Cawthorn and Moorcock, 'Fantasy: The 100 Best Books' and Pringle, 'Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels.' 185 pp. Dust jacket by Richard Powers., Berkley Publishing Corporation / G. P. Putnam's Sons, distributors, 4, New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new, never read, wrapped in archival Mylar First edition. Signed directly to the full title page by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN! Not a tip in. Not a bookplate. Wrapped in archival quality Mylar. Photos available upon request. New epic fantasy in the grand tradition including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters many of them set in their authors best-loved worlds. Join today s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel., Bantam, 2017, 6<

ISBN: 9780399593765

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgett… Mehr…

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction—and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters—many of them set in their authors’ best-loved worlds. Join today’s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel.FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES: “The Best Man Wins” by K. J. Parker “Her Father’s Sword” by Robin Hobb “The Hidden Girl” by Ken Liu “The Sword of Destiny” by Matthew Hughes “‘I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow” by Kate Elliott “The Triumph of Virtue” by Walter Jon Williams “The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham “Hrunting” by C. J. Cherryh “A Long, Cold Trail” by Garth Nix “When I Was a Highwayman” by Ellen Kushner “The Smoke of Gold Is Glory” by Scott Lynch “The Colgrid Conundrum” by Rich Larson “The King’s Evil” by Elizabeth Bear “Waterfalling” by Lavie Tidhar         “The Sword Tyraste” by Cecelia Holland “The Sons of the Dragon” by George R. R. Martin   And an introduction by Gardner Dozois“When fine writer and expert editor [Gardner] Dozois beckons, authors deliver—and this surely will be one of the year’s essential anthologies.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Trade Books>Hardcover>SF&Fantasy>Fantasy>Fant Coll&Anth, Random House Publishing Group Core >2<

2017, ISBN: 0399593764

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[EAN: 9780399593765], Neubuch, [PU: Bantam], AMERICAN FICTION; DRAGONS & MYTHICAL CREATURES; EPIC; FANTASY; FANTASY FICTION, AMERICAN; ENGLISH; SHORT STORIES, GAME OF THRONES; GEORGE R MA… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780399593765], Neubuch, [PU: Bantam], AMERICAN FICTION; DRAGONS & MYTHICAL CREATURES; EPIC; FANTASY; FANTASY FICTION, AMERICAN; ENGLISH; SHORT STORIES, GAME OF THRONES; GEORGE R MARTIN; SCI FI; SIGNED; COLLECTIBLE; AUTOGRAPHED, Jacket, New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new, never read, wrapped in archival Mylar First edition. Signed directly to the full title page by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN! Not a tip in. Not a bookplate. Wrapped in archival quality Mylar. Photos available upon request. New epic fantasy in the grand tradition including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters many of them set in their authors best-loved worlds. Join today s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel., Books<

2017, ISBN: 9780399593765

New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new, never read, wrapped in archival Mylar First edition. Signed directly to the full title page by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN! Not a tip in. Not … Mehr…

New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new, never read, wrapped in archival Mylar First edition. Signed directly to the full title page by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN! Not a tip in. Not a bookplate. Wrapped in archival quality Mylar. Photos available upon request. New epic fantasy in the grand tradition including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters many of them set in their authors best-loved worlds. Join today s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel., Bantam, 2017, 6<