CLONED LIVES
by Sargent, Pamela
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Upper corner slightly bumped, a fine copy, unread. (30327)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1976]. First edition. Upper corner slightly bumped, a fine copy, unread. (30327). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Paperback original. The author's first book. "Fix-up novel ... The members of a scientifically produced 'clone family' grow up in a world which misunderstands them. A more scrupulously realistic treatment of this theme is to be found in Kate Wilhelm's novel of the same year, WHERE LATE THE SWEET BIRDS SANG." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 71. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-958. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 402-05.
Synopsis
The famous astrophysicist Paul Swenson creates five perfect clones in his own image. The Swenson clones are the target of criticism, hostility and abuse from a frightened public that does not understand their strange existence. However, they must survive, for Paul Swenson has cloned them in order to accomplish an important task. This is the story of their loves and battles, triumphs and terrors, as they struggle to save their futures and the collective destiny they were created for…
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30327
- Title
- CLONED LIVES
- Author
- Sargent, Pamela
- Book Condition
- Used - Upper corner slightly bumped, a fine copy, unread. (30327)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Greenwich, CT
- Date Published
- [1976]
- Keywords
- Paperback . SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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