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A DESOLATION CALLED PEACE; Arkady Martine
by Martine, Arkady
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1529001625
- ISBN 13
- 9781529001624
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: TOR, 2021. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Like New/Very Fine. SIGNED boldly by the Author in gold ink on a publisher's special front endpaper, tall & thick 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1 7/8"), black cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped: L16.99), 496 pages. AnnaLinden Weller, aka Arkady Martine (born 1985), is an American historian, city planner, and author of science fiction literature. Her first novels A Memory Called Empire (2019), and A Desolation Called Peace (2021), which form the Teixcalaan series, each won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.<br /> <br /> A Desolation Called Peace, Hugo Award winner, is a grand space opera and second in the Teixcalaan series. The book deals with subjects of conquest and colonialism, what constitutes language, collective consciousness, and personal connection to culture and institutions.<br /> <br /> SUPERB AS NEW! Blackwell's sticker on rear panel. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8866
- Title
- A DESOLATION CALLED PEACE; Arkady Martine
- Author
- Martine, Arkady
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1529001625
- ISBN 13
- 9781529001624
- Publisher
- TOR
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2021
- Keywords
- Space, conquest, battles, danger, sabotage, Hugo Award, romance, collective consciousness, cultures, colonialism,
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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