MILLENNIUM
by Varley, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Edge rubbing, a fine and unread copy. (29315)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Berkley Books, [1983]. First edition. Edge rubbing, a fine and unread copy. (29315). Octavo, printed wrappers. Trade paperback format. Clever time travel novel (1984 Hugo nominee) based on the author's story "Air Raid" (Nebula nominee 1977, Hugo nominee 1978). "Time travellers from a devastated future are in search of new blood to rebuild their society. They snatch present-day folk away from our world when the latter are about to meet with accidental death - the point being to prevent time paradoxes: only the doomed may be saved." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 237. Made in a film in 1989 from a screenplay by Varley, with Cheryl Ladd and Kris Kristofferson. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1169.
Synopsis
John Varley is the author of the Gaean Trilogy ( Titan , Wizard , and Demon ), Steel Beach , The Golden Globe , Red Thunder , and Mammoth . He has won both the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29315
- Title
- MILLENNIUM
- Author
- Varley, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Edge rubbing, a fine and unread copy. (29315)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Berkley Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1983]
- Keywords
- SF . Film Source . Paperback
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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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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- Trade Paperback
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...