ORPHANS OF THE SKY (includes "Universe" & "Common Sense") ( Signel Book # D2618 )
by Heinlein, Robert A. (Anson) [New introduction by Samuel R. Delany ]
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine.
- Seller
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Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
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Synopsis
‘The Proxima Centauri Expedition, sponsored by the Jordan Foundation in 2119, was the first recorded attempt to reach the nearer stars of this galaxy. Whatever its unhappy fate we can only conjecture...’ A whole society, complete with a strange, savage religion, superstitions, mutant outcasts, rigid class structures and an agricultural barter economy, hurtles through the void. It is an epic voyage whose purpose has been long forgotten. High Hoyland’s innate curiosity impels him to undertake his own voyage of discovery. But he doesn’t realize the implications of the truth about the Ship – his world – until it’s too late to turn back...
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- Bookseller
- COMIC WORLD (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18642-3
- Title
- ORPHANS OF THE SKY (includes "Universe" & "Common Sense") ( Signel Book # D2618 )
- Author
- Heinlein, Robert A. (Anson) [New introduction by Samuel R. Delany ]
- Illustrator
- Painted Cover
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition By This Publisher.
- Publisher
- Signet Books
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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