MILLENNIUM
by Varley, John
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- Condition
- Base of spine bruised, a fine copy in a fine jacket slight bumps at base of spine and lower right front corner. (29316)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Berkley Books, [1983]. First hardcover edition. First printing with code "N45" on page 210. Base of spine bruised, a fine copy in a fine jacket slight bumps at base of spine and lower right front corner. (29316). Octavo, boards. Issued by the Science Fiction Book Club. 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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- Seller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 29316
- Title
- MILLENNIUM
- Author
- Varley, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Base of spine bruised, a fine copy in a fine jacket slight bumps at base of spine and lower right front corner. (29316)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First hardcover edition. First printing with code "N45" on page
- Publisher
- Berkley Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1983]
- Keywords
- SF . Film Source .
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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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