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This book is one of may faovrites. It has the standard wear and tear. It has been stored in my personal collection
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About the Author
Thomas M. Disch (1940-2008) was a best-selling and prolific American science fiction writer and poet. He won several awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book in 1999.
John Clute, author of the novel Appleseed, has won several Hugo Awards for his work.
From Library Journal
Endowed with the power to heal or destroy by the Roman god Mercury, Minnesota grade schooler Billy Michaels embarks on a strange lifelong journey. Spanning the early 1970s through 1999, this well-written horror novel takes Billy from childhood innocence and casual cruelty to adult greed and calculated evil. Mercury's gift to Billy is his staff, the caduceus--longtime symbol of the medical profession. Both the child Billy and later the physician William wield this serpentine instrument as one might a sorcerer's wand. A multitude of major and supporting characters, a good many subplots, plus much dark and wicked humor all contribute to the tale's success. By the author of the children's fantasy The Brave Little Toaster and several science fiction works, this lengthy adult entertainment is well suited for summer weekend reading. BOMC alternate.
- James B. Heme sath, Adams State Coll. Lib., Alamosa, Col.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The M. D.: A Horror Story by Thomas M. Disch
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. mass market paperback 466 pp. The only issue with the book is the spine has a crease in it. Otherwise, it would have been graded in as new condition. For a book more than 30 years old, it is in amazing shape. From the back cover: "When Billy was six, his teacher told him there was no such thing as Santa Claus. But Billy knew the truth. Santa was real. And so was the Greek god Mercury, who gave Billy a magic stick that really worked. He could make Grandma's hair fall out, he could rot the teeth of neighborhood bullies, he could even force his stupid big brother to shut his mouth forever. And when Billy grew up to become a doctor, he could use his special gift to heal ? or kill ? to transform the fate of the entire world?". Seller Inventory # 000449