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This is the first British (and first hardcover) edition which reprints the Ace paperback original.
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About the Author
Zelazny wrote many novels, short stories, and novellas, including Nebula and Hugo Award winners "24 Views of Mount Fuji, by Hokusai", "Permafrost" and "Home is the Hangman".
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This is the fourth title in iBooks' reprint series of Zelazny's works. Isle of the Dead (1969) features Francis Shadow, a centuries-old man kept young through science. His advanced age has allowed him to accumulate enough wealth to own a planet, where he is considered a god by the world's natives, who believe he has absorbed the powers of their ancient ancestors. His abilities does he really have any? are tested when another planet-owning ruler challenges his dominance. Eye of the Cat (1982) takes a twist on the hunter turned hunted. William Blackhorse Singer is hired to protect an alien diplomat, then enlists the assistance of a shape-shifter he captured years earlier. The creature will only help on the condition that it gets a chance to try to trap Singer once the mission is completed.
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Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edwards, Lawrence (illustrator). First Edition. First UK edition and first hardcover edition. Originally published in the US by Ace in 1969 as a paperback original. Boards have slight surface scratching and a small bump to the top rear corner. Page edges are lightly browned with spotting to the top edges and very slight spotting to the fore edges. The pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has a small closed tear to the top edge of the front panel and some light edge wear. Jacket design by Lawrence Edwards. First printing. Seller Inventory # 024227
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Hardcover Edition; 1st Printing. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. First British Edition and First Hardcover Edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There are three spots of discoloration on the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is clean and crisp. "In his stories, Roger Zelazny frequently portrayed characters from myth, depicted in the modern or a future world. Zelazny included many anachronisms, such as cigarette-smoking and references to modern drama, in his work. His crisp, minimalistic dialogue also seems to be somewhat influenced by the style of wisecracking hardboiled crime authors, such as Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett. The tension between the ancient and the modern, surreal and familiar was what drove most of his work. A very frequent motif in Zelazny's work is immortality or people who (have) become gods (as well as gods who have turned into people)." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # A42409
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Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Signed on the title page by Zelazny. 1969 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1309. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. (#165279). Signed. Seller Inventory # 165279
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ISLE OF THE DEAD
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ISBN 10: 0853911754
ISBN 13: 9780853911753
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Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Signed on the title page by Zelazny. 1969 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1309. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#163247). Signed. Seller Inventory # 163247