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The third in NewCon Press' 'Strange Tales' series: four standalone novellas that step outside the norm.
Lost in Venice in the aftermath of the war, Cherenkov just wants to put his head down somewhere and sleep, but her copper hair snares his eye. Beguiled, he allows himself to be led through a quirky little shop and so to Eborius, a baroque land lost in time, where her family rule in ornate splendour, where his revolver is a marvel and his motives are questioned. Confusions and wonder continue apace as Cherenkov embarks on a pilgrimage in a small sailing boat across Sargasso seas, in search of the Old Man, who dwells on an island where time follows its own rules.
When Cherenkov returns to the wider world the confusions only multiply: decades have passed, money is carried within plastic cards and information comes from a screen. Realising he will never feel at home here, he determines to find a way back to Eborius, to seek out the Old Man – last of his kind and the only being alive who may hold the answers Cherenkov craves.
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MATRYOSHKA (Signed Numbered Limited)
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. A first signed numbered limited edition (100 copies only) hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing. Unread. Price still on dust jacket. Limited to 100 copies only, this is #36 of 100 and is SIGNED by Ricardo Pinto on the limitation page. SYNOPSIS: "Lost in Venice in the aftermath of the war, Cherenkov just wants to put his head down somewhere and sleep, but her copper hair snares his eye. Beguiled and weary, he allows himself to be led through a quirky little shop through which lies a vast and hidden land where her family rule in ornate splendour, where his revolver is a marvel and his motives are questioned. Confusion and wonder abound as Cherenkov and his seductress embark on a pilgrimage in a small sailing boat across sargasso seas, in search of the Old Man who dwells on a floating island where time follows its own rules. Cherenkov returns to the outside world, only to discover how badly he has come adrift in time: money is carried within plastic cards and information comes from a screen. Bereft, he is drawn back to voyage on the hidden sea, and to seek the mystery that lies at its centre which may be the only thing that can give him the answers he craves." Packed weight 350gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH . Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 12631
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MATRYOSHKA (Signed Numbered Limited)
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ISBN 10: 1910935875
ISBN 13: 9781910935873
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Seller: Jeff 'n' Joys Quality Books, Redcar, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. A first signed numbered limited edition (100 copies only) hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing. Unread. Price still on dust jacket. Limited to 100 copies only, this is #34 of 100 and is SIGNED by Ricardo Pinto on the limitation page. SYNOPSIS: "Lost in Venice in the aftermath of the war, Cherenkov just wants to put his head down somewhere and sleep, but her copper hair snares his eye. Beguiled and weary, he allows himself to be led through a quirky little shop through which lies a vast and hidden land where her family rule in ornate splendour, where his revolver is a marvel and his motives are questioned. Confusion and wonder abound as Cherenkov and his seductress embark on a pilgrimage in a small sailing boat across sargasso seas, in search of the Old Man who dwells on a floating island where time follows its own rules. Cherenkov returns to the outside world, only to discover how badly he has come adrift in time: money is carried within plastic cards and information comes from a screen. Bereft, he is drawn back to voyage on the hidden sea, and to seek the mystery that lies at its centre which may be the only thing that can give him the answers he craves." Packed weight 350gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH . Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 12630
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