The Embedding

Ian Watson

ISBN 10: 055302311X / ISBN 13: 9780553023114

Published by Bantam, 1977

About this Item

The Embedding by Ian Watson, Bantam 02311, 1977, first printing. Cover art by Paul Lehr. Bright, glossy, square and tight; almost new.

Seller Inventory # pb6338

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Embedding
• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 055302311X
• ISBN 13: 9780553023114
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Paul Lehr
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Ian Watson's brilliant debut novel was one of the most significant publications in British sf in the 1970s. Intellectually bracing and grippingly written, it is the story of three experiments in linguistics, and is driven by a searching analysis of the nature of communication. Fiercely intelligent, energetic and challenging, it immediately established Watson as a writer of rare power and vision, and is now recognized as a modern classic.

About the Author

Ian Watson was born in England in 1943 and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with a first class Honours degree in English Literature. He lectured in English in Tanzania (1965-1967) and Tokyo (1967-1970) before beginning to publish SF with "Roof Garden Under Saturn" for the influential New Worlds magazine in 1969. He became a full-time writer in 1976, following the success of his debut novel The Embedding. His work has been frequently shortlisted for the Hugo and Nebula Awards and he has won the BSFA Award twice. From 1990 to 1991 he worked full-time with Stanley Kubrick on story development for the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence, directed after Kubrick's death by Steven Spielberg; for which he is acknowledged in the credits for Screen Story. Ian Watson lives in Spain.