The Man Who Counts: A part of the 'Technic Civilization: Polesotechnic' series of books

Anderson, Poul

ISBN 10: 0441519040 / ISBN 13: 9780441519040

Published by Ace Books, 1979

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© 1958: A part of the 'Technic Civilization: Polesotechnic' series of books. 3rd printing of 1976 edition. Originally published under the title 'War Of The Wing-Men':- Nicholas Van Rijn. Interstellar Merchant Prince one moment, barbarian chattel the next. marooned half a world away from the sole human outpost on a planet whose very water is poisonous to humans; captured by winged barbarians in the midst of a brutal war of extermination, somehow 'Old Nick' must scheme, conspire, wrangle and battle his way to survival. How, with the aid of his two companions, he does so is the story of The Man Who Counts:- Review(s): "(What) gives the story stature is the gradually emerging portrait of Nicholas van Rijn" - P Schuyler Miller / "Everybody knows that Poul Anderson is one of the best: they're wrong - he's better" - J E Pournelle, co-author of 'The Mote In God's Eye' and 'Lucifer's Hammer':- (original cost $1.95).

Seller Inventory # 12.011.00103

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Counts: A part of the 'Technic Civilization: Polesotechnic' series of books
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0441519040
• ISBN 13: 9780441519040
• Binding: Paperback: 7" x 4¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Michael Whelan
• Edition: 1976 Edition
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear
• Weight: 0.12 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction

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Synopsis

Nicholas Van Rijn: Interstellar Merchant Prince one moment, barbarian chattel the next. Marooned half a world and an ocean away from the sole human outpost on a planet whose very water is poisonous to humans; captured by winged barbarians in the midst of a brutal war of extermination, somehow 'Old Nick' must scheme, conspire, wrangle and battle his way to survival.