This is a mass market paperback book. (PBO). The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing and wear to the spine ends and tips of the corners. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are: Lion Time in Timbuctoo by Robert Silverberg, At the Sign of the Rose by John Brunner, and An Exaltation of Spiders by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.

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Title: Beyond the Gate of Worlds First Time in Print!
Publisher: Tor Books, New York, NY
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0812554442
ISBN 13: 9780812554441
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
Condition: Very Good+

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In interconnecting worlds with plots and counterplots, the authors explore alternate worlds in Tumbuctu, Old Mother Russia, and the Incan Empire

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YA-- These three novellas are set in an alternate world first created by Silverberg in his novel, The Gate of Worlds (TOR, 1984). The idea remains intriguing: the Black Plague decimates the European population to a degree that proves irrecoverable and the ensuing cultural, inventive, and technological vacuum is filled by the civilizations of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Silverberg and John Brunner contribute taut and tantalizing glimpses into the might-have-beens of Timbuctoo politics and would-be Eastern European assassins. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's contribution, set in the courts of the Incas, unfortunately bogs down in its strain to demonstrate just how exotic this setting is. Despite this reservation, the book is likely to be popular with fans of alternate-world dramas and of these well-known authors. In addition, it might prove a stimulating enrichment for world-history classes. --Cathy Chauvette, Fairfax County Pub . Lib . , VA

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 25 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer/compiler of price guides, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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