THE GAP INTO CONFLICT: THE REAL STORY

Donaldson, Stephen R.

ISBN 10: 0553071734 / ISBN 13: 9780553071733

Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1991

About this Item

From the author of the highly-praised Fantasy series, "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant," is this first novel in a five-volume Science Fiction series set in the very distant future of faster-than-light travel (called crossing the gap); boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows considerable wear on edges and spine ends with half-inch-square chip missing from upper right corner of back panel, other minor chipping and tears. Seller Inventory # 003575

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE GAP INTO CONFLICT: THE REAL STORY

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition, First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Author of The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, one of the most acclaimed fantasy series of all time, master storyteller Stephen R. Donaldson retums with this exciting and long-awaited new series that takes us into a stunningly imagined future to tell a timeless story of adventure and the implacable conflict of good and evil within each of us.



Angus Thermopyle was an ore pirate and a murderer; even the most disreputable asteroid pilots of Delta Sector stayed locked out of his way.  Those who didn't ended up in the lockup--or dead.  But when Thermopyle arrived at Mallory's Bar & Sleep with a gorgeous woman by his side the regulars had to take notice.  Her name was Morn Hyland, and she had been a police officer--until she met up with Thermopyle.



But one person in Mallorys Bar wasn't intimidated.  Nick Succorso had his own reputation as a bold pirate and he had a sleek frigate fitted for deep space.  Everyone knew that Thermopyle and Succorso were on a collision course.  What nobody expected was how quickly it would be over--or how devastating victory would be.  It was common enough example of rivalry and revenge--or so everyone thought.  The REAL story was something entirely different.



In The Real Story, Stephen R. Donaldson takes us to a remarkably detailed world of faster-than-light travel, politics, betrayal, and a shadowy presence just outside our view to tell the fiercest, most profound story he has ever written.


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From the Inside Flap:

t;i>The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, one of the most acclaimed fantasy series of all time, master storyteller Stephen R. Donaldson retums with this exciting and long-awaited new series that takes us into a stunningly imagined future to tell a timeless story of adventure and the implacable conflict of good and evil within each of us.



Angus Thermopyle was an ore pirate and a murderer; even the most disreputable asteroid pilots of Delta Sector stayed locked out of his way. Those who didn't ended up in the lockup--or dead. But when Thermopyle arrived at Mallory's Bar & Sleep with a gorgeous woman by his side the regulars had to take notice. Her name was Morn Hyland, and she had been a police officer--until she met up with Thermopyle.



But one person in Mallorys Bar wasn't intimidated. Nick Succorso had his own reputation as a bold pirate and he had a sleek frigate fitted for deep space.