New York: Dial Press, 1980. Appears unread. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (10.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Third book by the author of The Firstborn (a Porgie winner), and Precious. Thriller set in 1939 Cuba. Nazi operatives rush to secure a foothold in the Americas as World War 2 approaches. Vanderlys, "the Dutchman," a gambler of consummate skill and the top anti-Nazi intelligence agent in the Caribbean tries to eliminate a woman called Andrea, the Austrian fianc� e of Cuba's richest industrialist. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Woodard, Ken (jacket art). 8vo. 344pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title

The Gates of Sagittarius

Publisher

Dial Press, New York

Publication Date

1980

ISBN 10

0803732686

ISBN 13

9780803732681

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Woodard, Ken (jacket art)

Edition

First Printing of the First Edition.

Condition

Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine dust jacket

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Six of the world?s leading scientists were at work on a top-secret assignment?Project FIREball. Now fi ve of them are dead, and one is on the run. He carries with him plans for a world-changing technology?one the CIA, MI6, and a ruthless megalomaniac will stop at nothing to obtain. Will, Andrew, and Gaia, the teen geniuses of STORM, join the high-stakes manhunt, racing to the Swiss Alps and into mortal danger, as they enter the heart of the Black Sphere.

Armed robotic eagles, laser-fi ring Frisbees, hightech surveillance roaches?STORM is back in their third high-speed, high-adrenaline adventure. E. L. Young, science journalist and master of suspense, bases all the science, technology, and gadgets in this story on real-life research, patents, and inventions.

About the Author

Emma Young is a New Scientist journalist who is an expert in the subject of space and space travel. She is a former journalist at the Guardian and BBC News Online and has contributed to several books and magazines, including Rough Guides and Tomorrow's World magazine. She lives in Australia.

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