351 p.; 22 cm. Light blue wrappers with blank spine. Uncorrected Bound Proofs. Front cover indicates that the book would be published as a hardcover in September 1985, distributed by St. Martin's Press. Kim Stanley Robinson is a prolific writer of science fiction, with most of his books having an ecological component, as well as exploring alternatives to capitalism. His works have been nominated for 29 awards, of which he was won the Hugo Award twice, the Nebula Award twice, a World Fantasy Award once, a John W. Campbell Memorial Award once, and the Locus Award six times. He was the guest of honor in 2010 at the 68th World Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne, Australia. Like his later Mars Trilogy, this book is set in a world in which humans have settled throughout the solar system. Unlike his other works, this has a strong emphasis on the role of the arts, in particular music, in human life. ISBN: 0-312-93467-X. In Very Good Condition: small scrape along top edge of front cover; some stain top and bottom cover edges; pages are clean and tight.

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Title

The Memory of Whiteness: A Scientific Romance [Uncorrected Bound Proofs]

Publisher

Tom Doherty Associates, New York

Publication Date

1985

Language

English

ISBN 10

031293467X

ISBN 13

9780312934675

Binding

Paperback

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

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Near fine in a fine dust jacket (front hinge starting.) SIGNED hardcover first edition - New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates,, (1985.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket (front hinge starting.). First printing. Novel set in a far-future high tech civilization based on music. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in Davis (California) in the year of publication. 351 pp.

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Arthur Holywelkin, a brilliant physicist, devoted the last years of his life to creating a strange, beautiful musical instrument called The Orchestra. Hundreds of years later, in a universe centered around music, Johannes Wright is chosen as the Ninth Master of Holywelkin's Orchestra. Wright must travel the solar system pursued by enemies in the name of a destiny he understands only imperfectly.

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