A Planet of Your Own / The Beasts of Kohl

John Brunner and John Rackham

Language: English

Published by Ace Double, New York, 1966

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A Planet of Your Own / The Beasts of Kohl by John Brunner and John Rackham. Ace Double G-592, Ace Books, New York, 1966 — First Edition / First Printing (Paperback Originals) Book Condition: Very Good−. Bright tête-bêche pictorial wrappers with light edge wear and rubbing only. Light spine creasing and scattered minor foxing to the text pages, with light uniform age-toning throughout — typical for paper stock of this vintage. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. No ownership markings, stamps, or price stickers. Original 50¢ cover price stated. A sound and honest copy. (see photos) A Planet of Your Own runs 99 pages; The Beasts of Kohl runs 154 pages. Cover art on both sides by Jack Gaughan. "John Rackham" was a pseudonym for John T. Phillifent, who also published under his own name, mostly in Analog. A Planet of Your Own, at approximately 30,000 words, appeared on the long list of Nebula nominees for Best Novel of 1966 — the second year of the Nebula Awards Two entertaining mid-1960s science fiction adventures in the classic tête-bêche Ace Double format. In A Planet of Your Own, Kynance Foy travels from Earth to planet Zygra to work as Planetary Supervisor — a seemingly simple job that turns out to involve considerably more. A brisk, legally flavoured adventure from John Brunner, published just a few years before his landmark Hugo Award–winning Stand on Zanzibar established him as one of the field's major voices. On the flip side, The Beasts of Kohl opens with a man named Rang hunting on an alien world in the company of a bird and a large dog, with both of whom he can communicate telepathically, before the novel expands into a compelling exploration of alien intelligence and inter-species co-existence. A solid and enjoyable pairing from the height of the Ace Double era, with distinctive Jack Gaughan cover art on both sides.…

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Title
A Planet of Your Own / The Beasts of Kohl
Author
John Brunner and John Rackham
Publisher
Ace Double, New York
Publication year
1966
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
Illustrator
Gaughan, Jack
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Item weight
144 grams
Dimensions
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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