The Starry Rift

James Tiptree Jr.

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ISBN 10: 031293744X ISBN 13: 9780312937447

Published by New York: Tor Books, 1986

Language: English

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1st printing. Fine hardcover in Near Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; dust spotting on text block top edge; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; lightly shelf-scuffed; 1/16 inch closed tear at rear cover top edge. 8vo, 250 pp. This is a new, unread book.

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Title

The Starry Rift

Publisher

New York: Tor Books

Publication Date

1986

Language

English

ISBN 10

031293744X

ISBN 13

9780312937447

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

New

Weight

15 ounces

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This novel set in the far-future and filled with action, extraordinary characters, and visionary speculation, chronicles the human exploration of alien planets with strange and mysterious life forms

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The unsettling quality one expects of Tiptree is immediately evident in the sequences framing these three stories that share the background of the pseudonymous novelist's Brightness Falls from the Air. In a prologue, a librarian in a great galactic library and two students refer to that novel, marveling how wonderful, moving and insightful the tales are. Readers who proceed in spite of that clear warning of authorial self-indulgence will find that each piece in this new work revolves around an act of self-sacrifice so outrageous and weepy they're candidates for the Fannie Hurst/Steven Spielberg league: a 15-year-old girl becomes host to an intelligent but parasitic new species and commits suicide to protect humanity; a grizzled war veteran rescues an old lovenow a big starfrom pirates and then nobly fades away; and several deathsincluding that of a teddy bear-like simpleton, all trust and goodnessprevent a misunderstood first contact from turning into a disastrous interspecies war. In all likelihood, this is destined for the same popularity as Tiptree's other work but readers must be prepared to turn down their critical facilities and get out their handkerchiefs.
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