Close Encounters with the Deity [SIGNED]

Michael Bishop

ISBN 10: 0931948967 / ISBN 13: 9780931948961

Published by Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta GA, 1986

About this Item

Signed, with no personalization or inscription, by author Michael Bishop on its title page. "1st printing" on its copyright page. This book is in near fine condition, marred only by a bump on the bottom of its spine. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright copper titles on its spine. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in very good condition: whole, bright, and unmarked, with light wear on the ends of its spine and flap folds. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description.

Seller Inventory # 003638

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Close Encounters with the Deity [SIGNED]
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta GA
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0931948967
• ISBN 13: 9780931948961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.22 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed Books
  • SF & Fantasy Collections

About this title

Synopsis

Stated First Printing in Fine condition. The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. Rubs at the outer tips and creasing at the head of its spine. Foreword by Isaac Asimov.

Reviews

YA Bishop has the rare gift of clear expression and boundless imaginationhe is a dreamer of poetic dreams. Close Encounters with the Deity is a collection of his short stories that were originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, as well as in various other anthologies and periodicals. The book's unifying theme is man's concept of the Deity. Bishop's stories intermingle humor, horror, and awe in a manner similar to Vonnegut. In the title story, enlightenment occurs as the hero's space ship falls into a black hole. In ``Dogs' Lives,'' the main character fantasizes a trip through space accompanied by his cybernetic canine companion, flashing backwards and forwards through memories of childhood pet dogs' horrible fatesand their love and devotion to their human masters. ``The Gospel According to Gamaliel Crucis'' is written in chapter and verse format and relates the story of an extraterrestrial savior who is a giant praying mantis. The book should prove popular with young people, as Bishop seems to have a strong sympathy for them. His questioning of traditional religion is in every sense a healthy, vital return to the wonder we all felt when we lay on our backs and gazed up at the stars, wondering where we came from. Jennifer John Reavis, Episcopal High School, Bellaire, Tex.

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