The Ebb Tide (SIGNED 1ST PRINT)

James P. Blaylock

ISBN 10: 1596062282 / ISBN 13: 9781596062283

Published by Subterranean, 2009

About this Item

Fine condition used 2009 Signed Deluxe First Edition Hardback with intact unclipped Dust Jacket. Published by Subterranean Press, Burton, MI, USA. Author: James P. Blaylock. Jacket and inside illustrations: J. K. Potter. ISBN: 9781596062283. Approx. dims: 210mm h x 145mm w x 17mm d. Intact clean condition dust jacket with slight signs of handling. Intact DJ spine. DJ over very good condition blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. 132 clean, slightly off white inside pages of English text with some b&w illustrations. Signed by author in blue ink on special signature page. No other inscriptions. Page ends slightly off white. Images shown are of actual book for sale.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1648551210610

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ebb Tide (SIGNED 1ST PRINT)
• Publisher: Subterranean
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596062282
• ISBN 13: 9781596062283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: J. K. Potter
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Steampunk

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Synopsis

A flaming meteor over the Yorkshire Dales, a long-lost map drawn by the lunatic Bill Cuttle Kraken, and the discovery of a secret subterranean shipyard beneath the River Thames lead Professor Langdon St. Ives and his intrepid friend Jack Owlesby into the treacherous environs of Morecambe Bay, with its dangerous tides and vast quicksand pits. They descend beneath the sands of the Bay itself, into a dark, unknown ocean littered with human bones and the remnants of human dreams. In this tale of murder, infamy, and Victorian intrigue, the tides of destiny shift relentlessly and rapidly as the stakes grow ever higher and the pursuit more deadly....

Reviews

Explorer-scientist Langdon St. Ives and narrator Jack Owlesby (familiar from 2008'sThe Adventures of Langdon St. Ives) embark upon a new steampunk adventure in this slight but enjoyable novella. A battered old map, possibly drawn by St. Ives's long-missing companion, Bill Kraken, displays the location of a strange object that plunged to earth years earlier. Hilario Frosticos, longtime nemesis to St. Ives, is also in pursuit, and a series of amusing feints and counterfeints culminates in a frantic race to an underwater grotto. New readers will have no trouble getting oriented, but even stalwart fans will be disappointed by almost nonexistent characterization and an unfulfilling conclusion. It mostly feels like the first portion of a much longer tale; Blaylock does both his readers and the story a disservice by publishing it before completing it. (Aug.)
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