Hardcover with DJ. Gray boards with silver lettering on red/orange cloth spine. Illustrated DJ is clean and glossy. Signed opposite the title page, with a long inscription, by astronaut Edward Gibson. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 1989. Stated first edition. 334 pages. A very good copy. Please ask for photos -- we d love to send you some.

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Title: Reach [Signed by Author]
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0385261500
ISBN 13: 9780385261500
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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1989 1st Ed. Doubleday

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An interesting, often provocative blend of techno-thriller, science fiction and horror story, this first novel reflects Gibson's years of experience with NASA, culminating in his selection as the scientist pilot of Skylab 3. In 2032, the World Space Federation sends manned ships beyond the solar system. The first of these, Wayfarer 1, has run into trouble and shut down. A second mission is organized and dispatched to find out what happened. Those on the voyage of Wayfarer 2 discover a black hole that is a gateway to another universe, one where mass repels rather than attracts, one sustaining a kind of life that draws nourishment from data--including the data of human experience. Although Gibson includes more technological information than some readers may want, his depiction of the alternate-universe entity as an undifferentiated appetite shredding and digesting the very souls of its victims is compelling. While the characters are unremarkable and the narrative is often more competent than exciting, Reach nevertheless establishes Gibson as an author to watch.
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