A Short Sharp Shock (Signed First Edition)

Kim Stanley Robinson (author); Arnie Fenner (illustrator)

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ISBN 10: 092948018X ISBN 13: 9780929480183

Published by Mark V Ziesing, 1990

Language: English

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First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean, tight, unread copy with price ($18.00 trade/$45.00 ltd) intact on front flap. SIGNED by Robinson on title page. This is the trade edition, not the numbered limited edition. Signing event material laid in. Robinson is "generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living science-fiction writers." --The New Yorker.

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Title: A Short Sharp Shock (Signed First Edition)
Publisher: Mark V Ziesing
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 092948018X
ISBN 13: 9780929480183
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Fenner, Arnie
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Signed by author on title page - signature only-- Book in Mylar cover, No remainder marks, no ink markings. NOT priced clipped. First edition, First Printing

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Kim Stanley Robinson, justly famous for his science fiction, has created a mesmerizing fantasy work in A Short, Sharp Shock. Each brief chapter (with evocative titles such as "Beauty Is the Promise of Happiness") explores a little further along the path of the amnesiac protagonist, Thel. Thel finds himself on an amazing world, which has just one narrow ridge of land encircling the globe, with endless ocean on either side. And Thel is on a quest, searching for the woman who was with him when he first awakened, but who was taken by the murderous spine kings. In his travels along the ribbon of land, Thel encounters exotic local peoples and their legends of the origin of the world, and learns more about his companions and himself. Robinson's imagination is far-ranging and he has a pointed way with words: in a scene where Thel is slowly pushed through a magical mirror, Robinson's evocation of pain is unforgettable. A Short, Sharp Shock is guaranteed to haunt the reader for a long time. --Blaise Selby

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