Zombies of the Gene Pool [Signed]

McCrumb, Sharyn

ISBN 10: 0671705261 / ISBN 13: 9780671705268

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1992

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Black cloth over blue boards, red lettering, 208 pp. Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart, slight edge wear. Inscribed by the author on title page. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 208 pages; "Dr. James Owen Mega, respected engineering professor turned sci-fi superstar 'Jay Omega,' and Dr. Marion Farley, respected English professor and self-confessed sci-fi fanatic (and Mega's significant other) , are on their way to a most unusual science fiction convention: the reunion of the Lanthanides - a group of fans from the 1950s who are gathering to open a time capsule they buried over thirty years ago. " Now, in 1990, that time capsule is vitally important, for its real treasure is a collection of unpublished, never-before-seen short stories written by the then unknown Lanthanides, some of whom have gone on to become legends of the genre, while others languis in obscurity. The reunion also serves as a memorial to the late and not-so-lamented Lanthanide Pat Malone. That is, until Malone shows up with some very irreverent memories of the glorious past. With the love of scandal and the lack of diplomacy that were his trademarks, Malone reels off outrageous tales of times gone by, and disputes the authorship of certian works. Is the really Pat Malone? Soon, the question become was he really Pat Malone, when the interloper is found murdered. Then it's up to Jay and Marion to discover the true identity of the dead man, and what secret the Lanthanides would kill to protect. "; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 8916

Bibliographic Details

Title: Zombies of the Gene Pool [Signed]

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

En route to a sci-fi convention and reunion of the Lanthanides, Dr. James Owen Mega--engineering professor and science fiction author known as "Jay Omega"--and literature professor Dr. Marion Farley stumble into a web of dark secrets and murder

From the Inside Flap:

, a group of young science fiction writers, dreaming of literary immortality and calling themselves the Lanthanides, buried a time capsule with their stories and relics from the time. Now, in the 1990s, when several of them have become famous, the surviving Lanthanides are getting together at a special convention to dig up the capsule and open it. But the convention is startled by the appearance of a writer who was supposed to have died thirty years ago. Then murder materializes to throw the agenda further into chaos. Now, Jay Omega, author of Bimbos of the Death Sun, and his significant other, Dr. Marion Farley, must separate science fact from fiction -- and unearth a killer with a story of his own to tell.