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Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Some of the authors in this anthology include Greg Egan, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin and Michael Stanwick. Near Mint/Like new condition. Slight wear to top of front cover, but I'm being super picky. Binding is excellent.
Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. 17th edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION - Sixteenth Annual Collection
Dozois, Gardner (editor) (Ursula K. Le Guin; Gwyneth Jones; Cherry Wilder; Greg Egan; Geoffrey A. Landis; Cory Doctorow; Tanith Lee; Bruce Sterling; Paul J. McAuley; Robert Charles Wilson; Howard Waldrop; Ian McDonald; William Browning Spencer)
THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION - Sixteenth Annual Collection
Dozois, Gardner (editor) (Ursula K. Le Guin; Gwyneth Jones; Cherry Wilder; Greg Egan; Geoffrey A. Landis; Cory Doctorow; Tanith Lee; Bruce Sterling; Paul J. McAuley; Robert Charles Wilson; Howard Waldrop; Ian McDonald; William Browning Spencer)
(lix) 609 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Light rubbing at the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Bob Eggleton. This anthology contains: Introduction; The Island of the Immortals by Ursula K. Le Guin; La Cenerentola by Gwyneth Jones; The Dancing Floor - a novelette by Cherry Wilder; Oceanic - a novella by Greg Egan; Approaching Perimelasma - a novelette by Geoffrey A. Landis; Craphound by Cory Doctorow; Jedella Ghost by Tanith Lee; Taklamakan - a novelette by Bruce Sterling; Sea Change With Monsters - a novella by Paul J. McAuley; Divided by Infinity - a novelette by Robert Charles Wilson; US by Howard Waldrop; The Days of Solomon Gursky - a novella by Ian McDonald; The Cuckoo's Boys - a novella by Robert Reed; The Halfway House at the Heart of Darkness by William Browning Spencer; The Very Pulse of the Machine by Michael Swanwick; Story of Your Life - a novella by Ted Chiang; Voivodoi by Liz Williams; Saddlepoint: Roughneck - a novella by Stephen Baxter; This Side of Independence by Rob Chilson; Unborn Again by Chris Lawson; Grist - a novella by Tony Daniel; Down in the Dark - a novelette by William Barton; Free in Asveroth by Jim Grimsley; and The Summer Isles - a novella by Ian R. McCloud. Size: 8vo
Collects 25 stories including offerings by Geoffrey Landis, Cory Doctorow, Tanith Lee, Bruce Sterling, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ian McDonald, Robert Reed, Allen Steele, Michael Swanwick, et al. along with a recap of the year and lists of honorable mentions and recommended readings. Trade edition. Stated first edition. First printing as indicated by the complete number string 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show only minor shelf wear and are not creased. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Price stickers on front cover and inside front endpaper. Binding is tight and square. Corners not bumped. Hinges are firm. An excellent reading copy. Note that oversized or heavier books may require additional postage.
Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
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