Armchair fiction presents extra large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels. “West of the Sun” is a sprawling tale of adventure and war on a distant planet, written by Edgar Pangborn. Several light-years west of the Earth’s Sun lay the planet, Lucifer, circling a sun of its own, circled by its own two moons. The five specially selected and trained passengers of the “Argo” found much on Lucifer to remind them of the Earth they had left eleven years before. The air was invigorating, the vegetation lush, and there were people—a race of friendly white giants and a swarming population of wary pygmy tribes. The Earth pioneers soon faced the problem of survival on the red-green planet, and also the founding of a democratic civilization among the strife-torn pygmies. However, they were soon entwined in a brutal war between opposing pygmy forces. On the outcome of this war hinged the very fate of the new way of life on Lucifer...
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Vendeur : Fantastic Literature Limited, Rayleigh, ESSEX, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : near fine paperback, 1st printing. Davy is set in the far future of our world, in the fourth century after the collapse of what we describe as the twentieth-century civilisation. N° de réf. du vendeur FG17.016
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Vendeur : Barclay Books, York, WA, Australie
SOFTCOVER. Etat : 1976. A very good copy. The world we know is gone, destroyed in a fiery cataclysm. The survivors built a new world ruled by religion, oppression, and fear. In this pre-industrial society, sickness, ignorance, and death are the norm. A bond-slave, Davy dreams of sailing to the edge of the known world. He runs away at age 14, and what he discovers is similar to what most young men find in any age. As he searches for answers to his moral questions, he becomes an educated, thoughtful man, a dangerous heretic, and finally, a rebel. N° de réf. du vendeur 26028258
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Vendeur : Basically SF Books, Salem, OR, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : good. Colin Hay (illustrateur). Prior owner's name stamped inside front cover, otherwise very good. Light wear to cover; reading crease near spine. Spine straight and not creased. Pages are clean and unmarked. UK edition. Star mass paperback, 1976, ISBN: 9780352397676, 265 pages, cover art by Colin Hay. 12mo (4.5" x 7") 2nd place, 1965 Hugo Award. First in series, followed by The Judgment of Eve, The Company of Glory, and Still I Persist in Wondering. N° de réf. du vendeur 081818019780352397676gm
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Vendeur : Bookmans, Tucson, AZ, Etats-Unis
Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Acceptable. Wear & Tear Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0002011795
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