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Published by Eos - Harper Collins, New York, 2004
ISBN 10: 0060594268ISBN 13: 9780060594268
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Michael Whelan; (illustrator). First Edition. (xiii) 514 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Wraparound cover art by Michael Whelan. This anthology contains: Introduction; The Day Before the Revolution by Ursula K. Le Guin; Even the Queen by Connie Willis; Jeffty Is Five by Harlan Ellison; Souls - a novella by Joanna Russ; The Death of Doctor Island - a novella by Gene Wolfe; The Persistence of Vision - a novella by John Varley; The Way of Cross and Dragon - a novelette by George R. R. Martin; Bloodchild - a novelette by Octavia E. Butler; The Only Neat Thing to Do - a novella by James Tiptree Jr; Rachel in Love - a novelette by Pat Murphy; The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter - a novella by Lucius Shepard; Bear Discovers Fire by Terry Bisson; Buffalo by John Kessel; Gone by John Crowley; Maneki Neko by Bruce Sterling; Border Guards - a novelette by Greg Egan; Hell Is the Absence of God - a novelette by Ted Chiang; and October in the Chair by Neil Gaiman; followed by Previous Winners. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by Roc, 2004
ISBN 10: 0451459571ISBN 13: 9780451459572
Seller: Basically SF Books, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ray Lundgren (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed first edition. Pages are tanning at the edges, otherwise like new. A presentation copy with signed inscription to friend and fellow author Kate Wilhelm (and widow of Damon Knight, memorialized in this book) on the title page: For Kate - / With great affection - / Vonda / 2004. From the estate of Kate Wilhelm. Roc trade paperback, first edition, first printing March 2004 (stated), complete number line. ISBN: 9780451459572, 280 pages, cover art by Ray Lundgren. 8vo (6" x 9") The annual volume produced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, with the winners and runners-up of the Nebula Award for 2001; also with a story from the year's Grand Master and the year's Author Emeritus. Contents: Introduction: The Heart of the Nebula, by Vonda N. McIntyre; Bronte's Egg, by Richard Chwedyk; Hell Is the Absence of God, by Ted Chiang; Damon Knight, essay by Frederik Pohl; Damon, essay by Carol Emshwiller; I Remember Damon, essay by James Gunn; Damon Knight the Teacher, by Robin Wilson; Oh You Kid! A Personal View of Damon Knight, essay by Edward Bryant; Curious Damon Knight, essay by Eileen Gunn; Sensei Wonder, essay by Leslie What; American Gods (excerpt), by Neil Gaiman; Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's, by Adam-Troy Castro; A Few Things I Know about Ursula, essay by Molly Gloss; Changing Planes (excerpt), by Ursula K. Le Guin; Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City, by Jack McDevitt; Cut, by Megan Lindholm; The Dog Said Bow-Wow, by Michael Swanwick; Appreciating Katherine MacLean, essay by Sharon Lee; Games, by Katherine MacLean; Lobsters, by Charles Stross; Creature, by Carol Emshwiller; 2003 Final Nebula Ballot; Past Nebula Awards Winners. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Tor Books, New York, 2001
ISBN 10: 0312867808ISBN 13: 9780312867805
Seller: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. International orders may require additional postage. ; Simply signed by Ted Chiang on the story title of his story "Hell is the Absence of God." Full number line. ; 320 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Tor., NY:, 2001
ISBN 10: 0312867808ISBN 13: 9780312867805
Seller: Kathmandu Books, Winter Park, FL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
1st edition. HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. Anthology of 16 original stories including "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang, "Senator Bilbo" by Andy Duncan and "Tom Brightwind, Or How the Fairy Bridge Was Built at Thoresby" by Susanna Clarke. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Published by Tor, New York, 2002
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Signed
Advance uncorrected proof. Octavo, printed wrappers. Signed by Chiang on the title page. The author's first book. Collects eight stories, including "Liking What You See: A Documentary," a story original to this collection. Two of these stories, the title story and "Tower of Babylon" (his first published story) won Nebula awards and "Hell Is the Absence of God" won both Hugo and Nebula awards. "Story of Your Life," inspired the hit film Arrival, considered one of the best films of 2016, and winner of the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. ".one of the most remarkable single collections to have been published in the sf field. Chiang received the John W Campbell Award for best new writer in 1992." - SFE online. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-239. Penciled note on title page "July 02 / $24.95" (likely referring to the publication date and the jacket price). Slight lean, reading creases to spine, a very good copy. (31745).
Published by Tor Book, 2002
Seller: First and Fine, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Ted Chiang (2002) Stories of Your Life and Others , US first edition, first printing, published by Tor Book. Signed by Ted Chiang on the title page without personalisation. Provenance: signed at a sci-fi literature event in New York. The book will be accompanied by a letter of confirmation where and when the bok was signed. Condition: aboloutely fine with no issues. Dust jacket not price clipped and protected in removable mylar. Perhaps the best hard science-fiction short stories published in the 1990-2001 period, here collated for the first time in hardback format. The stories were originally published in magazines from 1990 onwards. Tower of Babylon won the Nebula; Story of Your Life also won the Nebula and was adapted as the Hollywood blockbuster film Arrival , directed by Denis Villeneuve. Hell is the Absence of God won the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Award. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).