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Rite of Passage (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)
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Rite of Passage (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) Hardcover - 1968

by Alexei Panshin


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After the destruction of Earth, humanity has established itself precariously among a hundred planets. Between them roam the vast Ships, doling out scientific knowledge in exchange for raw materials. On one of the Ships lives Mia Havero. Belligerent soccer player, intrepid explorer of ventilation shafts, Mia tests all the boundaries of her insulated world. She will soon be tested in turn. At the age of fourteen all Ship children must endure a month unaided in the wilds of a colony world, and although Mia has learned much through formal study, about philosophy, economics, and the business of survival, she will find that her most vital lessons are the ones she must teach herself. Published originally in 1968, Alexei Panshin's Nebula Award-winning classic has lost none of its relevance, with its keen exploration of societal stagnation and the resilience of youth.

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  • Title Rite of Passage (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)
  • Author Alexei Panshin
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition New edition
  • Publisher Gregg Pr, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Date June 1968
  • ISBN 9780839823360
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SIGNED/Inscribed. First U.S. hardcover. Rite of Passage. Gregg Press (1976). Alexei Panshin. New introduction by Panshin. Frontispiece illustration by Richard Powers. Shakespeare's Sonnet XCIV added to this edition by author's request. Winner of the 1968 Nebula award for best novella.1969 Hugo nominee. Signed/Inscribed by Panshin (with her little bird drawing) to a friend. Green full cloth hardcover with distinctive Gregg Press gold/red design. A very near fine, seemingly unread copy. Mere hint of toning to page edges, else quite fine. Publisher did not issue a jacket. 12-b
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