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Ancestor's World : A Novel of StarBridge
by Crispin, A. C.; & T. Jackson King
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition.
- ISBN 10
- 0441003516
- ISBN 13
- 9780441003518
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Ace Books, 1996. A bright, shiny, tight copy. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NO owner's name. NO ink stamps. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. $5.99 cover price. First printing with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. From the rear cover: "On the planet Na-Dina, in Ancestor's Valley, the tombs of forty-one dynasties have lain undisturbed for six thousand years. But with the visitors from the stars has come progress, threatening the Valley and its treasures. The human archeologist Gordon Mitchell and his team from StarBridge labor to salvage whatever possible from the burial sites. Some of the Na-Dina welcome them. Some resent their presence and the delay they represent. Still, Mitchell intends to fully explore the wonders of the Valley. Then one of the team is brutally murdered. To investigate his death, Cooperative League of Systems Ambassador-at-Large Mahree Burroughs arrives, determined to find the killer at whatever cost. What she finds during her search will change her life, the lives of the Na-Dina, and the lives of every being in the CLS forever." . First Edition (Paperback Original - PBO). Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition.. Illus. by Myers, Duane O. (cover art).. 4" wide by 6.75" tall. (xiv), 306pp..
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- Title
- Ancestor's World : A Novel of StarBridge
- Author
- Crispin, A. C.; & T. Jackson King
- Illustrator
- Myers, Duane O. (cover art).
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Edition
- First Edition (Paperback Original - PBO)
- ISBN 10
- 0441003516
- ISBN 13
- 9780441003518
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1996
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction / Fantasy;
- Size
- 4" wide by 6.75" tall. (xiv), 306pp.
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