Counting Up, Counting Down (Easton)
by Turtledove, Harry
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. 2002. 407 pages. 114/1100 first edition signed, limited copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page, with additionally signed certificate of authenticity. Navy boards with gold titling and decoration, slight rubbing to corners, thin vertical scuff to back cover adjacent to spine. Spine square, binding sound. Ribbon slightly frayed at end. Small dent to textblock at fore-edge, gold edging else fine. Interior clean and unmarked.
Synopsis
From Harry Turtledove, bestselling author and critically acclaimed master of the short story, comes a classic collection of science fiction tales and what-if scenarios. In narratives ranging from fantastic to oddly familiar to eerily prescient, this compelling volume illustrates Turtledove's literary skill and unbridled imagination.FORTY, COUNTING DOWN: With the help of his time travel software, computer genius Justin Kloster returns to the past to stop himself from making a terrible mistake--but all actions have their consequences. THE MALTESE ELEPHANT: A legendary detective finds himself in grave danger when a noir masterpiece takes a stunning new twist. GODDESS FOR A DAY: Taking a page from history, a young girl dares to challenge the gods--and is richly rewarded for her efforts.DECONSTRUCTION GANG: Mired in unemployment and despair, an academic finds happiness and intellectual fulfillment in a most unexpected place. TWENTY-ONE, COUNTING UP: Justin Kloster's college life and romantic dreams are rudely interrupted--and irreversibly disrupted--when forty-year-old Justin arrives from the future to save him from himself.Plus twelve more thrilling, unforgettable tales of wonder!From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Counting Up, Counting Down (Easton)
- Author
- Turtledove, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 2002
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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