Counting Up, Counting Down
by Harry Turtledove
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- first
- Condition
- Fine
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Easton Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. No. 15 of 1,100. Two very light nicks to the gilt on the bottom edge. Otherwise a Fine copy with the COA and author note laid in.
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
- Dunaway Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 258343
- Title
- Counting Up, Counting Down
- Author
- Harry Turtledove
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 2002
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