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... Echoes of Earth
by Williams, Sean and Dix, Shane
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0441008925
- ISBN 13
- 9780441008926
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ace Books, New York, 2002. First American Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. By Authors on Title Page. At the beginning of the text are three pages of star constellations and time measurements. Colour illustrated, embossed, cover (wraparound) with yellow titles to the front panel and backstrip, illustrator not credited. A little rubbing to the book edges and book panels. A light age toning of the text block edges and internal text. In a time where humans have shed their bodies and through nanotechnology, their electronic selves which are called engrams, travel through space to look for other life. On a world which is uninhabited a crew of a survey ship watch spindle-shaped entities create 10 orbital towers. One crew member explores the towers, once the entities have left, and finds "..what appear to be gives, technologically-advanced race, including a faster-than-like ship. But when Alander piolts the ship back to Earth with news of the unprecedented event, he may be giving humanity a gift he can't afford to accept...." -- from the rear panel blurb. Signed by the authors on the title page. Size: Standard Paperback. (9) X (4) 413 pages (5).. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Australian; Signed; By Authors on Title Page. ISBN: 0441008925. ISBN/EAN: 9780441008926. Inventory No: 0111091. . 9780441008926
Synopsis
William C. Dietz grew up in the Seattle area, spent time with the Navy and Marine Corps as a medic, graduated from the University of Washington, lived in Africa for a year, and has traveled to six continents. Dietz has been variously employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, news writer and television producer, and currently serves as Director of Public Relations and Marketing for an international telephone company.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111091
- Title
- ... Echoes of Earth
- Author
- Williams, Sean and Dix, Shane
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0441008925
- ISBN 13
- 9780441008926
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Science Fiction -- Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Australian; Signed; By Authors on Title Page Unbranded ISBN: 0441008925 EAN: 9780441008926 Williams, Sean and Dix, Shane ... Echoes of Earth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction -- Australian; Signed;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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