vogt viskupic gary (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Signed. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine copy.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Gary Viskupic (illustratore). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). BOOK: Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Fading Due to Sun Exposure; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK NUMBER: 2145. JACKET DESIGN BY: John Lisco. SYNOPSIS: Centuries ago, human beings fought the slan race for control of Earth. Most of the slans were exterminated, and a world-wide police state was established to protect humanity against the scattered survivors. The exact circumstances of the Slan Wars were long forgotten, but the fear and hatred of slans remained.kept alive by the human government. Because slans were mutants--superior human beings capable of taking over the world if given another chance. They were many times stronger than ordinary men and women, phenomenally intelligent and--most frighteningly--telepathic. And since they could be easily identified by their strangely beautiful mind-reading organs--delicate golden tendrils which mingled with their hair--slans were often murdered in the streets with full government sanction. This is the story of Kathleen Layton, the one exception to the rule of kill-all-slans. Living in the Palace as a "study subject" for government leaders, she has become a political pawn, receiving the protection of a ruthless dictator--because his personal hold on power depends on keeping her alive. And it's the story of John Thomas Cross, another young slan growing up completely isolated from his own kind--heir to a secret invention so wonderful, yet so terrible, that it could mean new life for his people.or death for an entire planet. Fast-paced, enthralling, A. E. Van Vogt's Slan is a landmark of speculative fiction.a novel that explores the concept of human evolution with unparalleled ingenuity and ever-mounting excitement. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.