ISLANDS IN THE NET
by Sterling, Bruce
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18861)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Arbor House, [1988]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18861). Octavo, cloth backed boards. "... one of the most fascinating sociological and political SF novels in recent years." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-439. 1990 Hugo award nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1082. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009.
Synopsis
Islands in the Net, a 1988 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling. It won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989, and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards that same year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18861
- Title
- ISLANDS IN THE NET
- Author
- Sterling, Bruce
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18861)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1988]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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