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  • HELLO. by Ikegami, Aiko.
    Ikegami, Aiko.
    HELLO.

    Edition: First printing.

    Creston Books, (2019). Hardcover first edition - A charming wordless story about a small visitor from another planet, overwhelmed and ignored until two children offer him friendship. ISBN: 978-1939547583.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated boards with a black cloth spine.

    Book ID: 88246
    View cart More details Price: $18.50
  • THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM. by Liu, Cixin, translated and signed by Ken Liu.
    Liu, Cixin, translated and signed by Ken Liu.
    THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first English language edition of this bestselling Chinese science fiction novel, winner in translation of the 2015 Hugo Award and very highly praised. To cite just a couple of examples, Kim Stanley Robinson stated: "It is wonderful to read this state-of-the-art example of Chinese science fiction, which sweeps from the historical trauma of the Cultural Revolution to the cosmic trauma of alien contact with an immense narrative energy. Ken Liu's excellent translation combines fluid clarity with a continuous view into Chinese worldviews, adding to the fun and making this the best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time." and…

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    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first English language edition of this bestselling Chinese science fiction novel, winner in translation of the 2015 Hugo Award and very highly praised. To cite just a couple of examples, Kim Stanley Robinson stated: "It is wonderful to read this state-of-the-art example of Chinese science fiction, which sweeps from the historical trauma of the Cultural Revolution to the cosmic trauma of alien contact with an immense narrative energy. Ken Liu's excellent translation combines fluid clarity with a continuous view into Chinese worldviews, adding to the fun and making this the best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time." and Mike Resnick said "The Three-Body Problem deserves all of its plaudits. It's an exceptional novel, and Ken Liu's translation is both smooth and unintrusive." SIGNED and dated on the title page by Ken Liu, the translator (and an award winning science fiction author, himself) Translator's postscript. 399 pp. ISBN: 978-0765377067.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (2 corners are slightly bumped)

    Book ID: 81595
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  • THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM. by Liu, Cixin, translated by Ken Liu.
    Liu, Cixin, translated by Ken Liu.
    THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first English language edition of this bestselling Chinese science fiction novel, winner in translation of the 2015 Hugo Award and very highly praised. To cite just a couple of examples, Kim Stanley Robinson stated: "It is wonderful to read this state-of-the-art example of Chinese science fiction, which sweeps from the historical trauma of the Cultural Revolution to the cosmic trauma of alien contact with an immense narrative energy. Ken Liu's excellent translation combines fluid clarity with a continuous view into Chinese worldviews, adding to the fun and making this the best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time." and Mike…

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    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first English language edition of this bestselling Chinese science fiction novel, winner in translation of the 2015 Hugo Award and very highly praised. To cite just a couple of examples, Kim Stanley Robinson stated: "It is wonderful to read this state-of-the-art example of Chinese science fiction, which sweeps from the historical trauma of the Cultural Revolution to the cosmic trauma of alien contact with an immense narrative energy. Ken Liu's excellent translation combines fluid clarity with a continuous view into Chinese worldviews, adding to the fun and making this the best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time." and Mike Resnick said "The Three-Body Problem deserves all of its plaudits. It's an exceptional novel, and Ken Liu's translation is both smooth and unintrusive.". ISBN: 978-0765377067.

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    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (boards slightly splayed, as appears to be common with this inexpensively produced book) .

    Book ID: 75650
    View cart More details Price: $375.00