Stars in My Pocket like Grains of Sand by Delany, Samuel R

New York: Bantam Spectra - Bantam Books, Inc. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SYNOPSIS: Set centuries in the future, Samuel R. Delany's masterful new science fiction novel Stars in My Pocket like Grains of Sand is a monumental saga of political intrigue and personal struggle that unfolds against a vast and varied interstellar society. Rat Korga, sole survivor of a planet reported destroyed by a mysterious alien race, is thrust into public attention by the Web, a shadowy organization that controls the flow of information between the worlds. Identified with a long-dead tyrant, he develops a charisma capable of commanding the notice of billions of people. Marq Dyeth, an industrial diplomat who has traveled between the stars all his life, is a descendant of an old and respected "nurture stream," a privileged member of this dazzling egalitarian future. The bond that forms between Rat Korga and Marq Dyeth becomes an explosive destabilizing factor in the struggle of two factions - the Family and the Sygn - for control of the fate of worlds.. First Thus 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.