CRYSTAL EXPRESS
by Sterling, Bruce
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (3705)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[Sauk City, WI]: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (3705). Octavo, cloth. Collects all Sterling's Shaper / Mechanist stories including the 1982 novella "Swarm," plus a selection of the best of his other short fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1078.
Synopsis
Crystal Express is a collection of Science fiction and fantasy stories by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling. It was released in 1989 by Arkham House. It was initially published in an edition of 4,231 copies and was the author's first book published by Arkham House. Many of the stories appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and the first five stories are set in Sterling's Shaper/Mechanist universe.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3705
- Title
- CRYSTAL EXPRESS
- Author
- Sterling, Bruce
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (3705)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Arkham House Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- [Sauk City, WI]
- Date Published
- [1989]
- Keywords
- SF . SC
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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