Martian Time-Slip
by Dick, Philip K
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: New English Library. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. (1977). Softcover. Creasing to spine.; Paperback reprint. 240 pages. Page dimensions: 179 x 107mm. With an 8 page Introduction by Brian Aldiss. "Mars in the 1990s is fast becoming Earth's neglected colony; water is scarce, supplies are difficult to obtain and it is increasingly difficult to attract people to emigrate from Home." - from blurb on rear cover. [Reference: Pringle, David (1985) "Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels" #43] .
Synopsis
Martian Time-Slip is a 1964 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. The novel uses the common science fiction concept of a human colony on Mars. However, it also includes the themes of mental illness, the physics of time and the dangers of centralized authority. The novel is expanded from Dick's original novella All We Marsmen, published in three parts in the August, October and December 1963 issues of Worlds of Tomorrow magazine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25311
- Title
- Martian Time-Slip
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New English Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1977)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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