SONGS THE DEAD MEN SING
by Martin, George R. R
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in fine dust jacket and paper slipcase with mild fade to the edges. (#168676) (29497)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Niles, Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1983. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and paper slipcase with mild fade to the edges. (#168676) (29497). Octavo, cloth. Number 137 of 500 numbered copies signed by Martin. Collects nine stories including "Sandkings" (a Nebula Award winner), "Nightflyers," and "In the House of the Worm." "Nightflyers" is a variation on the old-dark-house theme featuring a psychotic sentient interstellar spaceship systematically murdering it crew; "Meathouse Man," is set on a planet where cybernetic zombies are used for slave labor and entertainment. "The Needle Men" is a medial horror story involving black market organ harvesters. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-254. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-215.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29497
- Title
- SONGS THE DEAD MEN SING
- Author
- Martin, George R. R
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in fine dust jacket and paper slipcase with mild fade to the edges. (#168676) (29497)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Dark Harvest
- Place of Publication
- Niles, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Signed . SF . Horror . SC
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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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