Search Results: Authors starting with J from Top Shelf Books

Orbit, 2020 Book. Illus. by Arcangel. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and true first edition. Precedes the UK edition by two days. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Publisher's copy. Signed by Jemisin in red ink on tipped-in page.</b> Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, square copy in pristine jacket. Award History: 2020 British Science Fiction Award Winner for Best Novel; 2021 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Fantasy Novel; 2021 Hugo Award Nominee..

Orbit, 2011 Book. Illus. by Nielsen, Cliff. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club Edition and first hardcover edition. (Previously published in paperback and ebook format.) Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Bump with associated crinkling at top corner of front jacket panel at hinge, else fine (unread) copy in fine, bright jacket without tears. A clean, square copy difficult to find in fine condition. The third book in the award-winning The Inheritance Trilogy. Award History: 2012 Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (lost to A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin) and the 2012 Nebula Award Nominee (lost to Among Others by Jo Walton)..

Tor, 1993 Book. Illus. by Sweet, Darrell K.. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Book Five of the epic Wheel of Time series A straight, square unread copy with $24.95 price intact. Very light, handling-related edge wear (from shelving), else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Unusual to find copies for a book this age and popular in fine condition. Now a major TV series on Prime Video. "When complete, [The Wheel of Time] sequence will almost certainly constitute one of the major epic narratives of modern fantasy." - The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, pg. 524..

Tor, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First US edition and first hardcover edition. (Previously published in paperback in the UK by Michael Joseph/Creed.) Faint bump at lower tip, else a fine copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Dark fantasy novel. "[B]rings new energy .... and beautifully angled perspectives that refresh an older material. Perhaps it's magic."- Locus, March 1998. Unfortunately, Graham Joyce passed away in 2014. Award History: 1997 British Fantasy Award Winner for Best Novel; 1998 International Horror Guild Award Nominee (lost to Fog Heart by Thomas Tessier); 1998 Stoker Nominee for Superior Achievement in a Novel (lost to Bag of Bones by Stephen King); and 1999 Locus Award Nominee for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel (lost to Bag of Bones by Stephen King)..

Pocket Books, 2000 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Preceded by the UK published by Michael Joseph.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. <b>Signed by Joyce on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. We lost Graham's voice in 2014. A loss for us all..

Gollancz, 2005 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published later in March.) Fine (unread) copy with tiny (1cm) jacket dent at front edge near spine panel. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Joyce on the title page.</b> Magic in 1960's England. "[A]s solid, balanced, and finely tuned as anything Joyce has written, and that is tantamount to saying it's about as finely tuned as any recent fiction we have." - Gary K. Wolfe, Locus, February 2005. Award History: 2006 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami); 2006 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Anansi Boys by Gaiman)..

Gollancz, 2005 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The US edition was published later in paperback.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Magic in 1960's England. "[A]s solid, balanced, and finely tuned as anything Joyce has written, and that is tantamount to saying it's about as finely tuned as any recent fiction we have." - Gary K. Wolfe, Locus, February 2005. Award History: 2006 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami); 2006 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Anansi Boys by Gaiman)..