Buy this book on-line Bishop, Michael : TransfigurationsG.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1979
15 oz.. FREE FIRST CLASS UPGRADE ON BOOKS UNDER 8 OZ. Very light page edge soil, negligible shelf wear, rem dot along bottom page edges,.very minor dj edge wear, . X LIBRARY We Ship USPS (US Post Office). Please ensure your address is correct with apt # and PO Box if used. Books returned by USPS are refunded & relisted for you to repurchase.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Bishop, Michael : Transfigurations. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. BISHOP, MICHAEL: : TransfigurationsLONDON.VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD.,1988. ISBN 0575028335.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,overall clean - apart from a very narrow darkened strip along the top edges - glossy,recognizable Gollancz yellow dw/dj with red+black lettering to front and spine,rear panel plain yellow without design or text; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edge and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges slightly aged/toned - possibly light dust-soiling,fore-edges brighter and clean - neither are with foxing/spotting; contents bright,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9- 362pp [paginated] includes a prologue, Death and Designation Among The Asadi in 4 Pts,further 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/table.
An important addition to any SF enthusiast's shelf,and essential reading for a newcomer to the genre.
In a clearing of the great forest of the planet Bosk Veld,a strange,ape-like species of alien,the Asadi,act out their almost-incomprehensible rituals,rainbow eyes flashing,spinning like pinwheels.Egon Chaney,in his athropological study,'Death and Designation Among the Asadi' has shown how their life-style has apparently degenerated from a level of complex technological sophistication and devolved to a primal simplicity.Long after his disappearance in the forest his daughter, Elegy Cather,comes to Bosk Veld to carry on his studies of the Asadi where he left off.With her is an intelligent ape, Kretzoi,physically adapted to resemble the aliens.Together with Thomas Benedict, Chaney's old partner,Elegy begins to unravel the enigma of the asadi.As Kretzoi insinuates himself into their rituals,so we are drawn into what is perhaps the most convincing portrayal of the alien yet.
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