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An edition of Distant Stars (1981)

Distant stars

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From the back cover:

Delany's Distant Stars
New fiction, a short novel, vintage stories and a fascinating new essay, with over sixty pages of illustrations, including the first computer enhanced artwork created for a science fiction book.

Omegahelm
On a lonely planet the dictator of half a universe reveals her dark secret. Set in the universe of Delany's forthcoming novel Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.

Empire Star
The adventures of Comet Jo as he travels through time and space with his cybernetic companion Lump.

Prismatica
An enchanting fantasy about a prince, a pauper, a grey man and his black trunk, and a beautiful lady from a rainbow world.

Plus
The Nebula Award-winning novella Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones, and more.

Publish Date
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Pages
352

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Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Distant Stars
Distant Stars
June 25, 2004, IBooks, Inc.
Paperback in English
Cover of: Distant Stars
Distant Stars
May 25, 2004, I Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: Distant Stars
Distant Stars
June 1984, Ultramarine Pub Co
Hardcover
Cover of: Distant stars
Distant stars
1981, Bantam Books
in English
Cover of: Distant stars
Distant stars
Publish date unknown, Simon & Schuster
in English

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Table of Contents

Of doubts and dreams : an introduction / by Samuel R. Delany
Prismatica / illustrated by John Pierard
Corona / illustrated by John Collier
Empire star / illustrated by John Jude Palencar
Time considered as a helix of semi-precious stones / illustrated by Jeanette Adams
Omegahelm / illustrated by John Coffey
Ruins / illustrated by John Pound
We, in some strange power's employ, move on a rigorous line / illustrated by Michael Sorkin.

Edition Notes

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3554.E437 D5 1981, PS3554.E437 D5

The Physical Object

Pagination
352 p. :
Number of pages
352

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3784389M
Internet Archive
distantstars00dela
ISBN 10
055301336X
LCCN
81043095
OCLC/WorldCat
7554675
Library Thing
128023
Goodreads
1288427

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