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Ring of Swords: Available Copies
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Seller: Zoom Books East (Glendale Heights, IL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $9.71
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TOTAL Cost: $9.71
Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.
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Seller: HPB Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $6.72
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Ring of Swords by Arnason, Eleanor
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312855185
Publisher: Tor Books (1993)
Seller: First Class Used Books (Rockaway Beach, MO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $2.80
TOTAL Cost: $14.80
382 pages. There are no marks or writing in the book. Corners are square. Gilt on spine is bright. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Dust jacket has shelf wear. Tear bottom of back cover. Small tear top of back cover. Wear on these edges of the jacket. Cover colors are bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Seller: Ziesings (Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $13.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $16.75
Seattle: Aqueduct Press:, 2018. First printing, Trade paperback, New, 350 pp. "Tiptree Award-winner Arnason (A Woman of the Iron People) skillfully blends anthropology and gender questions with intrigue and adventure in this provocative tale of alien contact, a long-out-of-print 1993 feminist science fiction classic that's still strong and relevant 25 years on. Exobiologist Anna Perez just wants to study her jellyfishlike creatures in peace, without the crowded distraction of a bunch of diplomats preparing for the first nonviolent meeting between humanity and the alien hwarhath. Then the hwarhath arrive with a human: Nicholas Sanders, a civilian captured 20 years ago, who's now a translator between the two races. A casual encounter with Nick puts Anna in the crosshairs of human military intelligence, who want Nick back. A failed kidnapping attempt ignites a tense showdown. To prevent a bloodbath, the hwarhath demand the human military turn over Nick-and Anna. With fascination overcoming trepidation, Anna agrees, setting off on the exploratory mission of a lifetime. The tense plot, alive with skillful worldbuilding and fascinating characters, is as entertaining as it is fascinating. An introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin reminds readers exactly why Arnason's novel remains important today." First printing, Trade paperback, New,
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Seller: Wonder Book (Frederick, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $17.18
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. Review copy with reviewer's news release laid in. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (science fiction)
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Ring of Swords by Arnason, Eleanor
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312855185
Publisher: Tom Doherty Asso. (1993)
Seller: Karen Wickliff - Books (Columbus, OH, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $12.75
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $17.25
382pp. Black hardback with DJ, VG, First Printing, "the entire civilized galaxy in the 22nd century. For nearly fifty years, humanity has been in conflict with a spacefaring race of warlike humanoid aliens, the only advanced and intelligent race thus far encountered in the exploration of space. Humans hope to avoid interstellar war with this enigmatic race, and have set up the first diplomatic talks with them on an isolated and strategically unimportant planet",
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Ring of Swords by Arnason, Eleanor
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312855185
Publisher: Tor, New York (1993)
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown (Eugene, OR, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $12.50
Shipping: $5.95
TOTAL Cost: $18.45
text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have very light wear. edges of pages have very light wear. head of pages has some light stains. mylar-covered dust jacket has very light wear.
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Ring of Swords by Arnason, Eleanor
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312855185
Publisher: Tor Books, New York (1993)
Seller: All-Ways Fiction (DAYTON, NV, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $21.00
First edition, First printing Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service.
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Ring of Swords by Arnason, Eleanor
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312855185
Publisher: Tor Books (1993)
Seller: Uncle Hugo's SF/Uncle Edgar's Mystery (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $8.00
TOTAL Cost: $23.00
Bumped at the bottom corners; lightly soiled on the edges of the page block. Jacket lightly rubbed with light edgewear.
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Ring of Swords by Eleanor Arnason
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312855185
Publisher: Tor, New York (1993)
Seller: Basically SF Books (Salem, OR, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $19.99
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $25.49
Dust jacket has a closed cut on the front, and a vertical fold of the rear flap; has edge wear; now in new removable protective cover. Black boards with silver print on spine; dust jacket cut extends into front board. Pages are clean and unmarked, but have small brown spots on edges (foxing). Tor/Science Fiction Book Club hard cover with dust jacket, October 1993 edition, no stated printing. ISBN: 9780312855185, SFBC # 01751, 382 pages. Cover art by Roger Loveless. 8vo (8.5" x 5.75") Nominated for the 1993 James Tiptree, Jr. Award; placed 12th in 1994 Locus Poll for Best SF Novel of 1993. Brian Attebery, in an appreciation, says: Some SF books make a big splash and then disappear once we have absorbed their single message. Others - stories by Philip Dick and Cordwainer Smith, for instance - don't make as much impression at first but continue to gain influence and reputation. I would place Ring of Swords in the latter category for two reasons. One is that it is a remarkably well crafted novel, one that demands and rewards re-reading. The other reason is that the images, events, and characters gain resonance over time, as the world supplies more ironies and dilemmas for the story to interact with.
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