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The Land Across: Available Copies
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The Land Across by Wolfe, Gene
Paperback
ISBN: 9780765335968
Publisher: Tor Books (2014)
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale) (Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
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The Land Across by Wolfe, Gene
Paperback
ISBN: 9780765335968
Publisher: Tor Books (2014)
Seller: Greenworld Books (arlington, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
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Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.
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The Land Across by Gene Wolfe
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780765335951
Publisher: Tor Books (2013)
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale) (Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
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Wolfe is our Melville. --Ursula K. Le Guin Grafton, an American writer of travel guides, needs a new place to explore, and he chooses a small and obscure Eastern European country. No travel books exist about the land beyond the mountains, so he sees it as his golden opportunity. But the moment Grafton crosses the border he is in trouble, much more than he could have anticipated or imagined. His passport is confiscated, and then he is detained for not having it. He is released into the custody of a local family, seduced by the wife, and again detained. In prison he is recruited by the enigmatic and powerful Legion of the Light as a broadcaster of propaganda. It becomes evident to him that there are supernatural agencies at work here, but they are not in some ways as threatening as the brute forces of bureaucracy and corruption that Grafton encounters in this strange land. Is our hero in fact a spy for the mysterious JAKA? Or is he an innocent citizen caught in a Kafkaesque trap? Gene Wolfe keeps us guessing until the very end, and after.
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The Land Across by Wolfe, Gene
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780765335951
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group (2013)
Seller: Better World Books (Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.)
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The Land Across by Wolfe, Gene
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780765335951
Publisher: Tor Books (2013)
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The Land Across by Gene Wolfe
Paperback
ISBN: 9780765335968
Publisher: Tor (2014)
Seller: First Class Used Books (Forsyth, MO, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $9.00
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TOTAL Cost: $11.80
286 pages. No marks or writing in the book. Very light wear to the edges and the corners. Slant to the spine. No reading creases on the spine. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Cover colors are bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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LAND ACROSS by WOLFE, GENE
Paperback
ISBN: 9780765335968
Publisher: Tor Trade (2014)
Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $11.81
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TOTAL Cost: $15.80
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The Land Across by Gene Wolfe
Paperback
ISBN: 9780765335968
Publisher: Starscape, US (2014)
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $19.50
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Grafton, an American writer of travel guides in need of a new location, chooses to travel to a small, obscure Eastern European country. The moment he crosses the border he is in trouble, much more than he could have imagined. His passport is taken by guards. Then he is detained for not having it. He is released into the custody of a family, but is again detained. It becomes evident that there are supernatural agencies at work, but in some ways they are not as threatening as the brute forces of bureaucracy and corruption in that country. Is our hero in fact a spy for the CIA? Or is he an innocent citizen caught in a Kafkaesque trap? Gene Wolfe keeps us guessing until the very end, and afterword.
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