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Bantam Books Science Fiction Novels (Bantam Books) Thorns (VG) Manufacturer: Bantam Books Product Line: Science Fiction Novels (Bantam Books) Type: Novel - Softcover Copyright Date: 1983 Author: Robert Silverberg Page Count: 224 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: Duncan Chalk is a monstrous media mogul with a vast appetite for other people's pain. He feeds off it and carefully nurtures it in order to feed it to the public. It is inevitable that Chalk should home in on Minner Burris, a space traveler whose body was taken apart by alien surgeons and then put back together again--differently. Burris' pain is constant. And so is that of Lona Kelvin, used by scientists to supply eggs for one hundred children and then ruthlessly discarded.Only an emotional vampire like Chalk can see the huge audience eager to watch a relationship develop between these two damaged people. And only Chalk can make it happen.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

02026, very good , creases science fiction, paperback,

1st pr. Book is square, solid, and unread. When you receive this beauty youll tuck it into the zip pocket of your speedsuit, flip your glimmer shades to high-res, and hop into your id-shifter, all systems set to quantum-overdrive, headed for the far reaches of the solar system with your inner frequency set to - you guessed it The Dark Side of the Moon.' In protective archival bag! NOTE: The book is age-toned and has very light shelf-wear to the edges.

First Edition. very little to no amount of wear on the book, first edition

In a world where humanity has colonized the solar system and begun to explore more of the local galaxy, a vast audience follows real-life stories presented by wealthy media mogul Duncan Chalk. To satisfy his audience's voyeuristic needs—and his own appetite for others' pain—he pairs Minner Burris, an emotionally withdrawn space explorer who was captured and freakishly surgically altered by aliens, with Lona Kelvin, a suicidal seventeen-year-old girl who donated eggs for a fertility experiment that produced one hundred babies, none of whom she has been allowed to adopt or even see. Chalk promises to solve their personal problems in return for a joint performance tour. Though the love affair doesn't last, Chalk keeps the couple on the hook by making new offers. While Minner and Lona struggle to cope with their newfound celebrity and Chalk's broken promises, they will uncover the true nature of their manipulator—and risk everything to regain the humanity that has been stolen from them . . . Mass market paperback. First printing as indicated by the complete number string 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, therefore presumed first edition, first printing thus. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Since this book is from 1983, there is minor age browning on inside covers and top and bottom of text block which does not affect readability. Covers show only minor shelf wear and are not creased. Tiny chips out of lower corners of cover. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Price sticker on front cover. Corners lightly bumped.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Shows minor wear and creasing.

U6097, very good -fine, , reading crease science fiction, paperback,

A very good, unread copy of the first Bantam printing, August 1983. Corners a touch softened and a few bumps around the edges. Small color loss scuffs on the back. No spine creases. A lovely copy.

Name in cover. Mild spine crease. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

Good paperback

Finalist for the 1968 Hugo for best novel. RU.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Ballantine Book U6097. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a faint crease on the spine; no interior markings.

Very good mass market paperback,

Ballantine Books, Ny , 1973 Third Printing of the US Paperback .222 page Mass market Paperback. Hugo and Nebula Winner A tight clean near fine copy with minor wear to the covers . See Photos SR 1/2

Shows minor wear, tanned pages.

Tom Adams cover art.

Unread book in perfect condition.

222 pages. May require extra postage. Canada Post does not give tracking numbers on books to the U.S. under 1 kilogram (2 lbs). Size: Mass Market Paperback

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First Edition. First edition mass market printing.