sci fict / fantasy
A Torrent of Faces by James Blish and Norman L. Knight
- Item Number
- 542
- Estimated Value
- 5 USD
- Buy Now Price
- 5 USD
- Not Sold
Item Description
Blish collaborated with Norman L. Knight on a series of stories set in a world with a population a thousand times that of today, and followed the efforts of those keeping the system running, collected in one volume as A Torrent of Faces.
Included in this collection is Blish's Nebula-nominated novella 'The Shipwrecked Hotel'—a story about a semi-submerged hotel with approximately a million guests which experiences a massive computer failure (a result of escaped silverfish) and begins to sink. Running parallel to all the side-plots is the inevitable catastrophe of the mile-wide asteroid 'Flavia' striking near the east coast of the USA. The stories are also notable for including a form of pantropy that has been used to modify humans into a sea-dwelling form known as 'Tritons'.
Used - good with dust jacket
Published 1967. 270 pages. 8-1/2 x 5-3/4 x 3/4" Hardback
Item Special Note
Sales tax applies.
For the cheapest and quickest access to your books, plan to pick them up in Guerneville shortly after the sale. (Times and location will be sent to book buyers.)
For those living in Sonoma County, CA, we offer personal contact-free delivery right to your door for only $10 (all going to Stewards). Instructions for delivery will be provided in the purchase confirmation email.
If arrangements for pick-up or delivery are not set up, books will be mailed to the address provided, and shipping costs will be charged. If no address has been provided, the sale will be void in 30 days, the winner may treat their purchase as a tax-deductible donation to Stewards, and the book will be resold at a future event.
Donated By:
Jan de Wald
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods stores data...
Your support matters, so Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods would like to use your information to keep in touch about things that may matter to you. If you choose to hear from Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods, we may contact you in the future about our ongoing efforts.
Your privacy is important to us, so Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods will keep your personal data secure and Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods will not use it for marketing communications which you have not agreed to receive. At any time, you may withdraw consent by emailing Privacy@frontstream.com or by contacting our Privacy Officer. Please see our Privacy Policy found here PrivacyPolicy.