Nimisha Boynton-Rondymense was the body-heir of Lady Rezalla and, as such, was the heiress of one of the First Families on Vega III. But even as a child she eschewed the formalities of her aristocratic background and was happiest in her father's shipyard. By the time she was in her twenties she was the designer of the most advanced space yacht in the galaxy, and was owner of the Rondymense shipyards. It was on a test of her Mark 5 prototype that things went wrong. In an empty space field, suitable for test runs, she was ...
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Nimisha Boynton-Rondymense was the body-heir of Lady Rezalla and, as such, was the heiress of one of the First Families on Vega III. But even as a child she eschewed the formalities of her aristocratic background and was happiest in her father's shipyard. By the time she was in her twenties she was the designer of the most advanced space yacht in the galaxy, and was owner of the Rondymense shipyards. It was on a test of her Mark 5 prototype that things went wrong. In an empty space field, suitable for test runs, she was suddenly confronted with the boiling white pout of a wormhole, was sucked in, only to be thrown out into an unknown dimension of space. She was not the first. As she explored this new, unfamiliar section of the universe she found traces of ships that had been marooned over many centuries. Not knowing if she would ever return to the world she knew, Nimisha chose to land on 'Erewhon' - fascinating, terrifying, beautiful and frightening - and inhabited not only by three survivors of a previous Vegan ship but by something else...
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. Bantam Press, 1998. First edition-first printing. Yellow hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small crease on the edge of the spine) with Dj (two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges, two marks, creases and nicks on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear. Price un-clipped.328pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: While testing her Mark 5 prototype space yacht, things start to go badly wrong for Nimisha. She is sucked into a wormhole and is thrown out again into an uncharted dimension of space, and it appears as if she is not the first to have suffered this fate.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Price clipped. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. First edition, first printing UK hardback, 1998 Bantam Press. The book is in fine condition with very slight tanning to the page edges, the dustjacket is in fine condition and is price clipped.
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This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
Nimisha is a first family heir. Yet her desire is to be a ship builder, like her Father. Her Mother is not overly impressed, in fact prefers that her daughter be a member of the elete society they are part of. When the chips are down the Mother supports her in her endeavers after her Father has an untimely death. The shipyard becomes Nimisha's and her adventures truly begin. A fun read.
