Sci-fi thriller exploring our greatest journey and our greatest mystery - death itself - from the winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards. Joanna Lander, a medical intern, is fascinated by death, and specifically by the accounts of those who have died and been resucitated - those who have had NDEs or Near Death Experiences. Also interested in this field are Maurice Mandrake, author of a number of cringe-making bestsellers at the loony end of the subject, and Dr Richard Wright who is researching the brain ...
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Sci-fi thriller exploring our greatest journey and our greatest mystery - death itself - from the winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards. Joanna Lander, a medical intern, is fascinated by death, and specifically by the accounts of those who have died and been resucitated - those who have had NDEs or Near Death Experiences. Also interested in this field are Maurice Mandrake, author of a number of cringe-making bestsellers at the loony end of the subject, and Dr Richard Wright who is researching the brain activity and chemicals produced when NDEs occur. He believes that if the right chemical triggers can be located, heart-attack and trauma patients can be brought back from the edge of death - and he has managed to simulate the right conditions to test his hypothesis. Wooed by both men, Joanna elects to work with Richard, much to Maurice's dismay. Together they test and record dozens of patients and Joann begins to recognize a bizarre pattern to many of their accounts. Beyond the light at the end of the tunnel are people in long white gowns and white uniforms; not angels but something else, something far more familiar and tangible. People seem to be sharing a common image bank - and many of them report turning up on a very large sinking ship. Sceptical, and believing her subjects to be confabulating, Joanna puts herself into the programme - and turns up on the Titanic! Is it real or a metaphor? Does it mean anything significant, or did the movie capture too many people's imagination? In a tremendously powerful and unexpected plot twist Joanna is about to make the awfully big adventure for real.
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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. 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!
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Fair. This item is in overall acceptable condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have heavy wear including creases, bends, edge wear, curled corners or minor tears as well as stickers or sticker-residue. Pages are intact but may have minor curls, bends or moderate to considerable highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have heavy wear. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. A well-read copy 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!
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Good. Collectible-Good. Slightly dampstained. Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on front inside cover. This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. (science fiction, fantasy, titanic)
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Very good in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated "To Susan, Happy Mother's Day! " by the author on the title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is fine in protective mylar sleeve. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 594 p. Audience: General/trade. Book has softening to the base of the spine and mild shelfwear to the bottoms of the boards. The Locus Award-winning novel by the Hugo Award-, Nebula Award-, John W. Campbell Memorial Award-, Inkpot Award-, and Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award-winning author of the Oxford Time Travel Series and "Lincoln's Dreams". Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 2001. 594 pages. First edition. Signed by Connie Willis on the title page, with inscription "to Gary, and to adventure! " Black quarter cloth and cream paper boards with gold spine titling, very good, with only slight scuffing, lightly rubbed to fore-edge corners and spine ends. Spine square. Textblock detached from backstrip just at top near last pages of book, but binding is sound, with no loose pages. Dust jacket shows light general edgewear, clean and intact. Interior bright, free of marks.