It looked like a no-brainer to defense attorney Major Maxwell Becker. A starship captain has gone a little crazy and killed two of his crewmen in cold blood. Just plead insanity, make sure they give his client a nice, comfortable, padded cell, and go skiing at Aspen. But the captain refuses to cop an insanity plea. He insists that the two crew members he killed were not humans, but aliens. That's his story, and he's sticking by it. So Becker reluctantly goes through the motions of trying to prove his case-- --and suddenly ...
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It looked like a no-brainer to defense attorney Major Maxwell Becker. A starship captain has gone a little crazy and killed two of his crewmen in cold blood. Just plead insanity, make sure they give his client a nice, comfortable, padded cell, and go skiing at Aspen. But the captain refuses to cop an insanity plea. He insists that the two crew members he killed were not humans, but aliens. That's his story, and he's sticking by it. So Becker reluctantly goes through the motions of trying to prove his case-- --and suddenly his witnesses start getting transferred or disappearing, and when he finally finds one he realizes there are holes in his story... and suddenly Becker is running for his life, hunted by every branch of the military. He can't figure it out: he's a loyal officer, he's just doing his job as a military attorney, he's never broken a law, there are no aliens: so why does everybody want him dead? Join Hugo- and Nebula-winning author Mike Resnick as he chronicles Becker's desperate attempt to learn the only thing that can save him: the truth. "Few stories move any faster or capture the reader any more completely than does "Second Contact."" --"Comic Buyers' Guide" "Veteran readers of science fiction are pretty hard to surprise, but Resnick's denoument in "Second Contact" is an almost-guaranteed eyebrow-lifter." --"Cincinnati Post" "Resnick weaves a tight and well-paced SF murder mystery with a pleasingly logical yet unexpected resolution." --"Publisher's Weekly" ""Second Contact" is one of those books you keep telling yourself you'll only read a portion of at a time, and then finish in a single sitting." --"Science Fiction Chronicle" "Resnick is thought-provoking, imaginative, and above all, galactically grand." --"Los Angeles Times"
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Add this copy of Second Contact to cart. $9.19, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Tor Books.
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Good- Book Sci-fi novel offering a futuristic murder mystery involving a space officer murdering alien spies masquerading as his crewmen on a Naval ship, the trial being high-stakes politics and diplomatic landmines. Softcover, 276pp., book shows moderate general wear. A good reading copy. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
Add this copy of Second Contact to cart. $19.51, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Tor Books.
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Like New. Flat signed by author. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author. *
Add this copy of Second Contact to cart. $56.99, new condition, Sold by Koster's Collectible Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmingville, NY, UNITED STATES, published by Easton Press.
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New, No Dust Jacket. 8VO, Hardcover. Hardcover. As New. Still in original Publisher's shrink wrap. Easton Press SIGNED first Edition, signed by author Mike Resnick. Beautiful black leather boards with gilt decorations front and rear. Title on spine between raised bands. All edges gilt. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
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Illustrated by Bauman, Jill. Fine with no dust jacket. Very nice copy; signed by author on flyleaf; black leather w/gilt page ends, moire endpapers, silk bookmark; Signed by Author.
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Used; Like New. Easton Press. Used; Like New. Easton Press 1990 Hardcover. SIGNED by author. This is an unread copy. Pages are clean and unmarked. Leather bound. Book Condition: Like New. 1990. HARDCOVER.
