Shara Drummond goes to space, where her life is devoted to creating a weightless artform that is to dance as three dimensions are to two. Then aliens arrive, beings of pure light who dance forever between the stars. Their dancing is a form of communication as far beyond language as language is beyond the grunting of apes. Reissued to tie-in with the sequel, Starseed (Ace).
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Shara Drummond goes to space, where her life is devoted to creating a weightless artform that is to dance as three dimensions are to two. Then aliens arrive, beings of pure light who dance forever between the stars. Their dancing is a form of communication as far beyond language as language is beyond the grunting of apes. Reissued to tie-in with the sequel, Starseed (Ace).
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Larry Kresek; Holly McNeely. Fine in Near Fine jacket. A smart first edition of this dance based science fiction novel by husband and wife Spider and Jeanne Robinson. The first edition, first printing. In the original unclipped dust wrapper, by Larry Kresek and Holly McNeely, also including the unclipped dust wrapper for the U.K. edition. 'Stardance' is the first novel in Spider and Jeanne Robinson's 'Stardance Trilogy'. Â An intriguing science fiction novel, following a human who travels to the zero-gravity planet Skyfac in order to pursue her love of dance. This novel won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light age-toning to the extremities. Very light edge wear and marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Fair in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 218. 218 pp. Moisture staining to the fore-edges of the text. Light scuffing to the upper and lower edges of the jacket.