A satirical fable, a political allegory and an ecological warning from the author of The Three-Body Problem. In a sunlit clearing in central Gondwana, on an otherwise ordinary day in the late Cretaceous, the seeds of Earth's first and greatest civilization were sown in the grisly aftermath of a Tyrannosaurus' lunch. Throughout the universe, intelligence is a rare and fragile commodity - a fleeting glimmer in the long night of cosmic history. That Earth should harbour not just one but two intelligent species at the same ...
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A satirical fable, a political allegory and an ecological warning from the author of The Three-Body Problem. In a sunlit clearing in central Gondwana, on an otherwise ordinary day in the late Cretaceous, the seeds of Earth's first and greatest civilization were sown in the grisly aftermath of a Tyrannosaurus' lunch. Throughout the universe, intelligence is a rare and fragile commodity - a fleeting glimmer in the long night of cosmic history. That Earth should harbour not just one but two intelligent species at the same time, defies the odds. That these species, so unalike - and yet so complementary - should forge an alliance that kindled a civilization defies logic. But time is endless and everything comes to pass eventually... The alliance between ants and dinosaurs, was of course, based on dentistry. Yet from such humble beginnings came writing, mathematics, computers, fusion, antimatter and even space travel - a veritable Age of Wonder! But such magnificent industry comes at a price - a price paid first by Earth's biosphere, and then by all those dependent on it. And yet the Dinosaurs refused to heed the Ants' warning of impending ecological collapse, leaving the Ant Federation facing a single dilemma: destroy the dinosaurs, destroy a civilization... or perish alongside them?
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2020
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Multi Award Winning Author Cixin Liu. First edition. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight copy; which was bought new and never read. U.K. First Edition-First Printing of this Limited-Edition Copy (#217 of 250 copies); with a 1 in the middle of the full number line on the Publisher's Page. Signed, signature only, in his native language, by Hugo Award Winning Author Cixin Liu on a Special Publisher's Limitation Page. "Of Ants and Dinosaurs" is a satirical fable, a political allegory, and an ecological warning, that depicts a symbiotic relationship between a T rex and an ant colony. Communal, obedient and organized insects collaborate with boisterous, overconfident dinosaurs, until a religious question divides them. In this sci-fi satire, Cixin Liu uses Ants and Dinosaurs as metaphor for China and the United States, interdependent but doomed to conflict. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the ultimate respect.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Outstanding Copy-Signed By The Author On A Special Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy.
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New in New jacket. Signed by Author(s) SPECIAL LIMITED FIRST EDITION. London, Head of Zeus, 2020. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. A novel, or political allegory, as it is described on front jacket, translated from the Chinese by Elizabeth Hanlon. SIGNED BY LIU on a special limitation page, one of 250 individually numbered copies.
