SLOW RIVER.
New York: A Del Rey Book, Ballantine Books, [1995]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First U.S. trade paperback edition. "In this intense, near-future novel, heiress Lore Van de Oest is kidnapped and left for dead when her family refuses to pay her ransom. Taken in by a woman named Spanner, who makes her living as a thief on the Net, Lore abandons her well-to-do lifestyle, becomes Spanner's lover, and finds a job in a high-tech sewage disposal plant. Transformed by her experiences, she eventually returns to her family in order to uncover some of their more unsavory secrets." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-469. Winner of the 1996 Nebula award for best novel. A fine copy. Unread. Review slip and publisher's promotional sheet laid in. (29387). Item #29387
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