THE WANDERER.
Walker and Company, Dennis Dobson, [1970]. Octavo, boards. First U.S. hardcover edition. The Wanderer, a planet-sized starship, makes a sudden appearance near Earth's moon. It causes flooding, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on Earth, and millions of the planet's inhabitants die. After breaking up the Moon for fuel and a battle with the Stranger, a much larger police planet, the Wanderer disappears into hyperspace, its quest unresolved, its ultimate fate unknown. "Long, talky and enduring -- possibly Leiber's best SF work." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 408. Winner of the 1965 Hugo award for best novel. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-654. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 156. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 45. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2396-2401]. Inked name to the front paste down, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear at the base of the spine, small darkened strip to the verso of the spine panel which as bled through at the lower left front panel and spine, this is from the glue tab from a previous dust jacket protector. (Note: jacket protectors with glue tabs age and can stain jackets as in this case). (31749). Item #31749
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