About this title: A stunning achievement in speculative fiction, A Voyage to Arcturus has inspired, enchanted, and unsettled readers for decades. It is simultaneously an epic quest across one of the most unusual and brilliantly depicted alien worlds ever conceived, a profoundly moving journey of discovery into the metaphysical heart of the universe, and a shockingly intimate excursion into what makes us human and unique. After a strange interstellar journey, Maskull, a man from Earth, awakens alone in a desert on the planet Tormance, seared by the suns of the binary star Arcturus. As he journeys northward, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sphere
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780722155417ISBN:0722155417
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Edition: 1st printing. After attending a seance, Maskull, a restless and
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780345097088ISBN:0345097084
Description: Very good mass market paperback, spine crease. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: CANONGATE BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780862413774ISBN:086241377X
Description: Published by Canongate Books Ltd in 1992. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 320. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8518313 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
ISBN-13:9780806509440ISBN:0806509449
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Creased spine. The book has been read. Tape repaired spine. Glued binding. 287 p.; 18 cm. "73010. " read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine
Date Published: 1974
Description: Good+ As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, edgewear, cover creases(corner and reading), corner bump, remains of price sticker front over, two hole punches rear cover. Reading copy only. read more
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN-13:9780345232083ISBN:0345232089
Description: Good. 0345232089 Condition: GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, dust jacket missing, cover wear, name written inside cover, considerable underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, binding loose, binding slants, pages tanning / curling, etc. Overall, the book is in decent shape. This is a blanket description. Please e us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of ... read more
"I remember reading this in my early 20s and just loving it. Then again, I read Ayn Rand around that time, and loved her too! So I don't know how I'd rate this now. Still, I'm going to give this 4 stars - I don't remember much of the book itself, but I do remember it made a great impression on me at the time, so much so that when I seriously got into astronomy and star-gazing about 10 years ago, one of the first stars I looked for was Arcturus"
"This book is far from perfect. The writing is clumsy, the character development is implausible and often non-existent (leading to confusion over their motives and occasional disinterest), and the character and place names are ridiculous to the point of distraction. That said, the story is so utterly inventive and unique (especially considering that it was written post-WWI), and the ending so powerful that it will remain with me for a long time. Lindsay crafted what on first glance appears to be a straightforward Fantasy/SciFi novel but is really a metaphysical/mystical treatise on the nature of reality and the path to salvation. It recalls Dick's VALIS in this respect, in that it is an important mystical statement masquerading as cheap fiction."
"I read this book in high school or college, but don't remember much about that reading. I didn't care for it much this time. The structure is unsatisfying, but that's part of the nature of the beast for a 'philosophical novel.' But I found the philosophy repetitive, silly, and full of non-sequiturs. Further, the atmosphere of the book, both in the style of writing and also in the atmosphere of the planet Lindsay is describing, was oppressive and constricting."
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