"Plucked from time, Sir Thomas More arrives on the human colony of Astrobe in the year 2535 A.D., where there is trouble in utopia: can he and his motley followers save this golden world from the Programmed Persons, and the soulless perfection they have engineered? The survival of faith itself is at stake in this thrilling, uncategorizable, wildly inventive first novel--but the adventure is more than one of ideas. As astonishingly as Philip K. Dick and other visionaries of the 1960s new wave, Lafferty turns the conventions ...
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"Plucked from time, Sir Thomas More arrives on the human colony of Astrobe in the year 2535 A.D., where there is trouble in utopia: can he and his motley followers save this golden world from the Programmed Persons, and the soulless perfection they have engineered? The survival of faith itself is at stake in this thrilling, uncategorizable, wildly inventive first novel--but the adventure is more than one of ideas. As astonishingly as Philip K. Dick and other visionaries of the 1960s new wave, Lafferty turns the conventions of space-opera science fiction upside-down and inside-out. Here are fractured allegories, tales-within-tales, twinkle-in-the-eye surprises, fantastic byways, and alien subjectivities that take one's breath away. Neil Gaiman has described Lafferty "a genius, an oddball, a madman"; Gene Wolfe calls him "our most original writer." Past Master, long-hailed by insiders and now presented in authoritative form, with an introduction by Andrew Ferguson and unpublished omitted passages included in the notes, deserves to perplex and delight a wider audience."--Provided by publisher.
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Add this copy of Past Master to cart. $45.11, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPricesUK5 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castle Donington, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by Library of America.
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Add this copy of Past Master to cart. $52.00, very good condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Ace.
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Dillon, Leo & Diane. 191 p. 1st edition, paperback original from Ace (H-54), 1968. FINE, unread with some tanning. Leo and Diane Dillon cover art. An Ace SF Special.
Add this copy of Past Master (Ace Science Fiction Special, H-54) to cart. $92.00, very good condition, Sold by Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Novato, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Ace Books.
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Very good. First Edition. First Edition of R.A. Lafferty's first novel. Browning of text pages. No marks in book. Appears unread. Softcover slight edge wear bottom edge of front cover.
Add this copy of Past Master (Ace Science Fiction Special, H-54) to cart. $105.50, good condition, Sold by Archives Books, inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Edmond, OK, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Ace Books.
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Good. First printing, 1968. No markings on text. Minor notation on flyleaf. Minor crease on spine. Tight binding. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.
Add this copy of Past Master to cart. $402.00, very good condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Rapp & Whiting.
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VG+/VG+ 192 p. 1st hardcover edition from Rapp & Whiting (UK), 1968. VERY GOOD PLUS IN VERY GOOD DJ. Light push to spine ends lightly soiled at top of book. DJ has moderate edge wear, small chip from top of front panel near the spine head. RARE.
Add this copy of Past Master to cart. $41.00, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Ace.
