STATIONS OF THE TIDE. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., [1991]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Brief signed inscription by Swanwick to "Kathryn" on recto of title leaf. "An envoy visits a watery colonized world which has been quarantined from hi-tech trade because of the killing-off of its alien inhabitants by humans. The fascinating background is well developed, in Swanwick's best novel to date." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 351. "Swanwick presents a marvelously complex world in a very small space, filling it with finely drawn characters, superb stylistic flourishes, tantic sex, literary allusions galore, and fascinating bits of cybernetic technology, including an almost magical artificial intelligence briefcase and a government office complex located exclusively in virtual reality." Winner of the 1991 Nebula award for best novel." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1111. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #24. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with small crease to rear flap. (#134559).
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