L. W. Currey, Inc.

Smith, David Alexander. RENDEZVOUS. New York: Ace Books, [1988]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace Books 71354-8 "The Marathon sequence comprising MARATHON (1982), RENDEZVOUS (1988) and HOMECOMING (1990) analyses in some depth a first contact event, depicting with very considerable cunning the slow process of learning and ultimate conceptual breakthrough attendant upon any genuine confrontation of Homo sapiens with the Other. In this case, the Cygnan aliens, who are rendezvousing with humans in interstellar space, are intriguingly perceived through flawed human eyes, especially where the Cygnans' ability to join their minds into sustaining gestalts is concerned. Although Smith succumbs to some clichéd presentation of SF conventions -- for instance, the neurotic AI aboard the human starship -- this slow, densely realized space-opera epic deserves considerable notice." - SFE (online). Edges a bit rubbed, else a fine, unread copy. (#156774).

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