STATIONS OF THE TIDE. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., [1991]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Swanwick on the title page to David G. Hartwell: "David --- / This is for your / trophy shelf! / Michael / Michael Swanwick / 4-25-92." "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. Upper corner tips lightly bruised, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. Accompanied by a fine TLS dated 27 May 1992 about this copy. The most important copy of this book. (#158778).
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