A husband and wife find themselves at odds with each other when they become the center of a whirlpool of galactic intrigue in this top-of-form and very adroit novel containing Hamilton's classic blend of pulp space opera and adult romance. For 200 years Earth's power and prestige as the center of galactic government has been increasingly eclipsed by that of her growing colonies in far distant star clusters. Now the weakened mother world, celebrating the anniversary of the first space flight, has become a helpless pawn in ...
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A husband and wife find themselves at odds with each other when they become the center of a whirlpool of galactic intrigue in this top-of-form and very adroit novel containing Hamilton's classic blend of pulp space opera and adult romance. For 200 years Earth's power and prestige as the center of galactic government has been increasingly eclipsed by that of her growing colonies in far distant star clusters. Now the weakened mother world, celebrating the anniversary of the first space flight, has become a helpless pawn in a struggle between the scheming Orion cluster and the other clusters it hopes to conquer. Enter Jay Birrel, captain of a squadron of space ships in from the cluster Lyra for the celebration, and his brilliant wife, Lyllin, whose exotic looks betray her birth on distant Vega. Jay is of terrestrial descent, and a visit to the ancient family homestead earns him friends and stirs a sense of belonging to the mother world he never knew he possessed. Jay might even want to live here. But the neighbors aren't as quick to cotton to the alien-looking Lyllin, and the pair soon find themselves at odds over their feelings about the old homestead and the old home planet. Then Orion strikes, and before he can work things out with Lyllin, Jay finds himself called to duty, with only hours to prepare for an epic battle between his own cluster and the aggressor - with the independence of Terra as the prize.
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Add this copy of Battle for the stars to cart. $2.89, good condition, Sold by Garage To Dollars rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Massena, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1961 by Distributed by Dodd, Mead.
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Good in fair dust jacket. structurally intact, light yellowing to pages, minimal soil and/or wear, dust jacket has done admirable job protecting the book which only shows some minor edge & corner wear on the cover, dust jacket shows some tatter around... 206 pages. A Torquil book.. In this story we see the descendants of the first astronauts, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the first space flight from the "ancient planet" Earth.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Good copy with some very light general wear. light edge rubbing on covers. pages clean and unmarked. 159 pages.
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Very Good. Very good hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear and are affixed to covers. Presented with clear mylar ARCHIVAL book jacket cover. Book slightly shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Good. Collectible-Good. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (Vintage paperbacks, science fiction, fantasy)
