Dinner at Deviant's Palace - Hardcover
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First published in 1985, this legendary and still distinctive novel may attract new fans, although the postnuclear-war theme has become somewhat dated. Technology has vanished in a barbaric, 22nd-century California run by a Sidney Greenstreet lookalike messiah, Norton Jaybush, who boasts a fancifully colossal "night club of the damned" in Venice and his own Holy City in Irvine. His young hippie followers, aka "Jaybirds," drift in a hallucinatory Philip K. Dick-style dream, while "redeemers" strive to rescue them. The serviceable plot focuses largely on the efforts of the hero, Gregorio Rivas, a musician and former redeemer who lives in "Ellay," to bring back a runaway. The film Mad Max (1980) seems to have inspired many of the images in this rundown world, such as "an old but painstakingly polished Chevrolet body mounted on a flat wooden wagon drawn by two horses." Powers has a nice knack for puns, e.g., a "hemogoblin," a balloonlike monster who sucks blood from its victims, and "fifths," paper money issued by a "Distiller of the Treasury." The antireligious tone of the book, not uncommon in science fiction of the era, is a refreshing change from much of today's blatantly proselytizing SF (see feature, "Other Worlds, Suffused with Religion," Apr. 16). At times Powers's heavy prose style can be trying, but his engaging conceptions will keep most readers turning the pages.
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- PublisherSubterranean
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1892284847
- ISBN 13 9781892284846
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
- IllustratorPotter J. K.
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Book Description Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Potter, J. K. (illustrator). Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2001. Limited Edition of 750 copies signed by Tim Powers at limitation page, this being #217. Octavo. 252 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $40.00 price intact. Navy boards stamped in magenta. Touch of rubbing to top of dust jacket spine. Front board bows slightly. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Seller Inventory # 14447
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Book Description J. K. Potter (illustrator). Burton: Subterranean Press:, 2001. Hardcover, SIGNED, Limited, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 252 pp. Cover artwork by: J. K. Potter This edition limited to 750 numbered copies signed by the author. Hardcover, SIGNED, Limited, Fine in Fine dust jacket, Seller Inventory # 15165
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. J.K. Potter (illustrator). Limited First Edition. #55 of 750 copies. Signed by Powers on the Limitation Page. Other than some light bumping to the spine ends of the book itself, book and jacket are in Fine. Dust jacket protected by a clear, removable mylar sleeve. This post apocalyptic story set in Los Angeles earned Powers the Philip K. Dick Award and garnered a Nebula Award nomination. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 3587
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Potter, J. K. (illustrator). Limited Edition. SIGNED--TWICE! The 2001 Subterranean Press ''Signed limited edition" hardcover and dust jacket (ISBN 1892284847). In this copy however, the included limitation page is signed by the author but not numbered. At the same time, the author has separately inscribed and signed this book on title page. The inscription and signature are in the fore edge marge and upside down vis-a-vis the printed material. In all other respects a Like New hardcover. The dust jacket, which is in a clear jacket cover, is also As New. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # t11698
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Potter, J. K. (illustrator). One of 750 numbered copies (this is #277). Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001211
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Potter, J. K. (illustrator). 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Sub Press Signed Limited. Number 1 Of 750 Signed Numbered Copies. Signed By The Author On The Special Limitation Page. With Drawing Of Norton Jazbush On The Back Front Free End Page. Also Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 040199
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