Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan ISBN 13: 9780312856786

Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

In Verity's world, nanotech plagues decimated the population after an initial renaissance of utopian nanotech cities. Verity has been raised, an orphan, in a tiny Shaker revival community where all are forbidden contact with the Enlivened Cities. Yet as she grows up on the isolated farm, she is often drawn to the City of Dayton, abandoned nearby, and to its self-contained and still-functioning library. Her happy life is suddenly destroyed when the Shakers, in spite of their precautions, contract a nanotech plague that possesses them. Blaze, the only young man in the community and Verity's best friend, is shot by a crazed elder.And so Verity, with her dog Cairo - and the body of Blaze wrapped in a nanotech cocoon - sets off on a quest to the Enlivened City of Cincinnati. It is a place of legend, walled off from the rest of the world, where huge bio-engineered bees carry information through the streets and enormous nanotech flowers burst from the tops of strange buildings. It is the place where Blaze… Read More

Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tor Books, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Tor Books. Hardcover. 0312856784 HC/DJ First Edition 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Ex Library with usual markings. DJ has light wear - in Mylar taped to boards and has not been clipped - priced $23.95 . Fair.

NY: TOR, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. VeryGood/VeryGood. 5.5"x8.5" 416 pgs. Spine slightly slanted, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Light soil spots inside boards. X-library w/graphics, unclipped DJ. In Verity's world, nanotech plagues decimated the population after an initial renaissance of utopian nanotech cities. Verity has been raised, an orphan, in a tiny Shaker revival community where all are forbidden contact with the Enlivened Cities. Yet as she grows up on the isolated farm, she is often drawn to the City of Dayton, abandoned nearby, and to its self-contained and still-functioning library. Her happy life is suddenly destroyed when the Shakers, in spite of their precautions, contract a nanotech plague that possesses them. Blaze, the only young man in the community and Verity's best friend, is shot by a crazed elder. And so Verity, with her dog Cairo—and the body of Blaze wrapped in a nanotech cocoon—sets off on on a quest to the Enlivened City of Cincinnati. It is a… Read More

Tor Books, 1994-11. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Tor Books, 1994. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Please note our copy has a plastic coating on the cover.

A postmodern speculative fiction on American contributions to the arts--jazz, comics, abstract expressionism, and literature--embodied by Verity's quest for her origin."An unforgettable vision of America transfigured by a new and utterly apocalyptic technology." -- William GIbson"In the hands of Kathleen Ann Goonan, the science of science fiction becomes something lyrical and vividly human, and the intricately imagined future she presents is thus rendered completely plausible and poignant in the extreme. Queen City Jazz is hands down the best first novel I've read in the genre in the past ten years." --Lucius ShepardThis impressive first novel by an experienced story writer combines hallucinogenic visions, historical personae and an original futuristic dystopia. Young Verity has been raised by a reconstructionist Shaker group that bases its religion on the American cult that banned sex and believed in ``simple'' virtues. The adolescent has strange powers and mysterious compulsions that cause her to… Read More

New York: TOR, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Edges of spine bumped. Minor insignificant tears on edges of dustwrapper Otherwise nice condition. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates [1994]. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312856784 . First edition of the author's first novel. 416 pages. Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. .

Tor Books, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing (Full Number Line). Not price-clipped ($23.95 price intact). Published by Tor, 2004. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in gold. Signed (flat) by author on half title page. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. 416 pages. ISBN: 9780312856786. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

CollectibleLikeNew. Signed (inscribed) by author on title page. Stated first, Nov 1994 with full number line. Text block, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper in fine, like new condition. Extremely fine. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

New York: Tor Books, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Signed by Kathleen Ann Goonan - To Patrick on title page - First Edition, First Printing. Has a clean label with previous owners initials on it on front end page under dustjacket. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks..

New York: Tor Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312856784 . International orders may require additional postage. ; Simply signed on the title page by Kathleen Ann Goonan. Full number line. ; 416 pages; Signed by Author .

Tor Books, 1994-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!