Orion Publishing Group, Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Orion Publishing Group, Limited ISBN 0575075139 9780575075139 [GB]

ISBN10: 0575075139, ISBN13: 9780575075139, [publisher: Orion / Gollancz] Hardcover First Edition © 2007: A stand-alone novel by Richard Morgan. 1st edition, 1st printing. Two pages ( bizarrely split printed:- Synopsis: One hundred years from now, and against all odds, Earth has found a new stability; the political order has reached some sort of balance, globalised commercial interdependence and co-operative co-existence are the order of the day, and a new nanotech-aided colony on Mars is growing. But the fraught years of the 21st century have left an uneasy genetic legacy. The failed results of science's early excursions into twisting the human genome to advantage now live among us as barely tolerated variant outcasts - licensed, monitored and cordially despised. Sevgi Ertekin, ex-NYPD homicide detective turned security executive for the colony corporations, is no stranger to the issues surrounding human variants. But when a Variant 13, a genetically engineered hyper-male cultured to fight the century's last conflicts, survives a mysterious crash landing in mid-ocean and a series of brutal slayings erupts across America, she discovers that sometimes you can only fight fire with fire. Carl Marsalis, a gene-engineered ex-soldier himself, hunts down rogue hyper-males for the UN. It's not an easy gig; he's hated and feared by his former fellow 13s as a traitor and a bringer of death, and by the rest of humanity as a genetic freak and an unwelcome ...
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Collectibles - isbn: 0575075139 - isbn13: 9780575075139 Gollancz

Gollancz 2007 Hardcover Flat signed, and dated, by author Richard Morgan on the title page. Not personalized. First Edition, first printing with full number line in near fine condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are solid. The spine is tight, but is slightly cocked. The dust jacket is clean and undamaged. The book is in excellent with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.