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Life During Wartime
J.g. Ballard
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Description for Life During Wartime
Paperback. The acclaimed novel of near-future warfare based on the Nebula Award-winning novella, 'R&R'. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 304.
In the jungles of Guatemala, David Mingolla is struggling to survive amongst the rotting vegetation and his despairing fellow foot soldiers. He knows he is nothing but an expendable pawn in an endless war. On R & R a few miles away from the warzone he meets Debora - an enigmatic young woman who may be working for the enemy - and stumbles into a deadly psychic conflict where the mind is the greatest weapon.
In the jungles of Guatemala, David Mingolla is struggling to survive amongst the rotting vegetation and his despairing fellow foot soldiers. He knows he is nothing but an expendable pawn in an endless war. On R & R a few miles away from the warzone he meets Debora - an enigmatic young woman who may be working for the enemy - and stumbles into a deadly psychic conflict where the mind is the greatest weapon.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473211933
SKU
V9781473211933
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About J.g. Ballard
Lucius Shepard (1947 - 2014) Lucius Shepard was born in the USA in 1947. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s he lived in various parts of the world and travelled widely. He won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1985 and also won the World Fantasy Award twice. He died in 2014.
Reviews for Life During Wartime
One of the most intriguing books of the year ... superior writing - Science Fiction Review Perhaps the most exciting new storyteller of them all - Washington Post Shepard manipulates genre elements in order to transcend genre expectations - The New York Review of Books