They Fly at Çiron
New York: Tor, 1995. 2nd Edition. Octavo, publisher’s black paper-covered boards, spine gilt, original illustrated dust jacket.
Trade reissue of prolific sci-fi novelist Samuel R. Delany’s novel. Developed from a short story he wrote in 1962, They Fly at Çiron at is set in a peaceful pastoral village facing invasion from the nomadic Myetran tribes and centers on a female Çironese soldier who enlists the aid of a race of flying creatures. Originally published by the small Seattle-based fantasy press Incunabula in 1993. First printing with complete number row to copyright page. Dust jacket designed by fantasy illustrator Thomas Canty. Fine in unclipped dust jacket. Item #11355
$65.00