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The Coming of the Terrans 1960's Vintage Sci Fi Book Paperback 1st Ed Martians Earthmen

The Coming of the Terrans 1960's Vintage Sci Fi Book Paperback 1st Ed Martians Earthmen

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The Coming of the Terrans by author Leigh Brackett Vintage Science Fiction Paperback.

Fab vintage sci fi paperback from the 1960's by the trailblazing sci fi author Leigh Brackett who was involved in the Star Trek films in the 1970's. Vintage Science Fiction Fantasy SF Cult Paperback book with Great 1960's Cover Art. First Edition 1967.  Crazed Barbarian Axemen, Amazonian Women and Little Green Men! First Edition, First Print Ace Paperback dated 1967. "Could Earthmen stand against the Forgotten Science of the Red Planet?".

"Now Mars is a dying planet, dried up and hostile but Barrakesh is still the meeting place for the Keshi Hillmen the nomads of Shun, tomb-robbers from the south, men and not quite men from the Low Canals and deserted silent towns...Everyone is free to come and go in Barrakesh- everyone but the Terrans, for even a dying planet will kill to protect it's secrets and what treasure it has left."

Super Collectible Sci Fi Book from a well respected author of the 1960's and 1970's who in her day was dubbed the 'Queen of Space Opera". Many of her fantastic concepts and storylines were understood later to be used in Star Trek films although she never got to see this in her lifetime.

Typical 1960's wacky fantasy cover art.

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  • USED BOOK: Vintage & Sustainable

Condition Notes: VERY GOOD

VERY GOOD:

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Fresh from the Attic in VERY Good Vintage Collectable Condition.

Text block is tight and spine firm, paperback covers are sharp and clean with some creasing.

Pages are very heavily tanned typical for vintage paperbacks due to the paper used but sharp and clean.

Front hinge starting to strain a tiny bit but the book is still holding together well.

Like all old paperbacks from the 1960's needs handling with care but a good read. Priced accordingly.

Please remember this vintage book has been loved before and is not new condition is graded taking this into consideration.

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SIZE: Height 17.5 cms x Width 10.5 cms.
FORMAT: Paperback
PAGES: 157pp. + 3pp. adverts

Kittys Reader Notes

A very scarce survivor true first edition 1960's pulp paperback from the 'Queen of Space Opera', Leigh Brackett.

If you love Wacky, Weird and Mind Provoking Science Fiction from the days when Science Fiction novels were Avant-Garde and Exciting this is a fantastic book to add to your book shelf of Vintage Sci Fi Delights!

Tired of all the old classics Collecting Vintage Sci Fi Pulp or Classic is a great way to stand out from the crowd. Each book is a fascinating conversation piece that the chances are no one you know has read!

Have Fun collecting vintage Sci Fi paperbacks perfect for a fan of classic and cult fiction.

ILLUSTRATED: No (Text Only apart from small frontispiece vignette of a spaceship)

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Paperback
  • Collectable
  • First Edition
  • Vintage Book

BOOK ERA:

  • 1960's Vintage Books

This vintage book has been specially selected by Kitty for good quality and its individual appeal.

Author Bio & Publication

Leigh Douglass Bracket 1915 - 1978 wrote a profuse amount of Sci Fi novels as well as screenplays.

Famously she was involved with the Star Wars films working with George Lucas in the 1970's. Interestingly, even though Lucas rejected her last screenplay many of the themes and story lines she included would later ( sadly posthumously to Brackett) become part of some of the most epic instalments in the Star Wars series of films.

She was dubbed the "Queen of Space Opera" not the least because her stories often included an element of romance and rich character development that was often missing in some of the more anodyne Science Fiction of the 1960's and 1970's eras.

If you have not read her novels before give them a go, you might be surprised at how entertaining they are.

Weird Cover Art by "Morrow"

Publisher: Ace Books Inc
Date: 1967
Edition: First Edition (True First)
Binding: Paperback
Dust Jacket: N/A

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