Schismatrix - Bruce Sterling - 1986 Ace Books Paperback - John Harris Cover Rafael Sabatini This book is not published

This book is not published to tell us that there is an irreconcilable controversy between darkness and light

The scientific spirit of the age has impelled botanists to seek new specimens at the ends of the earth and to naturalize the most far-fetched exotics on English soil

Duty = Nelson

Caramel colored moiré silk endpapers

80 black-and-white illustrations in text

Schismatrix - Bruce Sterling - 1986 Ace Books Paperback - John Harris Cover Rafael Sabatini This book is not publishedCondition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. Cover art: John Harris This is our April selection for our 2024 Reading Challenge! Blurb: THE FUTURE OF MANKIND CAN TAKE ONE OF TWO DIRECTIONS The Mechanists are ancient aristocrats, their lives prosthetically extended with advanced technology. The Shapers are genetically altered revolutionaries, their skills the result of psychotechnic training and artificial conditioning. Both factions