ISBN: 9780984428847 - swell (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. 387pp. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "The tiny Northeast island of Bismuth keeps getting smaller for Orange Whippey. Stranded on Wreck Rock, a bad day only gets worse when Orange is conscripted into service on board the Wendy's Mom. After a drunken fall from the ruins of a navy ship and the ill-advised ingestion of a stimulating new drug, Orange is rescued by Angie Bombardier, a fetching and forthright fellow Islander. But with the arrival of Snorri, a Finlindian whale herder on a quest to find the fabled Hyperborea, and Waldena, a harpoon wielding Thor-cult priestess, the waters surrounding Bismuth get rough and Orange finds himself at the center of a search for a missing package. Rumors swirl and dangers escalate, turning the serene isle upside-down. For things to be set right again, the package must be found and given to its rightful recipient. . . [] A vast North Atlantic is teeming with mythical whales and epic tales. Cruising the open water, Orange drinks gallons of coffee and beer, barbeques squid, and even stumbles into a sweltering sauna with the alluring Bombardier sisters. Aboard the Honeypaws, he is set on course to encounter an ancient council that is helping secretly create the WhaleNet, a cell phone network made of migrating whales. The council's possible ulterior motives could hold the surprising and bizarre resolution to Orange's journey. [] Drawing from the various satiric traditions of Neil Gaiman, Thomas Pynchon, and Christopher Moore, SWELL is full of legend and lore, big fish stories, and unforgettable humor." [flap copy] "This delightfully loopy debut combines Down East deadpan with elements of Nordic mythology and Pynchonesque pyrotechnics. Ericson's Maine coastal setting lies at the edge of the surreal."--Publishers Weekly. "Jaunty, playful, hilarious and eminently readable, SWELL is much more than an auspicious debut, it's that rarest of birds, a good old-fashioned reading pleasure."--Jonathan Evison. "Orange himself reads like Pynchon's Doc Sportello. Add a splash of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, too . . . A superbly crafted mixture of humor and observations of modern life, a combination of barely-noticeable detective fiction and magical realism, something uniquely its own and, in the end, a truly good read. SWELL is a fantastic novel."--Line Zero. Pristine paperback w/sharp corners & crisp edges, French flaps, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine.…

Zustand: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback original. The author's first novel, a farcical tale set on (and off) a tiny island in the far Northeast - a story of rival whaling factions, Korean smugglers, and much more. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 386 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers with self-flaps.…