The Tyrant's Novel Tapa dura - 2004

UK: Sceptre, 2004. Excellent clean copy, pages bright and tight. First Edition First Printing. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

London: Sceptre, 2004. 1st. h/b. Fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve).. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Imagine a Middle-Eastern country that was once a friend of the West becoming an enemy, its people starving and savagely repressed by a tyrant known as Great Uncle. As a celebrated writer and war hero, the man who here relates his story has a better life than most, until he is made an offer he can't refuse. He must write a great novel, telling of the suffering of his people under the enemy's cruel economic sanctions and portraying Great Uncle as their saviour. This masterpiece must be completed in time for its international debut in three months - or else. If the writer cannot - or will not - meet the tyrant's deadline, he and anyone he cares for will pay the ultimate price. Stark, terrifying and utterly compelling, THE TYRANT'S NOVEL is both a gripping thriller and a chilling glimpse of a fictional world that seems all too real.

London: Sceptre, 2004 A near fine book with slightly creased spine ends and usual page tanning in a near fine dust jacket with slight edge creasing mostly at the spine ends a tiny nick to the foot of the spine and other minor surface wear to the lamination of the covers. First edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover.