Bimbos Of the Death Sun
de McCrumb, Sharyn
Sharyn McCrumb's Bimbos of the Death Sun is a strange work. Ostensibly a mystery novel complete with a murder and an array of suspects with plausible motives, it won an Edgar Award in 1988 for Best Original Paperback Mystery. Although we follow the plot, curious to know who killed famed novelist Appin Dungannon and why, the fact is that what happens in this novel is in some ways much less important than where it happens. Bimbos of the Death Sun is not a mystery that merely happens to be set at a science fiction and fantasy convention; it's a novel about a particular, peculiar American subculture, and it just so happens that a murder and investigation occur while the Trekkies and Dungeon Masters are convening to buy and sell memorabilia and don their hobbit costumes. In fact, the novel is really a parody of that culture and, as such, it has garnered understandably ambivalent reviews from the science fiction and fantasy community it caricatures. The perspective of the novel is decidedly that of an outsider's. The protagonist is a man named James Owen Mega who, under the pseudonym Jay Omega has published a science fiction novel named Bimbos of the Death Sun. Omega, though, is no science fiction fanatic or frequenter of conventions He and his girlfriend, Dr. Marion Farley, are both professors at a local university, and Omega wrote the novel in his spare time as a fictionalized account of his scientific research. The reader, therefore, experiences the convention's peculiarities and surprises along with the bewildered and amazed professors. . The pair represents, in some ways, two different approaches to the pageantry of obsession and fantasy that swirl around them. Omega, as a guest author and conference V.I.P., tries to tread lightly around the customs and peculiarities of the sci-fi aficionados so as not to offend or become too involved. Marion, as a professor of comparative literature, casts a more critical eye on the proceedings, giving the touted big-shots and aspiring authors little credibility.McCrumb, however, also tempers the satire somewhat with her choice of protagonists. By informing us that Marion actually teaches a course on science fiction and fantasy novels at the university, McCrumb is careful to acknowledge that science fiction is a legitimate literary genre. Like any legitimate literary genres, it has its noteworthy practitioners (Tolkein, Asimov) as well as its charlatans (the terrible Appin Dungannon). Her target, McCrumb wants us to know, is not the works themselves but the obsessive culture that springs up around the works, and by making the shy, bookish Jay Omega her sympathetic protagonist, McCrumb is also making it clear that her target is not simply the socially maladroit. The satire is directed, rather, at people who have made these escapist fantasies a life obsession.
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
de McCrumb, Sharyn
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- Usado - Near Fine
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- First edition first printing
- Published
- 1987
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- 9780880384551
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First edition first printing of the first novel in the Jay Omega series. A bibliomystery, the murder of an author at a fantasy convention. 1988 Edgar Award winner for best paperback original. Light edge wear. In near fine unread condition. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun (Windwalker Book)
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Wizards of the Coast. paperback. Very Good. 4x0x7. Signed by author Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun (Windwalker Book) (Signed)
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- 1987
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Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
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Wizards of the Coast, 1987. Paperback. Good. 3x0x3. Signed. [Inscribed, signed by author on title page] Softcover. Wear/tear/creasing to covers and spine. Toning to pages. *Autographed by author.* <br> Inscription reads: "To Andy, who only admires bimbos from a distance, see page 29. Sharyn McCrumb. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
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- 1987
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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Wizards of the Coast, 1987. Good mass market paperback.. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Precio
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Bimbos Of The Death Sun
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- 1988
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Odessa, Texas, USA
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Lake Geneva: TSR Books. Good with No dust jacket as issued;. 1988. Mass Market Paperback. 16mo - 6" to 7" tall; 228 pages; Bright yellow spine, illustrated front cover, Rubbed and creased at edges and corners. Text clean and tight. Illustrated cover and interior art by Jeff Easley. . Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
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- Usado - Paperback, Fine,
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- 1987
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- 9780345412157
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Shingletown, California, USA
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Lake Geneva: Ballantine, 1987. Paperback, Fine,. Jeff Easley. Lake Geneva: Ballantine:, 1987. Paperback, Fine, 219 pp. Cover artwork by: Jeff Easley This copy appears unread. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun (Windwalker Book)
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- 1987
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Wizards of the Coast, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Precio
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de McCrumb, Sharyn
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good Plus
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- Reprints
- Published
- 1988
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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Gordonsville, Virginia, / New York : Wizards of the Coast / Ballantine, 1988. -----Both books are in Very Good Plus condition, 228, 274 pages, tight square and clean, flat spines, no names, "Zombies" is store stamped, "Bimbos" is illustrated through-out by Jeff Easley, minor edge wear. . Reprints. Soft Covers. Very Good Plus. Illus. by Jeff Easley cover and interior… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun (Windwalker Book)
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Wizards of the Coast. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable. Reviewer's News Release laid in. Mass Market Paperback edition. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (Science Fiction, Fantasy) Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
de Sharyn McCrumb
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- Usado - Very Good
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- December 28, 1996
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- 9780345412157
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Albany, Oregon, USA
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Used paperback book with only minor creasing along the spine and no rubbing on front and back covers. No writing, notes, or highlighting interferes with the text. Binding is firm and the text looks practically new.
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Bimbos of the Death Sun (Windwalker Book)
de McCrumb, Sharyn
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- Usado - Near Fine
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- First Edition/First Printing
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- 1987
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dallas, Texas, USA
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TSR Inc., 1987. First Edition/First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued).
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
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- Usado - Good
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- 1988
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Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 228, (10) pp. Second printing. The book is slightly cocked. The binding is tight and the text is clean.
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Bimbos Of The Death Sun
de McCrumb, Sharyn
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- Usado - Very Good
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- 1988
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Northfield, Minnesota, USA
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Lake Geneva, WI: TSR Inc., 1988. Second printing. Spine creased, mild wear, in protective wrap. Inscribed on the title page "For Gordon, Best wishes from the Salman Rushdie of science fiction - Sharyn McCrumb." Edgar Award winner. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inscribed By the Author. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
de McCrumb, Sharyn
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- Usado - GOOD
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- NOT ISSUED
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- 1987
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Armada, Michigan, USA
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TSR, 1987. Mass Market Paperback Paperback. GOOD/NOT ISSUED. Binding: Mass Market Paperback Ex-Library (with markings) Fantasy Convention mystery 1987 Another bookstore's stamp appears on first page. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
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Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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Random House, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
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San Francisco, California, USA
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
de Sharyn McCrumb
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- Usado - Good
- Published
- 1996
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Random House Publishing Group, 1996. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
de McCrumb, Sharyn
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- Usado - Very Good
- Edición
- 8th Prtg.
- Published
- 1988
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Lake Geneva, WI: TSR Ltd., 1988. Textblock very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner worn and rubbed; 228p.. 8th Prtg.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Jeff Easley. 12mo - over 6 " 7 " Tall. Paperback. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun (Windwalker Book)
de McCrumb, Sharyn
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- Usado - Fine
- Published
- 1987
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Vancouver, Washington, USA
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Wizards of the Coast, 1987 soft cover in fine condition. Soft cover. Fine. Precio
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Bimbos of the Death Sun
de McCrumb,Sharyn
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- Usado - Very Good
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- February 1997
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Englewood, Colorado, USA
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EUR 3.55
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Fawcett, February 1997. Mass Market Paperback . Very Good. McCrumb,Sharyn Bimbos of the Death Sun Light edge and cover wear. Very lightly tanning pages. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers. Precio
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