Elizabeth Moon "The Speed Of Dark" Signed First Edition w/COA [Sealed]

Personally signed by Elizabeth Moon.

Easton Press. Norwalk, CT. 2002. Elizabeth Moon "The Speed Of Dark". Personally signed by Elizabeth Moon. Signed First Edition. This is a numbered limited collector's edition. The Signed First Edition of Science Fiction collection. Beautifully illustrated and luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. As new, sealed without any visible flaws. Includes the original collector's notes and COA (Certificate of Authenticity).

About the book

Speed Of Dark (released in some markets as The Speed Of Dark) is a near-future science fiction novel by American author Elizabeth Moon. The story is told from the first person viewpoint of a person with autism. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2003, and was also an Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist.

Plot summary

Lou Arrendale is a bioinformatics specialist who is autistic, and has made a good life for himself working in pattern recognition. A new manager at the firm where he works puts pressure on his department, where many autistic people work. Lou is pressured to undergo an experimental treatment that might "cure" his autism. Lou does not think he needs curing, but he risks losing his job and other accommodations the company has put in place for its autistic employees if he does not undergo it.

Lou struggles with the idea of going through this "treatment" for his autism while he pursues fencing with his "normal" friends and continues to go to work. His autistic friends, as well as himself, meet together after work and discuss what or what not to do.

About the author

Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Her novel The Speed Of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award. Prior to her writing career, she served in the United States Marine Corps.

Writing career

Moon began writing professionally in her mid-thirties and had a newspaper column in a county weekly newspaper. In 1986, she published her first science fiction in the monthly magazine Analog and the anthology series Sword and Sorceress. Her stories appeared regularly in Analog the next few years. Her first novel Sheepfarmer's Daughter (1988)[4] won the Compton Crook Award and inaugurated the Paksenarrion series.

Most of her work has military science fiction themes, although biology, politics, and personal relationships also feature strongly. The Serrano Legacy is a space opera. Her Nebula-winning novel The Speed of Dark (2003) is a near-future story told from the viewpoint of an autistic data analyst, inspired by her own autistic son Michael.

Features

Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
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* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations