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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Baen Books
Publication date
May 1, 1995
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780671875992
ISBN-10
067187599X
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 6.75 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$7.99
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The arrival of an out-of-control refugee ship pursued by space barbarians wakes Simeon, a 'shellperson' attached to a mining station, out of his boredom and involves him in a fight for the ship's survival. Reprint. AB. PW.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: SHELLPERSON WITH A MISSION Simeon was bored. Not with being a shellperson -- like Helva, The Ship Who Sang, and Tia, The Ship Who Searched, he rather pitied softshells their mayfly lives and absurdly limited senses -- but with running the mining and processing station that made up his body. So when the arrival of an out-of-control refugee ship interrupted his latest wargame (Simeon's hobby) the excitement was welcome. Then the refugees told their story: attack by space barbarians. Soon, long before any help could arrive from Fleet, Station SSS-900 would be in the Fist of High-Clan Kolnar, and nobody would be bored, least of all Simeon. If anyone was to survive, somehow he must transmute his hobby into the real thing, and become --
Editions
Hardcover
With S. M. Stirling |
from Baen Books (April 1, 1993)
9780671721664 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $19.00
About: SSS-900, a huge space station controlled by the brain of Simeon--a shellperson who relieves his daily monotony by replaying computer simulations of great battles--becomes the only thing standing between ruthless alien pirates and total destruction
About: SSS-900, a huge space station controlled by the brain of Simeon--a shellperson who relieves his daily monotony by replaying computer simulations of great battles--becomes the only thing standing between ruthless alien pirates and total destruction
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reissue edition from Baen Books (May 1, 1995)
9780671875992 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $7.99
About: The arrival of an out-of-control refugee ship pursued by space barbarians wakes Simeon, a 'shellperson' attached to a mining station, out of his boredom and involves him in a fight for the ship's survival
About: The arrival of an out-of-control refugee ship pursued by space barbarians wakes Simeon, a 'shellperson' attached to a mining station, out of his boredom and involves him in a fight for the ship's survival
Prebinding
With S. M. Stirling |
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780785729860 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.10 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.30
About: The arrival of an out-of-control refugee ship pursued by space barbarians wakes Simeon, a 'shellperson' attached to a mining station, out of his boredom and involves him in a fight for the ship's survival
About: The arrival of an out-of-control refugee ship pursued by space barbarians wakes Simeon, a 'shellperson' attached to a mining station, out of his boredom and involves him in a fight for the ship's survival
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