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Kuttner, Henry CHESSBOARD PLANET book-date: 1983 | |
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Hamlyn (-UK)
1983 1st? Paperback VG+ or better | ||
(Note on `Fairy Chess' - Peter Pinco) These originally appeared (from 1945 to 1953) - 2 in Astounding, and 1 each in Magazine of F&SF, Amazing. The lead short novel was a 2-part serial titled "The Fairy Chessmen" - and has also been titled The Far Reality for a 1963 British paperback. Because of its length, it is tends not to get reprinted in story collections or retrospectives, and is the hardest to find of this set. Kuttner uses a literary device that Heinlein is famous for: an opening sentence that is irresistible and draws you into the story: "The doorknob opened a blue eye and looked at him." |