Special Offers see all

More at Powell's

Interviews | Q&As | Essays

Nanny of the Corn

1 comment By Samuel Sattin

Fear was my gateway to becoming interested in stories. My nanny growing up, a Scottish expat named Jackie with a fox pelt of red hair and a manic... Continue »

$13.27 Sale Trade Paper add to wish list

League of Somebodies
Samuel SattinSamuel Sattin 9780985035501

$5.95

List price: ~~$7.99~~

Used Mass Market

Usually ships in 5 to 7 business days

available for shipping or prepaid pickup only

Qty	Store	Section
1	Remote Warehouse	Science Fiction and Fantasy- A to Z

More copies of this ISBN

New, Mass Market, $7.99

This title in other editions

Other titles in the Bantam Spectra Book series:

The Practice Effect

by David Brin

ISBN13: 9780553269819
ISBN10: 055326981x
Condition: Standard
All Product Details

Only 1 left in stock at $5.95!

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Dennis Nuel is a physicist who, during his research, develops a machine that allows him to explore alternate realities, each of which sport some very strange scientific properties.

Review:

"A delightful, often very witty story, with the underlying thoughtfulness we expect from David Brin." Poul Anderson

About the Author

David Brin is the author of ten previous novels, Sundiver, The Uplift War, Startide Rising, The Practice Effect, The Postman, Heart of the Comet (with Gregory Benford), Earth, Glory Season, Brightness Reef, and Infinity's Shore, as well as the short-story collections The River of Time and Otherness. He has a doctorate in astrophysics and has been a NASA consultant and a physics professor. He lives in southern California, where he is at work on his next novel.

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!

Average customer rating based on 1 comment:

: Tim Lewis, September 22, 2011 (view all comments by Tim Lewis)
What would happen if objects improve with use rather than degrade? David Brin takes a look at this in The Practice Effect when someone from another world enters a place where such rules apply. The thought of actually creating something from nothing is foreign to people who have to start with primitive tools and use them in order to make them better. The protagonist's robot even improves over time and becomes an important character as well. While the dialogue isn't spectacular, the story is well told and interesting. A recommended quick and fun read.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No

report this comment

Product Details

ISBN:: 9780553269819
Author:: Brin, David
Publisher:: Spectra
Author:: Brin, David
Author:: David Brin
Location:: New York
Subject:: Science Fiction - General
Subject:: Science fiction
Subject:: Physicists
Subject:: Fantasy fiction
Subject:: Science / General
Subject:: Fiction : Science Fiction - General
Subject:: Science Fiction and Fantasy-A to Z
Edition Description:: Mass market paperback
Series:: Bantam Spectra Book
Series Volume:: #95-420
Publication Date:: 19950101
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 288
Dimensions:: 6.92x4.22x.83 in. .30 lbs.

Other books you might like

Bridge of Birds: A Novel of the... Barry Hughart

Used Mass Market $5.50
The Anvil of the World Kage Baker Used Mass Market $4.50
Battletech #50: Battletech 50:... Loren L Coleman Used Mass Market $3.50
Last Legion #03: Stormforce: Book... Chris Bunch Used Mass Market $2.95
Rules of Engagement Elizabeth Moon Used Mass Market $3.50
Brainchild David Brown Used Trade Paper $1.50

Related Subjects

Fiction and Poetry » Science Fiction and Fantasy » A to Z

Follow us on...

RSS 2.0
Log Off

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.