{"product_id":"the-listeners-by-james-e-gunn","title":"The Listeners by James E. Gunn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"725\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Listeners by James E. Gunn | First Del Rey Printing 1985 | Classic Science Fiction | Vintage Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"843\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames E. Gunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"867\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"883\"\u003eThe Listeners\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"897\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDel Rey Books \/ Ballantine Books, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"961\"\u003ePublication Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"978\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Del Rey Printing (May 1985)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003eOriginal Publication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1051\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0-345-30036-X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1077\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMass Market Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1130\"\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScience Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1160\"\u003eSubgenres\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHard Science Fiction, First Contact, Classic Science Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1235\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery Good+ vintage condition. Bright, attractive covers with light shelf wear consistent with age. Binding is tight and square with minimal evidence of reading. Interior is clean with expected age-related toning. Small vintage bookstore stamp on the front endpaper, not affecting the text. Protected in a new archival-quality removable sleeve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1595\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames E. Gunn's \u003cem data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1627\"\u003eThe Listeners\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of the finest first-contact novels ever written. Originally published in 1972 and reissued as this First Del Rey Printing in May 1985, the novel follows humanity's decades-long effort to communicate with an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization after receiving a radio signal from the star Capella. Praised by Carl Sagan as \"one of the very best fictional portrayals of contact with extraterrestrial intelligence ever written,\" the novel combines scientific realism with profound philosophical questions about communication, civilization, and humanity's place in the universe. A landmark work of hard science fiction and an essential addition to any collection of classic speculative fiction. Protected in a new archival-quality removable sleeve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2405\" data-end=\"2425\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames E. Gunn (1923–2020) was one of the most respected figures in science fiction as both an author and scholar. A Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Gunn wrote influential novels exploring communication, space exploration, and humanity's future while also helping shape the academic study of science fiction. \u003cem data-start=\"2770\" data-end=\"2785\"\u003eThe Listeners\u003c\/em\u003e remains his best-known novel and a classic of first-contact literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44306406113460,"sku":"SF-8","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/listenercover.jpg?v=1785073048","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/the-listeners-by-james-e-gunn","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}