Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
by Ian McDonald | HC | VeryGood
US $8.17
Condition:
“May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ”... Read moreabout condition
3 available
Shipping:
Estimated between Thu, Jun 6 and Sat, Jun 8 to 43230
Located in: Aurora, Illinois, United States
Returns:
Payments:
Special financing available. See terms and apply now- for PayPal Credit, opens in a new window or tab
Earn up to 5x points when you use your eBay Mastercard®. Learn moreabout earning points with eBay Mastercard
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:144299737233
Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781616142049
- Book Title
- Dervish House
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books, Publishers
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Thrillers / Suspense, Science Fiction / General
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 19 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 359 Pages
About this product
Product Information
It begins with an explosion. Another day, another bus bomb. Everyone it seems is after a piece of Turkey. But the shockwaves from this random act of 21st century pandemic terrorism will ripple further and resonate louder than just Enginsoy Square. Welcome to the world of The Dervish House the great, ancient, paradoxical city of Istanbul, divided like a human brain, in the great, ancient, equally paradoxical nation of Turkey. The year is 2027 and Turkey is about to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its accession to the European Union. This is the age of carbon consciousness: every individual in the EU has a card stipulating individual carbon allowance that must be produced at every CO2 generating transaction. For those who can master the game, who can make the trades between gas price and carbon trading permits, who can play the power factions against each other, there are fortunes to be made. The old Byzantine politics are back. They never went away. The ancient power struggled between Sunni and Shia threatens like a storm: Ankara has watched the Middle East emerge from twenty-five years of sectarian conflict. So far it has stayed aloof. A populist Prime Minister has called a referendum on EU membership. Tensions run high. The army watches, hand on holster. And a Galatasary Champions League football game against Arsenal stokes passions even higher. The Dervish House is seven days, six characters, three interconnected story strands, one central common core the eponymous dervish house, a character in itself that pins all these players together in a weave of intrigue, conflict, drama and a ticking clock of a thriller."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Prometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-10
1616142049
ISBN-13
9781616142049
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79846329
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dervish House
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Suspense, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
359 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pr6063.C38d46 2010
Reviews
"McDonald creates a magnificent knot of intrigue, thrills, and daring adventures, with the flair for character and setting that makes his tales so satisfying to indulge in." -BOOKLIST "An audacious look at the shift in the power centers of the world and an intense vision of one possible future." -NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "This twisting, turning, part futuristic fantasy, part intuitive prediction satisfies without divulging all its secrets, just like the city." -TIME OUT ISTANBUL "As close to perfection as a book can get. . . . If you only have money to buy a single sci-fi novel this year, this has to be it. Impossible to put down." -PAT'S FANTASY HOTLIST, "McDonald creates a magnificent knot of intrigue, thrills, and daring adventures, with the flair for character and setting that makes his tales so satisfying to indulge in." - Booklist "An audacious look at the shift in the power centers of the world and an intense vision of one possible future." - New York Times Book Review "This twisting, turning, part futuristic fantasy, part intuitive prediction satisfies without divulging all its secrets, just like the city." - Time Out Istanbul "As close to perfection as a book can get. . . . If you only have money to buy a single sci-fi novel this year, this has to be it. Impossible to put down." - Pat's Fantasy Hotlist "The complex plot and its unique characters make for an intriguing read. McDonald weaves several plotlines together with a whirling dervish house, a character in its own right, as the common denominator." - RT Book Reviews , 4 stars "In the end, spending some time with these six characters in the fascinating city of Istanbul was pure enjoyment. Look for The Dervish House on the shortlists of the major SF&F awards next year. Highly recommended. 41/2 out of 5 stars" - Fantasy Literature " The Dervish House cements Ian McDonald's status as a first class talent, and one of my all-time favorite authors. He continues to depict the future of non-western cultures with creativity, depth, and verve. His prose is a delight to read, his characters are lively and authentic, and he can pull you in to a near-future setting like no one else I know. I'd recommend this book to pretty much everyone." - SF Revu "A rich, accomplished portrait of near-future Istanbul that may be is the best thing McDonald has written--and that's saying something. It is the product of a writer at the top of his game: beautifully styled, complexly characterized and plotted without ever feeling heavy or dull...half a dozen storylines are coiled together as neatly as DNA, each of them compelling and readable. McDonald manages to avoid the traps of condescension, or Orientalism, that lie in wait for the white Westerner writing about places that are neither of those things. A dervishly good book." - Locus "First, let's get one thing out of the way. Every book I've read in the last several months has been completely overshadowed -- perhaps unfairly -- by Ian McDonald's The Dervish House . He's the kind of writer who has the power to alter your whole vision of what science fiction can be and do. Last year's Cyberabad Days was among the most ferociously intelligent novels I've read in years, in any genre. And The Dervish House is even better. After reading a book like that, it's hard to get excited about merely good sf novels. Or even genuinely excellent ones...This is what science fiction should be... McDonald has done the seemingly impossible. He has written a compelling, action-packed sf novel about the future of AI-based quantitative trading... But it's no fantasy: it's the reality that's breathing down the backs of our necks every workday. And McDonald extrapolates from it with dizzying virtuosity...More than any other sf writer I can think of, McDonald has a complex, nuanced, fundamentally real vision of the way power works in the world." - Fantasy & Science Fiction
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-012843
Dewey Decimal
823.914
Dewey Edition
22
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:144299737233
Shipping and handling
Item location:
Aurora, Illinois, United States
Ships to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Shipping and handling | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free shipping | Free | United States | Economy Shipping | Estimated between Thu, Jun 6 and Sat, Jun 8 to 43230 |
| US $15.99 | US $15.99 | United States | Expedited Shipping | Estimated on or before Wed, Jun 5 to 43230 |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as | Return shipping |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days | Money Back | Seller pays for return shipping |
Refer to eBay Return policyopens in a new tab or window for more details. You are covered by the eBay Money Back Guaranteeopens in a new tab or window if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing.
Payment details
Payment methods
Seller feedback (5,202,093)
z***z (602)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
🏆 SUPER STAR 🤩 AMAZING PHOTOS 🎯 ACCURATE DESCRIPTION ✏️ GENUINE PRODUCTS 💎 HIGH QUALITY 🍯 SUPER PRICES 💰 EASY TO WORK WITH 🍰 ECONOMY HANDLING ⏱️ FAST SHIPPING 🚀 BUBBLE PACKAGE 📦 ARRIVED WITHIN DAYS 🌎 EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATION 🎙️ OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE 🛎️ GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR 🍿 TOTAL ASSET TO THE EBAY-ECO SYSTEM 🥇 SAVED SELLER 🎱 PROMT REPLY FOR RETURNS 🎯 WOULD BUY FROM AGAIN 🧲 UNDER PROMISES OVER DELIVERS ⛳️ MADE ME VERY HAPPY 🌈 LEFT POSITIVE FEEDBACK 🌼 THANK YOU! 😇 A+++
y***y (40)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Dvd arrived quickly and well packaged and taken care of. The item was listed as acceptable and met all of my needs but here's a quick description of what I got: Some wear is visible on the plastic sleeve on the outside of the case. The inside leaflet was still there! The disk has about 3 very notable scratches, although none are bigger than about 2 centimeters. Little to no grime anywhere on the product. Great service!
r***o (278)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Just received my order/Package and it was just as listed. There's no problems or concerns with this order and I look forward to doing more business with this company. Again Thanks For All Your Time And Help Sincerely Lawrence Lee Stratch Jr
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore :
- Ian Fleming Fiction & Books,
- Ian Fleming Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- Ian Whybrow Hardcover Books,
- Ian Whybrow Fiction & Books,
- Ian Fleming Hardcover Books,
- Ian Fleming Paperbacks Books,
- Fiction Books & Ian Fleming Fiction,
- Ian Fleming Antiquarian & Collectible Signed,
- Ian Fleming Hardcover Books in English,
- 1st Edition Ian Fleming Antiquarian & Collectible Books