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The Dispossessed

Edition of 500
Available to pre-order
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Regular price £100
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Anticipated publication date

Nov 07, 2024

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Emporium Exclusive 50th anniversary special edition hardback £100

Book Details

  • Published: Nov 07 2024
  • 1540 g
  • ISBN: 9781399625654

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About this special edition...

  • Numbered edition of 500 copies
  • Printed in two colours
  • Sewn binding
  • Featuring 16 illustrations by Matt Rota, as well as beautiful chapter-header artwork
  • Featuring an introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson 
  • Marker ribbon
  • Luscious sprayed edge
  • Foil blocked cover
  • Printed on 140gsm Golden Sun acid free paper
  • Stunning endpapers by Matt Rota featuring a reproduction of Ursula’s original maps
  • Housed in a foil blocked slipcase with die-cut
The 50th anniversary special edition hardback of The Dispossessed, one of the most lauded works of science fiction of all time. Featuring a foil blocked cover, a foil blocked slipcase featuring a die-cut stencil, two-colour printing inside the book, and sixteen illustrations by Matt Rota. This magnificent edition is exclusive to The Gollancz Emporium.

'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...'

Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.

With powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world's influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a true classic of the 20th century.