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Wolfe, Gene.
Soldier of the Mist.
Publisher: Victor Gollancz, London;
Date of Publication: 1986
Stock Code: 14822
First British edition, published simultaneously with the first American. Octavo, pp., xiv, 335, [1]. Publisher’s dark green cloth; gilt titles to spine, in the publisher’s price-clipped, pictorial dust-jacket. Minor spot of soiling to jacket verso; jacket otherwise bright and fresh. Binding strong and square, the corners sharp, the gilt and cloth bright. Internally clean and free of annotations or inscriptions. A fine copy in near-fine jacket. The first book in Wolfe’s Soldier duology, which tells the story of an ancient Greek mercenary named Latro who cannot remember his past life and must endeavour to return to his home and family. The novel was awarded the Locus Award in 1987, and was nominated for a Nebula and a World Fantasy Award in the same year. £125.00