KUBE-MCDOWELL, MICHAEL P. - Quiet Pools [the]

Ace. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0441699111) Hard Cover. Ill.: Moore, Chris. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Minor age-related wear, else fine copy in fine jacket. SF novel about the political intrigue and social conflict over the plan, called the Diaspora Project, to send Earth's best people on a lifelong star voyage of colonization. Barron (ed) Anatomy 4, 4-239. Clute, Science Fiction:The Illustrated Encyclopedia - Notable Works, pg. 206. Award History: 1990 HOMer Award Nominee (lost to Redshit Rendezvous by John Stith); 1991 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to The Vor Game by Bujold); 1991 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (lost to The Fall of Hyperion by Simmons). Fine/Fine.