THE UNREASONING MASK
first edition
1981 · New York
by Farmer, Philip Jose
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981. Octavo, boards. First edition. "Adventures of the Muslim captain of a living spaceship known as al-Buraq. He steals a sentient artifact which gives him a direct channel to God (or 'the Pluriverse'). Metaphysical space opera, one of its author's best." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 396. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-394. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 96. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with a bit of foxing to inner surface along top edge of front panel. (#106776) (Inventory #: 106776)