One of those relics from the Golden Age of science fiction,
A Mirror for Observers (1954), by
Edgar Pangborn, is a novel in which “Martians play the part of guardian angels and their demonic counterparts, struggling to posses the soul of a human child with messianic potential.” The winner of the 1955 International Fantasy Award and an entry in David Pringle’s
Science Fiction: the 100 Best Novels: an English-Language Selection, 1949-1984 (1985), here’s a neat first edition of
A Mirror for Observers being offered by a bookseller at
AbeBooks:
A Mirror for Observers, by Edgar Pangborn (1954)
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Publication Date: 1954
Binding: Boards
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First edition
Description: Winner of 1955 International Fantasy Award.
"Martians in underground cities for thousands of years have manipulated Earth's historical development." ... A fine copy, touch of rubbing to edge in a fine dust jacket ...
Price: $750
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A Mirror for Observers covers, check out the gallery at
LibraryThing.
One of those relics from the Golden Age of science fiction, A Mirror for Observers (1954), by Edgar Pangborn, is a novel in which “Martians play the part of guardian angels and their demonic counterparts, struggling to posses the soul of a human child with messianic potential.” The winner of the 1955 International Fantasy Award and an entry in David Pringle’s Science Fiction: the 100 Best Novels: an English-Language Selection, 1949-1984 (1985), here’s a neat first edition of A Mirror for Observers being offered by a bookseller at AbeBooks:
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