VGC plus.Orbit,2006.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick and scratch on the cover) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC plus.Illustrated with b/w maps.Nice and clean pages with a mark and ink mark on the outer edges,a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.545pp including The passage of time,cast of characters.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.