TESS OF THE ROAD by Rachel Hartman. New York: Random House, (2018). First edition; Advance Reader's Copy. "First edition" statement, and printing number code sequence 10 through 2 to the copyright page. Printed letter from Hartman, and other marketing and promotional information to the preliminary pages. Winner of the Sunburst Award, finalist for Lodestar and Locus Awards and nominated for the Andre Norton Award. The first entry in the Tess fantasy young adult series begins its setting in the medieval kingdom of Goredd, with a variety of unusually depicted dragons, and Tess, who is deemed as different, finds a map to elsewhere. Minutely rubbed to the upper and lower spine edges, else very nearly fine, square, and firm in matte-laminated stiff-card wraps with art by Simon Prades, with "Advance Reader's Copy" and release date sticker to the front cover, "On Sale FEB 2018" to the spine, and book and publicity information printed to the rear cover. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS THANKS!