Signed and inscribed by Haldeman (‘for Jeri – Joe Haldeman') on the title

Signed and inscribed by Haldeman (‘for Jeri – Joe Haldeman') on the title page. Second title in the short-lived Attar the Merman series, a pulp-style ecological adventure featuring a genetically engineered amphibian hero battling villains who threaten oceanic life. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with even age-toning. Modest shelf handling wear. No spine crease. Used bookstore stamp inside front cover. A strong copy with vivid color and minimal surface wear. Joe Haldeman, later acclaimed for The Forever War (1974, Hugo and Nebula Awards), wrote the Attar the Merman books early in his career under the name Robert Graham. These novels combined Cold War thriller elements with ecological and evolutionary themes, anticipating later environmental science fiction. War of Nerves pits Attar against a villain threatening to unleash nerve gas across the Caribbean. The cover artist, Plourde, contributed stylized figure work to Pocket Books during the early 1970s. Subjects: Joe Haldeman, Robert Graham pseudonym, Attar the Merman series, Pocket Books, pulp science fiction, ecological fiction, Environmental Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure. From the estate of Jeri Kandel of Sarasota, Florida. Jeri, an aspiring Sci-Fi/Horror author, was active in the Florida West Coast Sci-Fi–Fantasy community. She served as a volunteer for DragonCon in Atlanta and other Florida West Coast and Orlando conventions, and as an active member of ASFA (Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists), through which she acquired many remarkable autographs.