Title: The Songs of Distant Earth
Title Record # 1164
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1986-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1986-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: An expansion of a short story of the same title published in IF Magazine (US) June 1958.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 8 | 1987 Locus | Best SF Novel |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Grafton | 0-586-06623-3 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
238 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Grafton | 0-586-06623-3 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 238 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan |  |
Canções da Terra distante?Cancoes da Terra distante |
1986-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America (Colecção Nébula?Coleccao Nebula #20) |
180 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
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| Pesme daleke Zemlje | 1986-00-00 | Artur Klark | Otokar Keršovani?Otokar Kersovani (SF biblioteka Polaris) |
86-385-0015-7 | 198 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Chris Foss | |
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| Pesme daleke Zemlje | 1986-00-00 | Artur Klark | Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris) | 198 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Chris Foss | |
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| De verre Aarde | 1986-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Bruna | 90-229-7696-3 | 227 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |
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| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986-05-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33219-9 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
[14]+ 256 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986-05-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33525-2 | $75.00?$: US dollar |
[2]+ 256 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| Chants de la Terre lointaine | 1986-05-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Albin Michel | 2-226-02675-4 | F89.00?F: French frank |
310 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Didier Thimonier | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986-07-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Grafton | 0-246-12688-4 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
182 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986-11-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33908-8 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
379 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986-11-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC | 05769 | $4.98?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 241 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Chants de la Terre lointaine | 1986-12-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | France Loisirs | 2-7242-3257-7 | 311 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1987-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Grafton | 0-586-06623-3 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
238 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1987-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Grafton | 0-586-06623-3 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
238 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Das Lied der fernen Erde | 1987-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Deutscher Bücherbund | 01405/0 | 288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Tilman Michalski | |
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| Das Lied der fernen Erde | 1987-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6813) | 3-453-02424-9 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
287 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Das Lied der fernen Erde | 1987-03-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6813) | 3-453-02424-9 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
287 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Chants de la Terre lointaine | 1987-04-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | France Loisirs | 2-7242-3257-7 | 311 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1987-05-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32240-1 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
319 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1987-05-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32240-1 | C$6.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
[15]+ 319 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Chants de la Terre lointaine | 1987-09-18 | Arthur C. Clarke | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2262) | 2-277-22262-3 | 311 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David B. Mattingly | ||
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1988-08-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32240-1 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
319 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| A távoli Föld dalai | 1990-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Rege | 963-7865-10-1 | Ft 119?Ft: Hungarian forint |
219+ [5] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Tibor Helényi | |
Canções da Terra distante?Cancoes da Terra distante |
1991-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #176) |
972-1-01425-7 | 177 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
novel | |||
| Das Lied der fernen Erde | 1991-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6813) | 3-453-02424-9 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
286+ [1] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1991-01-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32240-1 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
[xiv]+ 319 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Chants de la Terre lointaine | 1992-07-21 | Arthur C. Clarke | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2262) | 2-277-22262-3 | 311 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David B. Mattingly | |
|
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 1998-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Voyager / HarperCollins | 0-586-06623-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
xiv+ 238 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 2001-08-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Voyager Classics / HarperCollins (Voyager Classics #9) | 0-00-711586-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
240 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| 3001: The Final Odyssey / The Songs of Distant Earth | 2004-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-00-771208-1 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
vii+ 273+ xiv+ 238 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Chris Moore | |
| Les chants de la terre lointaine | 2009-12-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Milady | 978-2-8112-0260-6 | €6.00?€: Euro |
348 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manchu | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | 2012-11-30 | Arthur C. Clarke | RosettaBooks | 978-0-7953-2585-4 | $8.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Les chants de la terre lointaine | 2013-08-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Milady | 978-2-8112-0260-6 | €7.10?€: Euro |
348 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manchu | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32240-1 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
319 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32240-1 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
[xiv]+ 319 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Voyager / HarperCollins | 978-0-586-06623-2 |
xiv+ 238 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
Reviews
- Review by Lawrence I. Charters (1986) in Fantasy Review, April 1986
- Review by Dan Chow (1986) in Locus, #303 April 1986
- Review by Richard E. Geis (1986) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1986
- Review by Gene DeWeese (1986) in Science Fiction Review, Fall 1986
- Review by David Langford [as by Dave Langford] (1986) in White Dwarf, September 1986
- Review by Chris Bailey (1986) in Vector 134
- Review by Baird Searles (1986) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986
- Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Andrevon (1986) in Fiction, #380
- Review by Roland J. Green (1986) in Far Frontiers, Volume VII/ Winter 1986
- Review by Thomas D. Clareson (1986) in Extrapolation, Fall 1986
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1987) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1987
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1987) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #91 April 1987
- Review by Steven Tew (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #69
- Review
[Serbian]
by
Đorđe Pisarev?Djordje Pisarev(1987) in Alef, #5
- Review by Doug Fratz (1987) in Thrust, #26, Spring 1987
- Review by David Gordon-MacDonald (1992) in Under the Ozone Hole, August 1992
- Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Lion (2010) in Bifrost, #58
- Review [French] by Estelle Blanquet (2021) in Bifrost, #102