Title: Bow Down to Nul
Title Record # 120
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1960-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
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Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1960-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Note: First serialized as X for Exploitation in three parts in New Worlds beginning March 1960. Reprinted as Bow Down to Nul as an Ace Double with The Dark Destroyer, also in 1960. Then reprinted in the UK as The Interpreter.
Synopsis: When an official of the alien Empire which rules Earth visits to investigate allegations against the alien governor in charge, various human individuals and rebel organizations take advantage of the opportunity to try to throw off the alien rule.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Bow Down to Nul / The Dark Destroyers | 1960-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss, Manly Wade Wellman | Ace Books (Ace Double #D-443) | D-443 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
145+ 111 |
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books. |
omni | Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky | |
New Worlds Science Fiction, #92 March | 1960-03-00 | ed. John Carnell | Nova Publications Ltd. | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
128 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Brian Lewis | ||
New Worlds Science Fiction, #93 April | 1960-04-00 | ed. John Carnell | Nova Publications Ltd. | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
132 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Jarr | ||
New Worlds Science Fiction, #94 May | 1960-05-00 | ed. John Carnell | Nova Publications Ltd. | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
132 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Jarr | ||
The Interpreter | 1961-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Digit Books | R506 | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
156 | 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 | Lewis (artist) | |
Unter dem Terror fremder Sterne | 1962-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos) | 296 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
270 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Unter dem Terror fremder Sterne | 1962-10-05 | Brian W. Aldiss | Moewig (Terra #250) | 250 | DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
63 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
novel | Karl Stephan | |
The Interpreter | 1963-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Digit Books | R766 | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
156 | 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 | ||
I Romanzi del Cosmo #117 | 1963-02-15 | ed. Franco Urbini | Ponzoni | 117 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
144 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Luigi Garonzi | |
Bow Down to Nul | 1966-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Ace Books | F-382 | $0.40?$: US dollar |
146 | 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 | Jack Gaughan | |
The Interpreter | 1967-06-00 | Brian Aldiss | Four Square Books | 1970 | 3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
126 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
Die Herrschaft der Nul | 1967-10-27 | Brian W. Aldiss | Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #553) | UZ553 | DM 0.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
61 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
novel |
Hans Möller?Hans Moeller
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A Brian Aldiss Omnibus | 1969-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-98052-4 | £2.25?£: UK pound |
191+ 191+ 126 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
The Interpreter | 1969-02-00 | Brian Aldiss | Signet | P3788 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
126 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
The Interpreter | 1969-02-00 | Brian Aldiss | Signet / New American Library of Canada | P3788 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar |
126 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
Nulos | 1970-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Galeria Panorama (Série Antecipação #36) | 172 | 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 Interpreter | 1972-06-00 | Brian Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-01142-9 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
126 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
The Interpreter | 1973-02-00 | Brian Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-01457-6 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
126 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
The Interpreter | 1975-05-00 | Brian Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-02713-9 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
126 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
De tolk | 1976-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | De Fontein (Fontein SF) | 90-261-0128-7 | 130 | 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 | Karel Thole | ||
Unterdrücker der Erde | 1977-10-00 | Brian Aldiss | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #133 (3364)) | 3-548-03364-4 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
127 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
L'interprète | 1980-02-28 | Brian W. Aldiss | OPTA (OPTA - Galaxie Bis #65) | 2-7201-0118-4 | F15.00?F: French frank |
219 | 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 | Philippe Adamov | |
Фата-Моргана 8?Fata-Morgana 8 |
1993-00-00 |
ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov Sergei Barsov |
Флокс?Floks (Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv ) |
5-87198-045-7 | 479 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo |
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Interpreter | 2014-02-13 | Brian Aldiss | The Friday Project (The Brian Aldiss Collection) | 978-0-00-748242-9 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
200 | 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 | ||
The Interpreter | date unknown | Brian Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-01142-9 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
126 | 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 | Bruce Pennington |
Reviews
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1960) in Amazing Stories, October 1960
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1960) in If, #7 [UK] , reprinted in:
- If, November 1960 (1960)
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1961) in Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1961
- Review [Dutch] by Annemarie van Ewijck [as by Annemarie Kindt] (1976) in Holland-SF 1976, #2
- Review [French] by Jean-Marc Ligny (1980) in Fiction, #309