Title: The Search for Zei

Title: The Search for Zei Title Record # 3242
Author: L. Sprague de Camp
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Viagens Interplanetarias
Series Number: 2
Language: English

Note: The first half of the serial "The Hand of Zei", originally published in Astounding in 1950/1951. The second half was published as The Hand of Zei (Avalon, 1962). Later recombined by Owlswick (1982) and subsequent publications.

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Year	Title
1966	The Floating Continent

Year	Language	Title
1971^ⓘTranslated by Michel Rivelin.	French	Zei
1973^ⓘTranslated by Ingrid Rothmann	German	Der Raub von Zeï^?Der Raub von Zeie Der Raub von Zei
1976^ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt	Dutch	De hand van Zei
1984^ⓘTranslated by Joachim Pente	German	Die Suche nach Zei

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Search for Zei	1962-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Avalon Books		$2.95^?$: US dollar	224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ed Emshwiller
The Hand of Zei / The Search for Zei	1963-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ace Books (Ace Double #F-249)	F-249	$0.40^?$: US dollar	113+ 143	dos^?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.	omni	Ed Emshwiller
The Floating Continent	1966-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Compact Books	F321	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).	158	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	K. Roberts
Zei	1971-10-25	L. Sprague de Camp	OPTA (OPTA - Galaxie Bis #22)		F7.00^?F: French frank	255	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	Gérard Aublé^?Gerard Auble
Der Raub von Zeï	1973-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #50 (2977))	3-548-02977-9	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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	Enric
Zei	1975-10-30	L. Sprague de Camp	Librairie des Champs-Élysées^?Librairie des Champs-Elysees (Le Masque - Science Fiction #32)	2-7024-0431-6		252	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
De hand van Zei	1976-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Elsevier (Elsevier SF)	90-10-01477-0	ƒ11.90	164	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 Hand of Zei	1982-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Owlswick Press	0-913896-20-9	$20.50^?$: US dollar	vi+ 276	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Kelly Freas
The Hand of Zei	1982-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ace Books	0-441-31627-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	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.	omni	Paul Alexander
The Hand of Zei	1983-03-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ace Books	0-441-31627-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	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.	omni	Paul Alexander
Die Suche nach Zei	1984-06-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4087)	3-453-31050-0	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	206	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 R. Alexander
The Hand of Zei	1990-03-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Baen Books (Baen Fantasy Books)	0-671-69865-6	$3.50^?$: US dollar	vi+ 276	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	Tom Kidd

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Reviews

Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1963) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, March 1963 , reprinted in:
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, July 1963 (UK) (1963)
Review [French] by George W. Barlow (1976) in Fiction, #269
Review [Dutch] by Leo Kindt (1976) in Holland-SF 1976, #3