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Title: The Plague Star Title Record # 45188
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1985-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Haviland Tuf
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations Serializations
Year Language Title
1986ⓘTranslated by Peter Robert (German)
 German Der Todesstern
1989ⓘTranslated by Malte Heim
 German Der Seuchenstern
1997ⓘTranslated by Liviu Radu
 Romanian Steaua molimei
2009ⓘTranslated by Alberto Soler
 Spanish La estrella de la plaga
2013ⓘTranslated by Berit Neumann.
 German Der Seuchenstern
Year Title
1985 The Plague Star (Part 1 of 2)
1985 The Plague Star (Part 2 of 2)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
3 1985 Analog Best Serial Novel or Novella
4 1986 Locus Best Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1985 1985-01-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications ISSN: 0161-2328
$2.00?$: US dollar
 196
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 Doug Beekman Checkmark
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1985 1985-02-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications  
$2.00?$: US dollar
 196
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 Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Kopernikus 14 1986-01-00 ed. H. J. Alpers Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3694) 3-8118-3694-3
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 190
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.
 anth Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 1986-02-00 George R. R. Martin Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) 0-671-55985-0
$15.95?$: US dollar
 374
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll David Willson Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 1987-03-00 George R. R. Martin Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) 0-671-65624-4
$3.50?$: US dollar
 376
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.
 coll David Willson Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 1987-03-00 George R. R. Martin Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) 0-671-65624-4
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 376
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.
 coll David Willson Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 1987-08-00 George R. R. Martin Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (6)) 0-575-04049-1
£10.95?£: UK pound
 374
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 1988-05-00 George R. R. Martin VGSF 0-575-04266-4
£3.50?£: UK pound
 374
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.
 coll David Willson Checkmark
Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband 1989 1989-02-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4570) 3-453-03148-2
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 555
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.
 anth Jim Burns Checkmark
Peregrinările lui Tuf?Peregrinarile lui Tuf
 1997-00-00 George R. R. Martin Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #26) 973-601-491-6   316
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.
 coll  
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-07-18 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6
$47.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
1166
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.
 anth Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2003-00-00 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6   xviii+
1166
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.
 anth Frank R. Paul Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 2003-09-00 George R. R. Martin Meisha Merlin 1-59222-005-3
$16.00?$: US dollar
 447
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.
 coll Michael Komarck  
Tuf Voyaging 2003-09-00 George R. R. Martin Meisha Merlin 1-59222-004-5
$30.00?$: US dollar
 447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Komarck  
Tuf Voyaging 2004-06-00 George R. R. Martin Meisha Merlin / SFBC 1165076
$12.99?$: US dollar
 440
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Komarck Checkmark
Los viajes de Tuf 2009-04-00 George R. R. Martin Zeta (Zeta - Nova #45) 978-84-9872-255-0   551
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.
 coll Oscar Chichoni  
Peregrinările lui Tuf?Peregrinarile lui Tuf
 2010-11-30 George R. R. Martin Editura Nemira (Nautilus) 978-606-579-081-0   544
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.
 coll  
Tuf Voyaging 2013-01-17 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-575-12951-1
£18.99?£: UK pound
 448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patrick Knowles  
Tuf Voyaging 2013-02-00 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-345-53799-7
$16.00?$: US dollar
 440
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.
 coll Patrick Knowles Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 2013-05-16 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-575-12952-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
 435
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.
 coll Patrick Knowles  
Planetenwanderer 2013-06-10 George R. R. Martin Heyne 978-3-453-31494-8
€14.99?€: Euro
 511
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.
 coll Thinkstock  
Tuf Voyaging 2014-00-00 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-1-4072-4727-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
 435
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.
 coll Patrick Knowles Checkmark
Tuf Voyaging 2014-02-13 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-575-11867-6
£8.99?£: UK pound
 435
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.
 coll Patrick Knowles  
Planetenwanderer 2016-10-00 George R. R. Martin Heyne 978-3-453-31756-7
€9.99?€: Euro
 512
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.
 coll  
Planetenwanderer date unknown George R. R. Martin Heyne 978-3-453-31494-8
€14.99?€: Euro
 511
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.
 coll Thinkstock Checkmark
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