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Title: One Face Title Record # 45202
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1965-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: In notes to Convergent Series publication, Niven says the story (as well as Bordered in Black) "does not belong to the Known Space universe. When I wrote [them] Known Space had not taken form. I was playing with some preliminary ideas [...] Hair styles and human colony worlds from this story later entered Known Space; but the story does not belong to that universe."
Synopsis: Accident sends a hyperspace ship billions of years into future, where Earth has lost its atmosphere and become tidal-locked. They land and use the drive to re-spin the Earth, which will melt frozen air preserved at the night side.
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Current Tags: far future (1), Earth (1), tidal locking (1), faster than light travel (1), science fiction (1), time stasis (1), white dwarfs (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1967 French La face cachée de la Terre
1975Translated by Knut Azimuth
Dutch De schaduwzijde
1976Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Rückkehr aus dem All

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine, June 1965 1965-06-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.60?$: 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 Schelling Checkmark
The Shape of Space 1969-09-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-01712-9 / 01712
$0.75?$: US dollar
244
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 Peter Bramley Checkmark
The Shape of Space 1969-09-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 01712
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
244
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 Peter Bramley Checkmark
Inconstant Moon 1973-02-00 Larry Niven Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01586-1
£2.20?£: UK pound
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Inconstant Moon 1974-04-00 Larry Niven The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1086   251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Inconstant Moon 1974-10-00 Larry Niven Sphere Books 0-7221-6383-5
£0.40?£: UK pound
200
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Inconstant Moon 1975-05-00 Larry Niven Sphere Books 0-7221-6383-5
£0.40?£: UK pound
200
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 Eddie Jones  
Inconstant Moon 1976-06-00 Larry Niven Sphere Books 0-7221-6394-0
£0.65?£: UK pound
200
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 Eddie Jones  
Inconstant Moon 1977-00-00 Larry Niven Sphere Books 0-7221-6381-9
£0.85?£: UK pound
200
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Alpha 8 1977-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Berkley Medallion 0-425-03561-1
$1.50?$: US dollar
x+
242
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 Checkmark
Convergent Series 1979-03-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27740-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 1979-03-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27740-6
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 1979-09-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27740-6
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 1980-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit / Futura 0-7088-8062-2
£1.10?£: UK pound
viii+
227
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Convergent Series 1980-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-29566-8
$2.25?$: US dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 1981-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8062-2
£1.50?£: UK pound
viii+
227
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Convergent Series 1981-09-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-29566-8
$2.25?$: US dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 1983-05-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31410-7
$2.50?$: US dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 1984-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8062-2
£1.95?£: UK pound
viii+
227
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Convergent Series 1986-08-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8062-2
£2.50?£: UK pound
viii+
227
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Inconstant Moon 1986-08-00 Larry Niven Sphere Books 0-7221-6408-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
200
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Convergent Series 1987-02-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33922-3
$2.95?$: US dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 1990-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8062-2
£3.99?£: UK pound
viii+
227
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Convergent Series 1991-00-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-33922-3
$4.95?$: US dollar
vii+
227
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 Eric Ladd  
Inconstant Moon 1991-08-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8375-3
£3.99?£: UK pound
200
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 Checkmark
Convergent Series 1992-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33922-3
$4.95?$: US dollar
viii+
227
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Convergent Series 2011-06-09 Larry Niven Spectrum Literary Agency  
$6.35?$: US dollar
227
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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