Title: The Dark Design

Title: The Dark Design Title Record # 2169
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Date: 1977-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Riverworld
Series Number: 3
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: On a planet with a huge river, on the banks of which all of humanity has been resurrected, several factions cooperate and compete, ally and betray each other, in order to travel to the headwaters of the river at the North Pole where they believe they will discover the answers to the mystery of the planet, as promised them by enigmatic figures claiming to be of the species who built it.

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Year	Language	Title
1978^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Il grande disegno [as by Philip J. Farmer]
1980^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Desígnio negro / 1
1980^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Desígnio negro / 2
1980^ⓘTranslated by Ronald M. Hahn	German	Das dunkle Muster
1980^ⓘTranslated by Guy Abadia	French	Le noir dessein
1983	Spanish	El oscuro designio
1983^ⓘTranslated by 岡部宏之 (Hiroyuki Okabe)	Japanese	飛翔せよ、遥かなる空へ (上)^?Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jō) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jou) Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Jō) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Jou) [as by フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā ]
1983^ⓘTranslated by 岡部宏之 (Hiroyuki Okabe)	Japanese	飛翔せよ、遥かなる空へ下^?Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Ge) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Ge) Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Ge) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Ge) [as by フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā ]
1983	Italian	Il grande disegno [as by Philip J. Farmer]
1992^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Il grande disegno [as by Philip J. Farmer]
1994^ⓘTranslated by Михаил Нахмансон (Mikhail Nakhmmanson) and И. Лахминова (I. Lakhminova)	Russian	Темный замысел^?Temnyy zamysel [as by Филип Хосе Фармер^?Philip José Farmer Filip Jose Farmer ]
1996^ⓘTranslated by В. П. Ковалевский (V. P. Kovalevskiy) and Н. П. Штуцер (N. P. Shtutser)	Russian	Мир Реки: Темные замыслы^?Mir Reki: Temnyye zamysly [as by Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer ]
1998^ⓘTranslated by Gabriel Stoian	Romanian	Planul misterios
2001^ⓘTranslated by И. Лахминова & М. Нахмансон.	Russian	Темные замыслы^?Temnyye zamysly [as by Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer ]
2002^ⓘTranslated by Jana Rečková	Czech	Temný záměr^?Temny zamer
2003^ⓘTranslated by אורי שגיא (Uri Sagi)	Hebrew	התבנית האפלה^?Htavnit haafela ha-Tavnit ha-afelah [as by פיליפ חוזה פארמר^?Filif Khozh Farmr ]
2007^ⓘTranslated by В. Ковалевского & Н. Штуцер	Russian	Темный замысел^?Temnyy zamysel [as by Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer ]
2008^ⓘTranslated by Robert Waliś	Polish	Mroczny wzór^?Mroczny wzor
2012	Italian	Il grande disegno

Year	Language	Title
1994	Italian	Il grande disegno (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
14	1978 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
The Dark Design	1977-10-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam	0-399-12031-9	$9.95^?$: US dollar	412	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	1978-07-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Vincent Di Fate
Il grande disegno	1978-07-00	Philip J. Farmer	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #77/78)	88-429-0086-9	Lit 5,000^?Lit: Italian lira	viii+ 378	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Franco Storchi
The Dark Design	1979-04-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.25^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1979-05-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.25^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1979-12-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.50^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.50^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
Desígnio negro / 1	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #272)			228	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	A. Pedro
Desígnio negro / 2	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #273)			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.	novel	A. Pedro
Das dunkle Muster	1980-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Le noir dessein	1980-07-23	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	2-221-00532-5		467	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 Dark Design	1980-11-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam / SFBC	2679	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 428	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
Das dunkle Muster	1981-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Le noir dessein	1981-02-23	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	2-221-00532-5		467	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 Dark Design	1981-05-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05027-0	$2.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1981-09-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05027-0	$2.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1981-11-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05546-9	$2.75^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1982-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.95^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
Das dunkle Muster	1982-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Le noir dessein	1982-11-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	2-221-00532-5		467	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 Dark Design	1983-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.95^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
Das dunkle Muster	1983-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	541	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	Johann Peter Reuter
The Dark Design	1983-01-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05546-9	$2.75^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
El oscuro designio	1983-03-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Ultramar Editores (Grandes Éxitos Bolsillo (Ciencia Ficción) #60)	84-7386-324-0		475	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	Garcés^?Garces , Bosch
The Dark Design	1983-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-06584-7	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
飛翔せよ、遥かなる空へ (上)^?Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jō) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jou) Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jō) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jou)	1983-06-00	フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF #516)	4-15-010516-2	¥440^?¥: Japanese yen	359	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
飛翔せよ、遥かなる空へ下^?Hishōseyo, Harukanaru Sora e Ge	1983-06-00	フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF #517)	4-15-010517-0	¥440^?¥: Japanese yen	359	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 Dark Design	1983-10-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-06584-7	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
Il grande disegno	1983-10-00	Philip J. Farmer	Editrice Nord (I Grandi Cicli #2.3)	88-429-0086-9		viii+ 378	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	Franco Storchi
Ciclo completo del Mondo del fiume	1983-10-00	P. J. Farmer	Editrice Nord (I Grandi Cicli #2)	88-429-0242-X / 19-002-CF	Lit 20,000^?Lit: Italian lira	189, 233, 377, 406	other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The Dark Design	1983-12-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-07284-3	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1985-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£2.50^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
Das dunkle Muster	1985-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	541	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Le noir dessein	1985-03-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	2-221-00532-5	F82^?F: French frank	467	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
El oscuro designio	1985-03-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Ultramar Editores (Grandes Éxitos Bolsillo (Ciencia Ficción) #60)	84-7386-324-0		475	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	Garcés^?Garces , Bosch
The Dark Design	1985-05-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-08678-X	$3.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
El oscuro designio	1985-09-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Ultramar Editores (Grandes Éxitos Bolsillo (Ciencia Ficción) #60)	84-7386-324-0		475	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	Garcés^?Garces , Bosch
The Dark Design	1986-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Grafton	0-586-04835-9	£2.95^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1986-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-09842-7	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
Le noir dessein	1986-09-05	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2074)	2-277-22074-4		538	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	Donald Grant
Das dunkle Muster	1987-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	541	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	Johann Peter Reuter
The Dark Design	1987-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Severn House	0-7278-1448-6	£10.95^?£: UK pound	464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Nigel Hills
El oscuro designio	1987-12-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Ultramar Editores (Grandes Éxitos Bolsillo (Ciencia Ficción) #60)	84-7386-324-0		475	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	Garcés^?Garces , Bosch
The Dark Design	1988-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Grafton	0-586-04835-9	£2.99^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
Das dunkle Muster	1988-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Le noir dessein	1988-03-21	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2074)	2-277-22074-4		538	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	Donald Grant
The Dark Design	1988-08-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Ace Books	0-441-13817-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1990-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Grafton	0-586-04835-9	£3.99^?£: UK pound	464	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	Joe Petagno
Das dunkle Muster	1990-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 10.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Das dunkle Muster	1992-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 12.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Riverworld, Il mondo del fiume - Libro primo	1992-10-00	Philip J. Farmer	Editrice Nord (Grandi Opere Nord #21)	88-429-0604-2	Lit 50,000^?Lit: Italian lira	xviii+ 779	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.	omni	Peter A. Jones
Le noir dessein	1993-02-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	2-253-06282-0		538	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
Das dunkle Muster	1994-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 14.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Urania #1222	1994-01-09	ed. Giuseppe Lippi	Mondadori	1222	Lit 5,000^?Lit: Italian lira	368	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	Oscar Chichoni
Темный замысел^?Temnyy zamysel	1994-03-15	Филип Хосе Фармер^?Philip José Farmer Filip Jose Farmer	Тролль^?Troll' ( Меч и Посох: Коллекция фантастической эпопеи^?Mech i Posokh Kollektsiya fantasticheskoy epopei #12)	5-87365-005-5		524	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	С. П. Бондаренко^?S. P. Bondarenko
Il grande disegno	1995-03-00	Philip J. Farmer	Mondadori (Oscar Bestsellers #505)	88-04-39472-2	Lit 14,000^?Lit: Italian lira	510	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	Marco Patrito
Le noir dessein	1995-03-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	2-253-06282-0		538	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
Die Flußwelt der Zeit / Auf dem Zeitstrom / Das dunkle Muster / Das magische Labyrinth^?Die Flusswelt der Zeit / Auf dem Zeitstrom / Das dunkle Muster / Das magische Labyrinth	1996-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Bechtermünz	3-86047-528-2	DM 39.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	253, 287, 541, 463	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	David Mattingly
Das dunkle Muster	1996-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Bechtermünz	3-86047-528-2		541	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Mattingly
Das dunkle Muster	1996-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3693)	3-453-30613-9	DM 14.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	540	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	Johann Peter Reuter
Мир Реки: Темные замыслы^?Mir Reki: Temnyye zamysly	1996-07-16	Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer	Полярис^?Polyaris Polaris ( Миры Филипа Фармера^?Miry Filipa Farmera #7)	5-88132-157-X		415	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Die Flußwelt der Zeit / Auf dem Zeitstrom / Das dunkle Muster / Das magische Labyrinth^?Die Flusswelt der Zeit / Auf dem Zeitstrom / Das dunkle Muster / Das magische Labyrinth	1997-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Bechtermünz	3-86047-528-2	DM 39.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	253, 287, 541, 463	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	David Mattingly
Das dunkle Muster	1997-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Bechtermünz	3-86047-528-2		541	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Mattingly
Planul misterios	1998-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Editura Nemira (Nautilus #129)	973-569-218-X		431	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	Ionuț Bănuță^?Ionuts Bahnutsah
The Dark Design	1998-08-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)
Le noir dessein	1998-10-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	2-253-06282-0		538	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
Le noir dessein	2001-02-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	2-253-06282-0	F44.00^?F: French frank	543	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
Темные замыслы / Река Вечности^?Temnyye zamysly / Reka Vechnosti	2001-11-00	Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer	АСТ^?AST ( Золотая библиотека фантастики^?Zolotaya biblioteka fantastiki )	5-17-010429-4		703	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	М. Калинкин^?M. Kalinkin
The Dark Design	2002-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)
Temný záměr^?Temny zamer	2002-12-01	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Triton (Czech Republic) (Trifid)	80-7254-246-X	Kč 249.00^?Kč: Czech koruna (crown)	572	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	Martin Zhouf
התבנית האפלה^?Htavnit haafela ha-Tavnit ha-afelah	2003-00-00	פיליפ חוזה פארמר^?Filif Khozh Farmr	אודיסיאה הוצאה לאור^?Odyssey Publishing House	965-7198-25-9	ILS 80	397	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	Kozokin
Le cycle du fleuve (*)	2003-10-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain - La Bibliothèque)	2-221-10076-X	€25.00^?€: Euro	817	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.	omni	Jürgen Ziewe^?Jurgen Ziewe
Le cycle du fleuve	2003-11-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain - La Bibliothèque)	2-221-91327-2	€50.00^?€: Euro	817+ 885	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.	omni	Jürgen Ziewe^?Jurgen Ziewe
Le noir dessein	2004-08-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	2-253-06282-0	€6.75^?€: Euro	543	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
Planul misterios	2006-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Editura Nemira (Nautilus)	978-973-569-849-2	Lei 29.90^?Lei: Romanian leu	620	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 Ho
Le noir dessein	2007-02-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	978-2-253-06282-0	€7.50^?€: Euro	543	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
Мир Реки: Темные замыслы^?Mir Reki: Temnyye zamysly	2007-05-00	Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer	Эксмо^?Eksmo ( Шедевры фантастики (Эксмо)^?Shedevry fantastiki (Eksmo) )	978-5-699-21953-7	RUB 231^?Rub: Russian or Soviet ruble	960	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Таргете^?Targete
Das dunkle Muster	2008-04-01	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Piper (Germany) (Serie Piper #6659)	978-3-492-26659-8	€8.95^?€: Euro	574	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	Xu Liang'an
Mroczny wzór^?Mroczny wzor	2008-08-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Wydawnictwo MAG	978-83-7480-096-9	zł 35.00^?zł: Polish zloty	546	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	Irek Konior
Das dunkle Muster	2009-03-01	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Piper (Germany) (Serie Piper #6659)	978-3-492-26659-8	€9.95^?€: Euro	574	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	Xu Liang'an
The Dark Design	2010-01-25	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Recorded Books		$34.99^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Dark Design	2010-03-11	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Recorded Books and Blackstone Publishing	978-1-66449-721-4	$55.99^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Dark Design	2010-06-02	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Tor	978-1-4299-4914-9	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Dark Design	2010-06-08	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Tor	978-0-7653-2654-6	$17.99^?$: US dollar	461	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
Le noir dessein	2011-12-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	978-2-253-06282-0	€7.50^?€: Euro	543	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 Dark Design	2012-07-12	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11968-0	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Il grande disegno	2012-08-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Fanucci Editore (TIF Extra)	978-88-347-1952-7	€9.90^?€: Euro	509	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	Crop
Le monde du fleuve	2016-03-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Mnémos^?Mnemos	978-2-35408-341-0	€35.00^?€: Euro	1273	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Jorge Jacinto
Le noir dessein	2018-07-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7153)	978-2-253-06282-0	€8.70^?€: Euro	543	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
Le monde du fleuve	2018-10-18	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Mnémos^?Mnemos	978-2-35408-681-7	€37.00^?€: Euro	1261	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam	0-399-12031-9	$9.95^?$: US dollar	412	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam	0-399-12031-9	$9.95^?$: US dollar	412	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Tor	978-0-7653-2654-6	$18.99^?$: US dollar	461	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 Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$14.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	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	John Stevens (artist)

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Reviews

Review by Richard E. Geis (1977) in Science Fiction Review, November 1977
Review by Lester del Rey (1977) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1977 , reprinted in:
[Italian] Il grande disegno (1978)
[Italian] Il grande disegno (1983)
Review by Charles N. Brown (1978) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January-February 1978
Review by Russsell Leston (1978) in Galileo, January 1978
Review by Algis Budrys (1978) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1978
Review by Buzz Dixon (1978) in Science Fiction Review, February 1978
Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1979) in Paperback Parlour, April 1979
Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Vernay (1980) in Fiction, #313
Review [French] by Dominique Martel (1980) in SF & Quotdien, #2
Review [German] by Hans Joachim Alpers (1981) in SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 2/81
Review by Tom Staicar (1981) in Amazing Stories, May 1981
Review by Steve Lazarowitz (1998) in SF Site, December 1998, (1998)