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Title: The Ballad of Beta-2 Title Record # 22672
Author: Samuel R. Delany
Date: 1965-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1980Translated by Eric Chédaille
French
La ballade de Bêta-2?La ballade de Beta-2
1985Translated by Annette von Charpentier
German Die Ballade von Beta-2
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Vittorio Curtoni and Gianni Montanari
Italian La ballata di Beta-2 (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1966 Nebula Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Alpha Yes, Terra No! / The Ballad of Beta-2 1965-00-00 Samuel R. Delany, Emil Petaja Ace Books (Ace Double #M-121) M-121
$0.45?$: US dollar
156+
96
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
omni Jack Gaughan , Ed Valigursky Checkmark
Galassia #122 1970-07-15 ed. Vittorio Curtoni, Gianni Montanari Casa Editrice La Tribuna 122
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
154
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 Ferruccio Alessandri  
The Ballad of Beta-2 1971-00-00 Samuel R. Delany Ace Books 04722
$0.60?$: US dollar
124
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 Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Ballad of Beta-2 / Empire Star 1975-10-00 Samuel R. Delany Ace Books (Ace Double #20571) 20571
$1.25?$: US dollar
124+
114
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 Davis Meltzer Checkmark
The Ballad of Beta-2 / Empire Star 1977-08-00 Samuel R. Delany Sphere 0-7221-2908-4
£0.75?£: UK pound
157
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
The Ballad of Beta-2 1977-12-00 Samuel R. Delany Gregg Press 0-8398-2393-2
$8.00?$: US dollar
x+
124
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
The Ballad of Beta-2 / Empire Star 1978-00-00 Samuel R. Delany Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-6755-5
£3.75?£: UK pound
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Helen Hale Checkmark
La ballade de Bêta-2 suivi de Empire Star 1980-00-00 Samuel R. Delany Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7060) 2-253-02574-7   223
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
Gérard Ruffin?Gerard Ruffin
Checkmark
The Ballad of Beta-2 1982-08-00 Samuel R. Delany Bantam Books 0-553-20312-6
$2.50?$: US dollar
115+
[19]
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 Checkmark
Die Ballade von Beta 2 1985-11-00 Samuel R. Delany
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24076)
3-404-24076-6
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
381
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 Oliviero Berni Checkmark
La ballade de Bêta-2 suivi de Empire Star 1995-04-00 Samuel R. Delany Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7060) 2-253-02574-7   191
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 Jackie Paternoster  
Chants de l'espace 2008-05-28 Samuel R. Delany Bragelonne 978-2-35294-182-8   680
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 Stephan Martiniere  
The Ballad of Beta-2 2012-11-12 Samuel R. Delany Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11916-1
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
A, B, C: Three Short Novels 2015-07-00 Samuel R. Delany Vintage Books (Vintage Original) 978-1-101-91142-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
472
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  
A, B, C: Three Short Novels 2015-07-07 Samuel R. Delany Vintage Books 978-1-101-91143-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
Chants de l'espace 2017-05-00 Samuel R. Delany Bragelonne (10 ans, 10 romans) 979-10-281-0798-7
€10.00?€: Euro
687
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 Pascal Casolari  
The Ballad of Beta-2 date unknown Samuel R. Delany Ace Books 04722
$0.60?$: US dollar
124
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 Kelly Freas Checkmark
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