Title: The Birthgrave

Title: The Birthgrave Title Record # 7691
Author: Tanith Lee
Date: 1975-06-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Birthgrave
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: The place: the heart of a rumbling volcano. The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep. The time: unknown, far from today. The problem: her identity. Who is she? What are her powers? Where is her lover and who or what is he? What is her relation to the world in which she finds herself... slave girl, goddess, nomad, or warrior? (from the back cover of the DAW Books first edition)

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1978^ⓘTranslated by Pon Ruiter	Dutch	Het geboortegraf
1978^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Nata dal vulcano
1979^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück	German	Im Herzen des Vulkans
1979^ⓘTranslated by Francis Max	French	Le réveil du volcan^?Le reveil du volcan
1984^ⓘTranslated by Michel Darroux & Bernadette Emerich.	French	La déesse voilée
1996^ⓘTranslated by Viviana Viviani	Italian	Nata dal vulcano
2006^ⓘTranslated by Mika Renvall	Finnish	Synnyinhauta

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
20	1976 Locus	Best SF Novel
Nomination	1976 Nebula	Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Birthgrave	1975-06-00	Tanith Lee	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #154)	0-87997-177-0 / UW1177	$1.50^?$: US dollar	408	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	George Barr
The Birthgrave	1975-06-00	Tanith Lee	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	UW1177	C$1.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	408	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	George Barr
The Birthgrave	1977-09-00	Tanith Lee	Orbit	0-86007-942-2	£1.25^?£: UK pound	408	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	Gino D'Achille
Het geboortegraf	1978-00-00	Tanith Lee	Gradivus (Gradivus SF)	90-6317-831-X	ƒ29.50	477	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	Ruud Bal
Nata dal vulcano	1978-02-00	Tanith Lee	Libra Editrice (Slan. Il Meglio della Fantascienza #36)	36	Lit 6,500^?Lit: Italian lira	592	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Allison
The Birthgrave	1979-00-00	Tanith Lee	Orbit	0-86007-942-2	£1.25^?£: UK pound	408	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	Peter Jones
Le réveil du volcan	1979-00-00	Tanith Lee	Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction^?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction #703)			178	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	Peter Andrew Jones
Im Herzen des Vulkans	1979-00-00	Tanith Lee	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3616)	3-453-30525-6	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	382	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	Esteban Maroto
The Birthgrave	1981-12-00	Tanith Lee	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #463)	0-87997-672-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	408	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	Ken W. Kelly
The Birthgrave	1982-00-00	Tanith Lee	DAW Books	0-87997-776-0	$3.50^?$: US dollar	408	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	Ken W. Kelly
La déesse voilée	1984-08-10	Tanith Lee	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1690)	2-277-21690-9		377	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	Michel Gourdon
Het geboortegraf	1984-11-00	Tanith Lee	Meulenhoff (M=SF #208)	90-290-1678-7		485	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	Tim White
The Birthgrave	1985-00-00	Tanith Lee	Orbit	0-86007-942-2	£2.95^?£: UK pound	408	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	Peter Jones
Het geboortegraf	1985-07-00	Tanith Lee	Meulenhoff (M=SF #208)	90-290-1678-7		485	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	Tim White
The Birthgrave	1986-00-00	Tanith Lee	DAW Books	0-88677-127-7	$3.95^?$: US dollar	408	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	Ken W. Kelly
The Birthgrave	1986-01-00	Tanith Lee	DAW Books	0-88677-127-7	$3.95^?$: US dollar	408	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	Ken W. Kelly
Het geboortegraf	1987-06-00	Tanith Lee	Meulenhoff (M=SF #208)	90-290-1678-7		485	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	Tim White
La déesse voilée	1987-10-12	Tanith Lee	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1690)	2-277-21690-9		377	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	Michel Gourdon
La déesse voilée	1991-02-00	Tanith Lee	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1690)	2-277-21690-9		377	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	Boris Vallejo
La déesse voilée	1993-03-24	Tanith Lee	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1690)	2-277-21690-9		377	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	Hubert de Lartigue
Nata dal vulcano	1996-03-00	Tanith Lee	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #152)	88-429-0888-6	Lit 24,000^?Lit: Italian lira	x+ 438	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	Alan Craddock
La saga d'Uasti	2004-06-09	Tanith Lee	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #7335)	2-290-33826-5		1042	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	Vincent Gaigneux
Synnyinhauta	2006-00-00	Tanith Lee	Kustannus Oy Jalava	951-887-360-7		485	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Jukka Murtosaari
The Birthgrave	2010-11-00	Tanith Lee	TaLeKa	978-1-60762-079-2	$39.95^?$: US dollar	554	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Kaiine
The Birthgrave	2010-11-10	Tanith Lee	TaLeKa	978-1-60762-080-8	$21.95^?$: US dollar	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.	novel	John Kaiine
The Birthgrave	2015-05-29	Tanith Lee	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12083-9	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Birthgrave	2015-06-02	Tanith Lee	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #154)	978-0-7564-1105-3	$7.99^?$: US dollar	452	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	Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
The Birthgrave	2015-06-02	Tanith Lee	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #154)	978-0-698-40453-3	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
Het geboortegraf	2019-12-12	Tanith Lee	Spatterlight Press	978-1-61947-380-5	$3.33^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Birthgrave	date unknown	Tanith Lee	DAW Books	0-87997-177-0 / UW1177	$1.50^?$: US dollar	408	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	George Barr
The Birthgrave	date unknown	Tanith Lee	DAW Books	0-87997-776-0	$3.50^?$: US dollar	408	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	Ken W. Kelly
The Birthgrave	date unknown	Tanith Lee	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-776-0	C$3.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	408	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	Ken W. Kelly

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Reviews

Review by L. J. Knapp (1975) in The Science Fiction Review (Monthly), August 1975
Review by Lester del Rey (1975) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1975
Review by James K. Burk (1975) in Delap's F & SF Review, September 1975
Review by Thomas J. Murn [as by Thomas Murn] (1975) in Janus, Sept. 1975
Review by Thomas A. Easton (1975) in Locus, #179 September 27, 1975
Review by Lin Carter (1976) in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 2
Review by John J. Pierce (1976) in Luna Monthly, #66, Winter 1976
Review by Robin Marcus (1977) in Paperback Parlour, June 1977
Review by Joan Gordon (1986) in Fantasy Review, April 1986