Title: The Space Merchants Title Record # 1159
Authors: C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl
Date: 1953-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Space Merchants
Series Number: 1
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Other Titles

Translations	Serializations	Translated Serializations
Year Language Title 1955ⓘTranslated by Luis Domènech. Spanish Mercaderes del espacio 1958ⓘTranslated by Jean Rosenthal. French Planète à gogos 1960ⓘTranslated by Börje Crona Swedish Venus är vår?Venus aer var 1961ⓘTranslated by Walter Spiegl German Geschäfte mit Venus?Geschaefte mit Venus 1961ⓘTranslated by 加島祥造 (Shozo Kajima) Japanese 宇宙商人?Uchū Shōnin [as by C.M.コンブルース?C. M. Konburūsu C. M. Konburuusu and フレデリック・ポール?Furederikku Pōru ] 1967ⓘTranslated by Predrag Tadić Serbian Reklamokratija [as by C. M. Kornblut and Frederik Pol] 1969ⓘTranslated by David Brisk Dutch De magnaten van de ruimte 1971ⓘTranslated by Helga Wingert-Uhde (1971) German Eine Handvoll Venus und ehrbare Kaufleute [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl] 1971ⓘTranslated by Helga Wingert-Uhde German Eine Handvoll Venus und ehrbare Kaufleute 1971ⓘTranslated by Jean Rosenthal French Planète à gogos [as by M. C. Kornbluth and Frederick Pohl] 1973ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca Portuguese Os mercadores do espaço 1975ⓘTranslated by Andreina Negretti Italian I mercanti dello spazio [as by C. M. Kornbluth and F. Pohl] 1978ⓘTranslated by Predrag Tasić Serbian Reklamokratija [as by Sesil M. Kornblut and Frederik Pol] 1979ⓘTranslated by David Brisk Dutch De groothandelaren van de ruimte [as by C. M. Kornbluth and F. Pohl] 1981ⓘTranslated by Andreina Negretti Italian I mercanti dello spazio 1985ⓘTranslated by Jean Rosenthal French Planète à gogos?Planete a gogos [as by M. C. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl] 1987ⓘTranslated by João Miguel Carvalho Portuguese Os Mercadores do Espaço 2008ⓘTranslated by Helga Wingert-Uhde, completely revised by Werner Bauer. German Eine Handvoll Venus [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl]	Year Title 1952 Gravy Planet (Part 1 of 3) 1952 Gravy Planet (Part 2 of 3) 1952 Gravy Planet (Part 3 of 3)	Year Language Title 1962ⓘTranslated by Andreina Negretti Italian I mercanti dello spazio (Complete Novel) [as by C. M. Kornbluth and F. Pohl]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
24	1975 Locus	All-Time Best Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1952	1952-06-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.35?$: US dollar	164	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	Emsh
Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1952	1952-07-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.35?$: US dollar	164	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	Jack Coggins
Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1952	1952-08-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.35?$: US dollar	164	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	Emsh
The Space Merchants	1953-04-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	H 21	$1.50?$: US dollar	179	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Richard Powers
The Space Merchants	1953-04-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	21	$0.35?$: US dollar	[8]+ 179	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	Richard Powers
The Space Merchants	1953-06-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	21	$0.35?$: US dollar	179	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	Richard Powers
The Space Merchants	1955-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	William Heinemann		10/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	186	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Space Merchants	1960-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Digit Books	D 327	2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	157+ [1]	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	Ed Valigursky
The Space Merchants	1960-03-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	381 K	$0.35?$: US dollar	158	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 Space Merchants	1961-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Digit Books	R499	2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	156	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	Brian Lewis
The Space Merchants	1965-02-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	U2173	$0.50?$: US dollar	158	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 Space Merchants	1965-07-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Penguin Books	2224	3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	169+ [1]	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	Victor Vasarely
The Space Merchants	1968-03-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	U2173	$0.50?$: US dollar	158	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 Space Merchants	1969-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Walker & Co.		$4.50?$: US dollar	158	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Daniel Norwood
The Space Merchants	1969-07-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	01658	$0.75?$: US dollar	158	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 Space Merchants	1972-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-01495-4	£1.75?£: UK pound	192	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Space Merchants	1972-05-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-02600-4	$0.95?$: US dollar	158	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 Space Merchants	1973-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Penguin Books	0-14-002224-4	£0.30?£: UK pound	170	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 Pelham
The Space Merchants	1974-12-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-24290-4	$1.50?$: US dollar	158	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	Robert Grossman
The Space Merchants	1974-12-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-24290-4	C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar	158	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	Robert Grossman
The Space Merchants	1976-08-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-25596-8	$1.50?$: US dollar	216	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	Darrell Sweet
The Space Merchants	1976-09-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-25596-8	$1.50?$: US dollar	216	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	Darrell K. Sweet
The Space Merchants	1978-01-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27682-5	$1.95?$: US dollar	216	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	Darrell Sweet
The Space Merchants	1978-11-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27682-5	$1.95?$: US dollar	216	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	Darrell Sweet
The Space Merchants	1979-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Penguin Books	0-14-002224-4	£0.75?£: UK pound	170	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	Adrian Chesterman
The Space Merchants	1981-07-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-29697-4	$2.50?$: US dollar	216	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 Space Merchants	1981-07-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-29697-4	C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar	216	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 Space Merchants	1984-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	John Goodchild Publishers (SF-Alternatives)	0-86391-024-6	£8.95?£: UK pound	[10]+ 186	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Harrop
The Space Merchants	1984-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Penguin Books			169	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 Goodfellow
Venus, Inc.	1985-06-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	01272	$4.98?$: US dollar	346	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Jack Woolhiser
The Space Merchants	1985-09-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	St. Martin's Press	0-312-74952-X	$5.95?$: US dollar	169	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	Izumi Inoue
The Space Merchants	1987-03-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	St. Martin's Press	0-312-90655-2	$3.50?$: US dollar	169	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 Barr
The Space Merchants	2002-00-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	St. Martin's Press	0-312-74951-1	$15.95?$: US dollar	176	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	Ken Barr
The Space Merchants	2003-04-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #2)	0-7394-3218-4 / 55569	$9.99?$: US dollar	154	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Donato Giancola
The Space Merchants	2003-07-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #54)	0-575-07528-7	£6.99?£: UK pound	186	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	Steve Stone
The Space Merchants	2011-12-06	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Griffin	978-1-250-00015-6	$15.99?$: US dollar	xii+ 239	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 Gabor
The Space Merchants	2011-12-06	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Macmillan Audio				digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Tim Gabor
American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953-1956	2012-09-27	Gary K. Wolfe	The Library of America (The Library of America #227)	978-1-59853-158-9	$35.00?$: US dollar	803	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Richard M. Powers
American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s	2012-09-27	Gary K. Wolfe	The Library of America	978-1-59853-157-2	$70.00?$: US dollar	803+ 835	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Richard M. Powers
The Space Merchants	date unknown	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #54)	978-0-575-07528-3	£6.99?£: UK pound	186	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	Steve Stone
The Space Merchants	date unknown	C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-07528-3	£8.99?£: UK pound	186	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	Steve Stone

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Reviews

• Review by The Editors (1953) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1953
• Review by Groff Conklin (1953) in Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1953
• Review by uncredited (1953) in Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1953
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1953) in Astounding Science Fiction, November 1953 , reprinted in:
•     Astounding Science Fiction, April 1954 (UK) (1954)
• Review by uncredited (1953) in Dynamic Science Fiction, January 1954, (1954)
• Review by Mark Reinsberg (1953) in Imagination, December 1953, (1953)
• Review by Noah W. McLeod (1954) in Psychotic, July 1954
• Review by Leslie Flood (1955) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #42 December 1955
• Review by uncredited (1955) in Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, December 1955
• Review [French] by
  Alain Dorémieux^?Alain Doremieux
  (1958) in Fiction, #56
• Review [French] by uncredited (1958) in Galaxie (1ère série), #58 September 1958
• Review by Kingsley Amis (1960) in New Maps of Hell , reprinted in:
•     New Maps of Hell (1961)
•     New Maps of Hell (1961)
•     New Maps of Hell (1961)
•     New Maps of Hell (1962)
• Review by James Blish [as by William Atheling, Jr.] (1964) in The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction , reprinted in:
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1967)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1969)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1974)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1974)
• Review by Michael Moorcock [as by James Colvin] (1965) in New Worlds SF, November 1965
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1969) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1969
• Review by Douglas Menville (1971) in Forgotten Fantasy, June 1971 , reprinted in:
•     Forgotten Fantasy: Issue #5, June 1971 (2008)
• Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Fontana (1971) in Fiction, #212
• Review [French] by Pierre Merlin (1972) in Galaxie (2ème série), #92
• Review by James Blish [as by William Atheling, Jr.] (1974) in The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction, (1964) , reprinted in:
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1967)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1969)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1974)
•     [as by William Atheling, Jr.] The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1974)
• Review by uncredited (1975) in Vertex, June 1975
• Review by L. David Allen (1975) in The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction , reprinted in:
•     The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction (1976)
•     The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction (1978)
• Review by L. David Allen (1975) in The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction, (1978)
• Review [Dutch] by Jo Thomas (Dutch) (1980) in Holland-SF 1980, #1
• Review by Bob Mecoy (1981) in Future Life, December 1981
• Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
• Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
•     Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
•     Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
•     Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
•     Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
•     Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
• Review [Spanish] by Juan Manuel Santiago (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
• Review by L. J. Hurst (2004) in Vector 235
• Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
• Review by Graham Sleight (2006) in Locus, #551 December 2006
• Review [French] by Bertrand Bonnet (2008) in Bifrost, #52
• Review by Eric Brown (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
• Review by Anthony G. Williams (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
• Review [German] by Ralf Boldt (2015) in Was kostet eine Raumstation?: Ökonomische Themen in der Science Fiction