Title: The Postman Title Record # 1375
Author: David Brin
Date: 1985-11-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: The Postman
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Other Titles

Translations

Year Language Title 1987 Italian Il simbolo della rinascita 1987ⓘTranslated by Gérard Lebec. French Le facteur 1989ⓘTranslated by Jürgen Langowski. German Gordons Berufung 1993ⓘTranslated by Horia Aramă Romanian Postașul vine după apocalips?Postasul vine dupa apocalips 1995 Italian L'uomo del giorno dopo -The Postman- 1996ⓘTranslated by Michał Jakuszewski. Polish Listonosz 1996ⓘTranslated by A. Hazenberg Dutch Tussen twee werelden (The postman) 1998ⓘTranslated by Enikő Mohácsi Hungarian A jövő hírnöke?A jovo hirnoke A joevooe hiirnoeke 1998ⓘTranslated by Jürgen Langowski. German Postman 1998ⓘTranslated by Gérard Lebec French Postman (Le facteur) 2013ⓘTranslated by Ana-Veronica Mircea Romanian Poștașul?Postasul

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1986 Campbell Memorial	Best Science Fiction Novel
1	1986 Locus	Best SF Novel
Nomination	1986 SF Chronicle	Novel
3	1986 Hugo	Best Novel
Nomination	1986 Nebula	Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
The Postman	1985-11-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-05107-5	$15.95?$: US dollar	294	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Tom Hallman
The Postman	1986-11-00	David Brin	Bantam Books	0-553-25704-8	$3.95?$: US dollar	[9]+ 321	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 Postman	1987-01-00	David Brin	Bantam Books (UK)	0-553-17193-3	£2.95?£: UK pound	321	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 Postman	1988-08-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$4.95?$: US dollar	321	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 Postman	1993-00-00	David Brin	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)			viii+ 294	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Postman	1994-09-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$5.99?$: US dollar	321	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	John Jude Palencar
The Postman	1997-07-00	David Brin	Orbit	1-85723-405-7	£5.99?£: UK pound	321+ [2]	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	Fred Gambino
The Postman	1997-12-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$6.50?$: US dollar	321	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 Postman	1998-01-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra / SFBC	1-56865-500-2 / 19560	$9.98?$: US dollar	275	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Jude Palencar
The Postman	1998-02-00	David Brin	Orbit	1-85723-629-7	£5.99?£: UK pound	321	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 Postman	2010-01-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	978-0-307-57501-2	$7.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Postman	2011-12-00	David Brin	Orbit	978-1-4055-1432-3	£5.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Postman	2012-11-00	David Brin	Orbit	978-0-356-50175-8	£8.99?£: UK pound	389	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	Nico Taylor
The Postman	2019-00-00	David Brin	The Easton Press		$111.00?$: US dollar	294	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Postman	2020-07-01	David Brin	David Brin	978-1-005-78650-2	$5.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Patrick Farley
The Postman	2020-08-23	David Brin	David Brin	979-8-6575-1428-5	$12.59?$: US dollar	333	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	Patrick Farley
The Postman	2020-12-08	David Brin	Blackstone Publishing	978-1-7999-5515-3	$24.47?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Postman	2021-03-09	David Brin	Blackstone Publishing	978-1-7999-5509-2	$90.00?$: US dollar		audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$5.99?$: US dollar	321	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	John Jude Palencar
The Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$6.99?$: US dollar	321	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	John Jude Palencar
The Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$5.99?$: US dollar	321	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 Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$6.99?$: US dollar	321	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 Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$6.50?$: US dollar	321	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	John Jude Palencar
The Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Books	0-553-25704-8	$3.95?$: US dollar	321	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 Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Books	0-553-25704-8	$3.95?$: US dollar	[9]+ 321	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 Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Books	0-553-25704-8	$3.95?$: US dollar	321	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 Postman	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27874-6	$6.50?$: US dollar	321	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	John Jude Palencar

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Reviews

• Review by Dan Chow (1985) in Locus, #295 August 1985
• Review by Keith Soltys (1985) in Fantasy Review, September 1985
• Review by Don D'Ammassa (1985) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #75 December 1985
• Review by Baird Searles (1985) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1985
• Review by Robert Coulson (1986) in Amazing Stories, January 1986
• Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1986) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1986
• Review by Algis Budrys (1986) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1986
• Review by Edward James (1986) in Vector 131
• Review by W. Ritchie Benedict (1986) in Thrust, #24, Summer 1986
• Review by Karl F. Batdorff (1986) in The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #11 Winter 1986
• Review by Scott Bradfield (1986) in Foundation, #37 Autumn 1986 , reprinted in:
•     [German] Das Science Fiction Jahr Ausgabe 1990 (1990)
• Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (1987) in A&A, #103
• Review by Christopher Ogden (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #65
• Review by Lee Montgomerie (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987
• Review [German] by Manfred Zosel (1990) in Fantasia 49/50
• Review by Thomas Myer (1997) in SF Site, Mid-December 1997, (1997)
• Review by Don D'Ammassa (1998) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #197 May-June 1998
• Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels