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Author: Murray Leinster
Year: 1959
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
ISFDB Record Number: 1387
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Variant Titles:
- Piratenflotte über Darth [German] (1962) - Murray Leinster
- De Piraten van Zan [Dutch] (1974) - Murray Leinster
- The Pirates of Ersatz (2007) - Murray Leinster
Magazine Appearances:
- The Pirates of Ersatz (Part 1 of 3) (1959) - Murray Leinster
- The Pirates of Ersatz (Part 2 of 3) (1959) - Murray Leinster
- The Pirates of Ersatz (Part 3 of 3) (1959) - Murray Leinster
- I pirati di Zan (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1968) - Murray Leinster
Awards:
- 1960 Hugo Award - Best Novel (Nomination)
Publications:
- The Mutant Weapon / The Pirates of Zan, (1959, Murray Leinster, publ. Ace (Ace Double #D-403), #D-403, $0.35, 93+163pp, dos, omni) Cover: Ed Emshwiller - [VERIFIED]
- Astounding Science Fiction, February 1959, (Feb 1959, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., publ. Street & Smith Publications, Inc., $0.35, 164pp, digest, magazine) Cover: Kelly Freas - [VERIFIED]
- Astounding Science Fiction, March 1959, (Mar 1959, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., publ. Street & Smith Publications, Inc., $0.35, 164pp, digest, magazine) Cover: Emsh - [VERIFIED]
- Astounding Science Fiction, April 1959, (Apr 1959, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., publ. Street & Smith Publications, Inc., $0.35, 164pp, digest, magazine) Cover: Kelly Freas - [VERIFIED]
- Astounding Science Fiction, May 1959 (UK), (May 1959, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., publ. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd, 1/9, 128pp, digest, magazine) Cover: Freas - [VERIFIED]
- Astounding Science Fiction, June 1959 (UK), (Jun 1959, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., publ. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd, 1/9, 132pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Emsh
- Astounding Science Fiction, July 1959 (UK), (Jul 1959, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., publ. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd, 1/9, 128pp, digest, magazine) Cover: Freas - [VERIFIED]
- Piratenflotte über Darth, (1962, Murray Leinster, publ. Gebrüder Zimmermann (Utopia-Spitzenklasse), 271pp, hc)
- Piratenflotte über Darth, (1963, Murray Leinster, publ. Moewig (Terra #284), #284, 61pp, digest)
- Galassia #90, (Jun 1968, ed. Ugo Malaguti, publ. Casa Editrice La Tribuna, #90, 350 Lit, 192pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Paola Pallottino - [VERIFIED]
- The Mutant Weapon / The Pirates of Zan, (Oct 1971, Murray Leinster, publ. Ace (Ace Double #66525), #66525, $0.95, 92+161pp, dos, omni) - [VERIFIED]
- De Piraten van Zan, (1974, Murray Leinster, publ. Ridderhof (Ridderhof SF #9), 90-308-0052-6, 3.90, 192pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Pirates of Zan, (Mar 1989, Murray Leinster, publ. Bart Books, 1-55785-087-9, $3.50, 161pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- A Logic Named Joe, (Jun 2005, Murray Leinster, publ. Baen, 0-7434-9910-7, $7.99, 600pp, pb, omni) Cover: Kurt Miller - [VERIFIED]
- A Logic Named Joe, (Feb 2007, Murray Leinster, publ. Baen (Baen Free Library), 0-7434-9910-7, $0.00, ebook, omni) Cover: Kurt Miller
- The Pirates of Zan, (Oct 2007, Murray Leinster, publ. Wildside Press, 1-4344-9216-8, $29.95, 164pp, hc)
- The Pirates of Ersatz, (Dec 2007, Murray Leinster, publ. Project Gutenberg, #24035, $0.00, ebook) - [VERIFIED]
- The Pirates of Ersatz, (Nov 2009, Murray Leinster, publ. LibriVox, digital audio download)
- The Pirates of Ersatz, (Oct 2010, Murray Leinster, publ. Resurrected Press, 978-1-935774-42-6, $14.99, 246pp, tp)
Reviews:
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1960) in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1960
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1960) in If, #3 [UK] , reprinted in:
- If, March 1960, (1960)
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1960) in Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction, July 1960