Title: The Star Rover

Title: The Star Rover Title Record # 16738
Author: Jack London
Date: 1915-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English

Note: Published from August 1914 as a 14-part serial in American Sunday Monthly Magazine, with illustrations by A.B. Wenzell --WorldCat records OCLC 48082001 (1914-08-30 to 1915-10-03), OCLC 240830368 (illus. as of 1915-04-11) (According to 'The "Sunday Magazine" by Norm Platnick' [enchantmentink.com/sunday.php], that publication was the Sunday Magazine of at least five newspapers: Boston American, New York American, Chicago Examiner, Los Angeles Examiner, San Francisco Examiner.) Made into the movie, "The Jacket".

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Serializations

Year	Title
1915	The Jacket (The Star Rover)
2005	The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
2008	The Jacket

Year	Language	Title
1925^ⓘTranslated by Paul Gruyer and Louis Postif	French	Le vagabond des étoiles
1930^ⓘTranslated by Erwin Magnus	German	Die Zwangsjacke
1931^ⓘTranslated by Zoe Virgil Arion	Romanian	Rătăcitor printre stele^?Ratacitor printre stele
1978	French	Le vagabond des étoiles Tome I
1978	French	Le vagabond des étoiles Tome II
1996	Italian	Il vagabondo delle stelle
2011^ⓘTranslated by Kornya Zsolt	Hungarian	Kóbor csillag
2021^ⓘTranslated by Сидер Флорин (Sider Florin). Some parts of this book are abridged; the severity of these abridgements is unclear.	Bulgarian	Звезден скитник или Усмирителна риза^?Zvezden skitnik ili Usmiritelna riza [as by Джек Лондон^?Dzhek London Jack London ]

Year	Title
1947	The Star Rover (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Jacket (The Star Rover)	1915-00-00	Jack London	Mills & Boon		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).	333	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Jacket (The Star Rover)	1915-08-00	Jack London	Mills & Boon		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).	333	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Star Rover	1915-10-00	Jack London	The Macmillan Company		$1.50^?$: US dollar	329	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Jacket (The Star Rover)	1916-00-00	Jack London	Mills & Boon (Shilling Cloth Library)		1/-^?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).	320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Rătăcitor printre stele^?Ratacitor printre stele	1931-00-00	Jack London	Editura I. G. Hertz ( Colecția celor 15 lei^?Colectia celor 15 lei Colectsia celor 15 lei #8)		Lei 15.00^?Lei: Romanian leu	265	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
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1947	1947-02-00	ed. Mary Gnaedinger	All-Fiction Field, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	132	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Virgil Finlay
The Star Rover	1963-00-00	Jack London	The Macmillan Company		$4.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 336	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Leonard Everett Fisher
The Star Rover	1976-08-00	Jack London	Corgi Books (Corgi SF Collector's Library)	0-552-10236-9	£0.65^?£: UK pound	302+ [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
Le vagabond des étoiles Tome I	1978-01-00	Jack London	10/18^?Dix/Dix-huit ( #1019)	2-264-00064-3		315	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	Pierre Bernard , Leonard E. Fisher
Le vagabond des étoiles Tome II	1978-01-00	Jack London	10/18^?Dix/Dix-huit ( #1020)	2-264-00065-1		315	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	Pierre Bernard , Virgil Finlay
Die Zwangsjacke	1979-00-00	Jack London	dtv (dtv #1489)	3-423-01489-X	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	164	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	Celestino Piatti
The Star Rover	1986-02-00	Jack London	Sutton Publishing (Pocket Classics)	0-86299-209-5	£3.95^?£: UK pound	ix+ 268	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 Star Rover	1987-01-00	Jack London	Valley of the Sun Publishing	0-911842-31-4	$8.95^?$: 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
The Star Rover	1987-07-00	Jack London	The Journeyman Press	0-904526-10-0	£2.95^?£: UK pound	320	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
Rătăcitor printre stele^?Ratacitor printre stele	1991-00-00	Jack London	Editura Galaxia Sud (Club Fantastic Club #6)	973-9079-00-8	Lei 80.00^?Lei: Romanian leu	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	Ion Murea
Il vagabondo delle stelle	1996-09-00	Jack London	Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #70)	88-429-0926-2	Lit 24,000^?Lit: Italian lira	276	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	Sanjulian
The Star Rover	1999-00-00	Jack London	Aeon Publishing Company	1-893766-01-2		344	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Star Rover	1999-04-20	Jack London	Canongate Books	0-86241-887-9	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xi+ 291	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
The Star Rover	2003-00-00	Jack London	Modern Library (Modern Library Classics)	0-8129-7004-7	$10.95^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 261	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
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)	2005-04-25	Jack London	Project Gutenberg	1162	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Star Rover & Other Stories	2005-10-00	Jack London	Leonaur Ltd	1-84677-006-8	£9.99^?£: UK pound	344	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.	coll
The Star Rover & Other Stories	2005-10-00	Jack London	Leonaur Ltd	1-84677-013-0	£18.99^?£: UK pound	339	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Star Rover	2007-12-18	Jack London	Modern Library (Modern Library Classics)	978-0-307-43265-0	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Star Rover	2008-04-30	Jack London	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-6922-9	$10.50^?$: US dollar	316	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
The Star Rover	2008-04-30	Jack London	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-6923-6	$29.95^?$: US dollar	316	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Jacket	2008-10-21	Jack London	Quill Pen Classics	978-1-60589-792-9	$14.99^?$: US dollar	277	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
The Jacket	2009-03-11	Jack London	The Echo Library	978-1-4068-7749-6	£9.90^?£: UK pound	200	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
Jack London: 5 Classic Novels from a Giant of American Literature	2009-10-15	Jack London	Prion Books / SFBC	62-9895	$15.99^?$: US dollar	656	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
Jack London: 5 Classic Novels from a Giant of American Literature	2010-00-00	Jack London	Prion Books	978-1-85375-748-8	$24.95^?$: US dollar	624	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
Kóbor csillag	2011-00-00	Jack London	Delta Vision Kft. ( MesterMűvek: Klasszikusok^?MesterMuvek: Klasszikusok #3)	978-615-5161-05-6	Ft 2,990^?Ft: Hungarian forint	413	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	Tikos Péter
The Jacket	2013-03-07	Jack London	CreateSpace	978-1-4827-1819-5	$9.95^?$: US dollar	192	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
The Jacket	2014-05-16	Jack London	Start Publishing (Start Classics)	978-1-63355-137-4	$1.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Jacket	2014-11-12	Jack London	Trajectory Classics	978-1-63209-605-0	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Star Rover	2015-03-20	Jack London	Some Good Press	978-1-68105-998-3	$2.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Science Fiction Stories: Volume 2	2017-01-26	Jack London	London Publishing	978-1-78394-280-0	$14.99^?$: US dollar	202	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.	coll
The Star Rover	2017-06-15	Jack London	Dover Publications	978-0-486-82346-1	$14.95^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Star Rover	2017-09-13	Jack London	Dover Publications	978-0-486-81938-9	$14.95^?$: US dollar	302	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
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books		$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books / OK Publishing	978-80-272-4813-1	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)	2020-05-02	Jack London	Bibliotech Press	978-1-64799-455-6	$19.95^?$: US dollar	230	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Звезден скитник или Усмирителна риза^?Zvezden skitnik ili Usmiritelna riza	2021-00-00	Джек Лондон^?Dzhek London Jack London	Паритет^?Paritet ( Библиотека за четене^?Biblioteka za chetene )	978-619-153-398-5	Lev 18.99^?Lev: Bulgarian lev	380	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
Le vagabond des étoiles	2021-05-21	Jack London	Project Gutenberg	65405	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel

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Reviews

Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
Review by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1964) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1964
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, April 1964
Review by Brian Stableford (1976) in Vector 78
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)