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Title: Hothouse Title Record # 186583
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Hothouse
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: This fixup novel was published, in slightly different form, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, in 5 installments. The titles of the installments and their mapping to chapters in the novel are as follows: The source of the chapter mapping is References (Hothouse). The duplication of Chapter 6 is as stated in the essay and is presumably erroneous. The US variant, The Long Afternoon of Earth, is slightly abridged from the UK edition - the US didn't get a full Hothouse till 1976. The major cuts from Hothouse are as follows:
  • First third of Chapter 14
  • Last third of Chapter 18
  • Four paragraphs in Chapter 25
Additionally, there are many other minor cuts and textual variations. The source of the cuts is Introduction (Hothouse). As usual with Aldiss, the "W." may or may not appear on Cover/Spine/Copyright Page, etc, so please stick with title page author when checking.
Synopsis: The far future. The sun is about to go nova. Earth and moon have ceased their axial rotation and present one face continuously to the sun. The bright side of Earth is covered with a a vast carnivorous forest. The protagonists, Gren and his lady, journey to the terrifying dark side of the earth.
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Variant Titles Translations Translated Serializations
Year Title
1962 Hothouse [as by Brian Aldiss]
1962ⓘThis fixup novel was published, in slightly different form, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, in 5 installments. The titles of the installments and their mapping to chapters in the novel are as follows: The source of the chapter mapping is References (Hothouse). The duplication of Chapter 6 is as stated in the essay and is presumably erroneous. The US variant, The Long Afternoon of Earth, is slightly abridged from the UK edition - the US didn't get a full Hothouse till 1976. The major cuts from Hothouse are as follows:
  • First third of Chapter 14
  • Last third of Chapter 18
  • Four paragraphs in Chapter 25
Additionally, there are many other minor cuts and textual variations. The source of the cuts is Introduction (Hothouse). As usual with Aldiss, the "W." may or may not appear on Cover/Spine/Copyright Page, etc, so please stick with title page author when checking.
The Long Afternoon of Earth [as by Brian Aldiss]
Year Language Title
1964ⓘTranslated by Clark Darlton (as Walter Ernsting); this is an abridged translation
 German Am Vorabend der Ewigkeit [as by Brian Aldiss]
1967ⓘTranslated by 伊藤典夫 (Itō Norio)
 Japanese
地球の長い午後?ちきゅうのながいごご
Chikyū no Nagai Gogo
Chikyuu no Nagai Gogo
[as by
ブライアン・W・オールディス?Buraian W. Ōrudisu
]
1969ⓘTranslated by Carl Lans
 Dutch Aan het einde der eeuwen
1974ⓘTranslated by Sven Christer Swahn
 Swedish Drivhuset [as by Brian Aldiss]
1974ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch.
 French Le monde vert
1979ⓘTranslated by Clark Darlton (as Walter Ernsting). This still is the abridged translation from 1964 (data source: copyright page of the later, unabridged new translation Der lange Nachmittag der Erde).
 German Am Vorabend der Ewigkeit
1981ⓘTranslated by Wiebe Buddingh
 Dutch De lange namiddag van de Aarde [as by Brian Aldiss]
1986ⓘTranslated by Reinhard Heinz (stated as the first unabridged German translation)
 German Der lange Nachmittag der Erde
1987ⓘTranslated by Matilde Horne.
 Spanish Invernáculo
1990ⓘTranslated by Nemes Ernő
 Hungarian
Földburok?Foldburok
Foeldburok
1992ⓘTranslated by Veikko Rekunen
 Finnish Kasvihuone
1994 Italian Il lungo meriggio della Terra
1996 Portuguese Os últimos dias da Terra, 1º volume [as by Brian Aldiss]
1996 Portuguese Os últimos dias da Terra, 2º volume [as by Brian Aldiss]
2021ⓘTranslated by Frank Böhmert
 German Der lange Nachmittag der Erde
Year Language Title
1963 Italian Lebbra infernale (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 (as The Long Afternoon of Earth) 1962 Hugo Best Short Fiction

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Hothouse 1962-05-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber  
16/-?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).
 253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Oscar Mellor Checkmark
Hothouse 1963-11-00 Brian W. Aldiss The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 79
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).
 253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Hothouse 1964-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Four Square Books 1147
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).
 205+
[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.
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Hothouse 1965-01-00 Brian W. Aldiss Four Square Books 1147
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).
 206
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.
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Hothouse 1969-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Sphere Books 10901
5/-?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).
 206
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.
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Hothouse 1971-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Sphere Books (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #1)     206
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 Eddie Jones  
Hothouse 1973-02-00 Brian W. Aldiss Sphere Books (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #1) 11002
£0.30?£: UK pound
 206
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Hothouse 1976-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Sphere Books 0-7221-1075-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
 206
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Hothouse 1976-06-00 Brian W. Aldiss Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) 0-8398-2325-8
$12.50?$: US dollar
 xvii+
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
Hothouse 1984-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss John Goodchild Publishers (SF-Alternatives) 0-86391-023-8
£8.95?£: UK pound
 253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel David Harrop  
Hothouse 1987-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)     253+
[4]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Hothouse 2000-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss House of Stratus 0-7551-0060-3
£6.99?£: UK pound
 269
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 Photonica  
Hothouse 2009-02-10 Brian W. Aldiss IDW Publishing (New Classics of the Fantastic) 978-1-60010-360-5
$14.99?$: US dollar
 230
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  
Hothouse 2015-05-19 Brian W. Aldiss Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-1035-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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