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Title: The Fifth Head of Cerberus Title Record # 1957
Author: Gene Wolfe
Date: 1972-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Technically a collection of three novellas: "The Fifth Head of Cerberus," "'A Story' by John V. Marsch," and "V. R. T." Thematically a novel. The Fifth Head of Cerberus was pre-published a couple of months before the novel, and has been reprinted multiple times as a separate work. The second part was extracted and published as 'A Story' by John V. Marsch in 1994. The third part was extracted and translated into German as V. R. T.. Otherwise it has never appeared separately in English from the novel. Do not create content records for the separate novellas when adding a publication record to this title.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1974Translated by Yoma Cap
German
Der fünfte Kopf des Zerberus?Der fuenfte Kopf des Zerberus
1975Translated by Guy Abadia
French
La cinquième tête de Cerbère?La cinquieme tete de Cerbere
1987 Serbian Peta glava kerbera
1997Translated by Marcelo Cohen.
Spanish La quinta cabeza de Cerbero
2023Translated by Hannes Riffel. The translation is based on the English version published in 1994 by Tom Doherty (Orb).
German
Der fünfte Kopf des Zerberus?Der fuenfte Kopf des Zerberus

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1972-04-00 Gene Wolfe Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-12830-6
$5.95?$: US dollar
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Nicholas Gaetano Checkmark
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1973-00-00 Gene Wolfe Gollancz 0-575-01597-7
£1.90?£: UK pound
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Der fünfte Kopf des Zerberus 1974-11-00 Gene Wolfe Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3415) 3-453-30305-9
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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 C. A. M. Thole Checkmark
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1975-06-00 Gene Wolfe Quartet Books 0-7043-1176-3
£0.50?£: UK pound
192
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1975-11-00 Gene Wolfe Quartet Books 0-7043-1176-3
£0.50?£: UK pound
192
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 Jim Burns  
La cinquième tête de Cerbère 1975-11-28 Gene Wolfe Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)     300
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 Fifth Head of Cerberus 1976-06-00 Gene Wolfe Ace Books 23500
$1.75?$: US dollar
277
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 Checkmark
La cinquième tête de Cerbère 1979-00-00 Gene Wolfe Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7048) 2-253-02262-4   411
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
Gérard Ruffin?Gerard Ruffin
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The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1981-09-00 Gene Wolfe Ace Books 0-441-23501-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
270
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 Martin Rigo Checkmark
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1983-00-00 Gene Wolfe Arrow Books 0-09-930030-3
£1.50?£: UK pound
192
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
La cinquième tête de Cerbère 1986-04-23 Gene Wolfe Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5228) 2-266-01595-8   300
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 W. Siudmak  
Science Fiction almanah Monolit knjiga 4 1987-00-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
Izdanje prevodilaca, Monolit (Monolit #4)     526
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.
anth
Bob Živković?Bob Zivkovic
Bob Zhivkovic
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Science Fiction almanah Monolit knjiga 4 1988-00-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
Izdanje prevodilaca, Monolit (Monolit #4)     526
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.
anth
Bob Živković?Bob Zivkovic
Bob Zhivkovic
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Der fünfte Kopf des Zerberus 1991-01-00 Gene Wolfe Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #81) 3-453-04514-9
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
318
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 Karel Thole  
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1994-04-00 Gene Wolfe Orb 0-312-89020-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
252
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 Richard Bober Checkmark
La quinta cabeza de Cerbero 1997-11-00 Gene Wolfe Minotauro (Biblioteca Gene Wolfe) 84-450-7247-1   275
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 Julio Vivas  
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1999-04-00 Gene Wolfe Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #8) 1-85798-817-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
252
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 2004-00-00 Gene Wolfe Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #8) 1-85798-817-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
252
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 Fred Gambino  
La cinquième tête de Cerbère 2007-04-00 Gene Wolfe Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #27013) 978-2-253-11927-2
€6.95?€: Euro
347
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 Jackie Paternoster  
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 2010-02-00 Gene Wolfe Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-0-575-09422-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xiii+
222
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 2011-09-29 Gene Wolfe Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11414-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 2022-11-08 Gene Wolfe Tor (Tor Essentials) 978-1-250-84010-3
$30.99?$: US dollar
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 2022-11-08 Gene Wolfe Tor (Tor Essentials) 978-1-250-86100-9
$17.99?$: US dollar
272
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  
Der fünfte Kopf des Zerberus?Der fuenfte Kopf des Zerberus
2023-10-16 Gene Wolfe Carcosa Verlag 978-3-910914-06-3
€22.00?€: Euro
296
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
s.BENeš?s.BENes
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The Fifth Head of Cerberus date unknown Gene Wolfe Orb 0-312-89020-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
252
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 Richard Bober  
The Fifth Head of Cerberus date unknown Gene Wolfe Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-0-575-09422-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
xiii+
222
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
The Fifth Head of Cerberus date unknown Gene Wolfe Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-0-575-09422-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
xiii+
222
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
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