Title: A Fall of Moondust

Title: A Fall of Moondust Title Record # 1969
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1961-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: From the back cover of the Harbrace paperback: "The action of A Fall of Moondust takes place almost a century from now when tours on the moon are a common occurrence. One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears. How do you locate a small tourist "cruiser" buried beneath fifty feet of dust? If you find it, how do you rescue the passengers and crew? If you are on board, how do you feel and what do you do while brave men and expert technicians join forces in a race against time? Sustained excitement, lively humor, and an engaging cast of characters make this one of Arthur C. Clarke's most intriguing novels."

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Translations

Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1962^ⓘTranslated by B. R. Bruss and adapted. Second part of the novel.	French	Naufragés de la Lune^?Naufrages de la Lune
1962^ⓘTranslated by B. R. Bruss and adapted. First part of the novel.	French	S.O.S. Lune
1962^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Im Mondstaub versunken
1963^ⓘTranslated by Hans Nygren.	Swedish	SOS från månen
1964^ⓘTranslated by Antonio Ribera	Spanish	Naufragio en el Mar Selenita
1964^ⓘTranslated by B. H. Staal	Dutch	Scheepsramp op de maan
1965^ⓘTranslated by Jorge Fonseca	Portuguese	Náufragos da Lua
1965^ⓘTranslated by Jorge Fonseca	Portuguese	S. O. S. Lua
1974^ⓘFirst half of the original novel. Corresponds to FNA #206. Translated by B. R. Bruss and adapted.	French	Les gouffres de la Lune: (S.O.S. Lune I)
1974^ⓘTranslated by B. H. Staal	Dutch	Maanstof
1974^ⓘTranslated by Hilia Brinis	Italian	Polvere di Luna
1984^ⓘTranslated by Jorge Luiz Calife.	Portuguese	Os Náufragos do Selene
1984^ⓘTranslated by Fatoş Sanderson	Turkish	Susuz Deniz
1990^ⓘTranslated by Mirjana Živković and Zoran Živković	Serbian	Pad mesečeve prašine^?Pad meseceve prasine Pad mesecheve prashine [as by Artur Klark]
2013^ⓘTranslated by B. R. Bruss.	French	Les gouffres de la Lune
2018^ⓘTranslated by Daniel Lühmann	Portuguese	Poeira Lunar

Year	Language	Title
1962^ⓘTranslated by Hilya Brinis	Italian	Polvere di Luna (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Honorable Mentions	1962 Hugo	Best Novel
Finalists	1963 Hugo	Best Novel
Nominations Below Cutoff	1964 Hugo	Best Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
A Fall of Moondust	1961-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt, Brace & World		$3.95^?$: US dollar	248	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Arthur Hawkins
A Fall of Moondust	1961-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz		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).	224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	1963-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Dell	2463	$0.50^?$: US dollar	240	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	L. Krause
A Fall of Moondust	1963-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Dell	2463	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	240	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
A Fall of Moondust	1963-04-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Dell	2463	$0.50^?$: US dollar	240	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
A Fall of Moondust	1963-05-00	Arthur C. Clarke	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	73	5/9^?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).	224	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Griffiths
A Fall of Moondust	1964-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	X280	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.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	1964-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	X280		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
An Arthur C. Clarke Second Omnibus	1968-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-98050-8	30/-^?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).	224+ 158+ 219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
A Fall of Moondust	1969-00-01	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	4/-^?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.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	1969-00-02	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	£0.20^?£: UK pound	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.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	1971-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	£0.25^?£: UK pound	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.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	1971-00-01	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	£0.25^?£: UK pound	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.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	1974-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	£0.35^?£: 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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	1974-03-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet	Y5844	$1.25^?$: US dollar	215	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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	1974-03-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library of Canada	Y5844	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	215	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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	1976-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	£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	Dean Ellis
Four Great SF Novels	1978-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Book Club Associates	CN 4682		615	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Chris Foss
Four Great SF Novels	1978-05-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Victor Gollancz	0-575-02409-7	£5.95^?£: UK pound	615	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Chris Foss
A Fall of Moondust	1981-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	£1.25^?£: 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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	1982-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-02312-8	£1.50^?£: 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	Dean Ellis
2001: A Space Odyssey / The City and the Stars / The Deep Range / A Fall of Moondust / Rendezvous with Rama	1985-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Heinemann / Octopus	0-905712-82-X	£9.95^?£: UK pound	747	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Chris Moore
2001: A Space Odyssey / The City and the Stars / The Deep Range / A Fall of Moondust / Rendezvous with Rama	1987-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Heinemann / Octopus	0-905712-82-X	$11.98^?$: US dollar	747	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Chris Moore
A Fall of Moondust	1987-02-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz (Gollancz Classic SF #9)	0-575-03978-7	£3.50^?£: UK pound	224	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
A Fall of Moondust	1987-03-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-14717-0	$3.50^?$: US dollar	254	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
A Fall of Moondust	1990-04-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz (Gollancz Classic SF #9)	0-575-03978-7	£3.99^?£: UK pound	224	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
A Fall of Moondust	1991-05-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Bantam Spectra	0-553-28986-1	$4.99^?$: US dollar	231	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	Paul Swendsen
A Fall of Moondust	1995-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	VGSF	0-575-06003-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound	224	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	Danny Flynn
A Fall of Moondust	1995-07-00	Arthur C. Clarke	VGSF	0-575-06003-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound	224	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	Danny Flynn
A Fall of Moondust	1998-06-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Vista	0-575-60290-2	£5.99^?£: UK pound	224	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	Chris Moore
A Fall of Moondust	2002-03-14	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #49)	0-575-07317-9	£6.99^?£: UK pound	224	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
Clarke's Universe	2006-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	ibooks	1-59687-306-X	$12.95^?$: US dollar	343	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
A Fall of Moondust	2009-08-25	Arthur C. Clarke	Audible Frontiers				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Fred Gambino
A Fall of Moondust	2011-12-06	Arthur C. Clarke	Brilliance Audio	978-1-4558-5696-1	$19.99^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel	Fred Gambino
A Fall of Moondust	2012-03-05	Arthur C. Clarke	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12175-1	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	2012-11-30	Arthur C. Clarke	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-2540-3	$8.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Fall of Moondust	2022-09-27	Arthur C. Clarke	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-0003-5	$15.99^?$: US dollar	156	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
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Harbrace Paperbound Library	0-15-630110-5	$1.25^?$: US dollar	248	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
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet	Y5844	$1.25^?$: US dollar	215	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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet	W7322	$1.50^?$: US dollar	215	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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08320-2	$1.75^?$: US dollar	215	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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08320-2	$1.75^?$: US dollar	215	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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Harbrace Paperbound Library	0-15-630110-5	$1.25^?$: US dollar	248	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
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Y5844	$1.25^?$: US dollar	215	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	Dean Ellis
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4072-4637-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound	224	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
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet	0-451-12367-0 / AE2367	$2.50^?$: US dollar	215	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
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4072-4637-6	£8.99^?£: UK pound	224	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
A Fall of Moondust	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Audible Frontiers				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Fred Gambino

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Reviews

Review by Leslie Flood (1961) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #112 November
Review by Alfred Bester (1962) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1962
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1962) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, February 1962 , reprinted in:
Analog Science Fact & Science Fiction, June 1962 (UK) (1962)
Review by S. E. Cotts (1962) in Amazing Stories, April 1962
Review by Floyd C. Gale (1962) in Galaxy Magazine [UK], No. 92 June 1962 , reprinted in:
Galaxy Magazine, June 1962 (1962)
Review [French] by Jacques Van Herp (1962) in Fiction, #108
Review [French] by Jacques Van Herp (1962) in Fiction, #108
Review by Leslie Flood (1963) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #133 August
Review [Dutch] by Annemarie van Ewijck [as by Annemarie Kindt] (1974) in Holland-SF 1974, #4
Review by Jim England (1987) in Vector 138
Review by uncredited (2002) in Vector 223
Review by Daniel C. Smith (2011) in Aphelion, October 2011
Review by Kate Atherton (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Lee A. Butler (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Jo Walton (2018) in An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 , reprinted in:
An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 (2018)
Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Lion (2021) in Bifrost, #102