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Title: The City and the Stars Title Record # 2231
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1956-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Die sieben Sonnen
1962Translated by Françoise Cousteau revised by Gilles Goullet from 2002 onwards.
French
La cité et les astres?La cite et les astres
1967 Portuguese A Cidade e as Estrelas
1974Translated by Knut Azimuth
Dutch Stad onder de sterren
1975Translated by Ugo Malaguti
Italian La città e le stelle
1976Translated by Edith Zilli and Norma B. de López.
Spanish La ciudad y las estrellas
1978Translated by Zoran Živković
Serbian Grad i zvezde [as by Artur Klark]
1979Translated by Vámosi Pál
Hungarian A város és a csillagok
2011Translated by Tony Westermayr, likely expanded by another translator as this is credited as the first complete translation.
German Die Stadt und die Sterne
2012 Portuguese A Cidade E As Estrelas
2021Translated by Aline Storto Pereira
Portuguese A cidade e as estrelas
Year Language Title
1957Translated by Hilja Brinis
Italian La città e le stelle (Complete Novel)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The City and the Stars 1956-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Frederick Muller Ltd  
13/6?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).
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel George Salter Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1956-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & Company  
$3.75?$: US dollar
310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel George Salter Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1956-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt Brace / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel George Salter Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1957-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers G443
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).
319
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 John Richards Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1957-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library S1464
$0.35?$: US dollar
191
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1960-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GS933
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).
283
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 John Richards  
From the Ocean, from the Stars 1961-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.50?$: US dollar
515
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1961-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library D1858
$0.50?$: US dollar
191
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
From the Ocean, from the Stars 1962-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
515
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Arthur Hawkins Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers FS7295
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).
253+
[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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1966-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library HPL1
$0.75?$: 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 Paul Bacon Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1967-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.50?$: US dollar
310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The City and the Stars 1968-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet P3429
$0.60?$: US dollar
191
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1968-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada P3429
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
191
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1968-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-00159-3
25/-?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).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The City and the Stars 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi 0-552-08382-8
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).
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.
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The City and the Stars 1973-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada Q5371
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars 1974-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09473-0
£0.35?£: UK pound
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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09473-0
£0.40?£: UK pound
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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y6452
$1.25?$: US dollar
191
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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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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1978-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-07990-6 / W7990
$1.50?$: US dollar
191
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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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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1978-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-00159-3
£3.95?£: UK pound
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The City and the Stars 1979-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi 0-552-11219-4
£0.95?£: UK pound
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1980-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-09232-5
$1.75?$: US dollar
191
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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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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1986-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz Classic SF #5) 0-575-03849-7
£2.95?£: UK pound
255
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1987-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-14822-3
$3.50?$: US dollar
xi+
253
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 City and the Stars 1991-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra 0-553-28853-9
$4.95?$: US dollar
253
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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 1993-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-05675-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
255
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 John Harris  
The City and the Stars 1998-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Vista 0-575-60252-X
£5.99?£: UK pound
255
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 Checkmark
The City and the Stars 2001-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #39) 1-85798-763-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
255
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 City and the Stars / The Sands of Mars 2001-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67796-5
$14.95?$: US dollar
529
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 Don Dixon  
The City and the Stars 2003-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #39) 1-85798-763-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
255
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  
The City and the Stars 2003-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #3) 0-7394-3421-7 / 55649
$9.99?$: US dollar
212
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Donato Giancola Checkmark
The City and the Stars 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks) 978-0-575-09879-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The City and the Stars 2012-11-30 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-2501-4
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The City and the Stars 2017-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Centipede Press 978-1-61347-203-3
$130.00?$: US dollar
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet Y6452
$1.25?$: US dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library HPL1
$0.95?$: 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 Paul Bacon Checkmark
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet 0-451-13315-3
$2.95?$: US dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet 0-451-12034-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet W7990
$1.50?$: US dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library HPL1
$0.75?$: 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 Paul Bacon Checkmark
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics) 0-575-03849-7
£3.50?£: UK pound
255
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 City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5371
$0.95?$: US dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet Y6452
$1.25?$: US dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 1-85798-763-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
255
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 City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-85798-763-8   255
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 City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #39) 978-1-85798-763-8
£6.99?£: UK pound
255
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 City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-85798-763-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
255
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 City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-07990-6
$1.50?$: US dollar
191
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
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4072-4411-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
255
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 City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library HPL1
$0.75?$: 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 Rob Cobuzio Checkmark
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library HPL1
$0.75?$: 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 Rob Cobuzio Checkmark
The City and the Stars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5371
$0.95?$: US dollar
191
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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