Title: Bill, the Galactic Hero Title Record # 2361
Author: Harry Harrison
Date: 1965-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Bill, the Galactic Hero
Series Number: 1
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Other Titles

Translations	Serializations	Translated Serializations
Year Language Title 1967ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志 (Hisashi Asakura). Japanese 宇宙兵ブルース?Uchū hei Burusu Uchuu hei Burusu Uchu hei Burusu [as by ハリイ・ハリスン?Harii Harisun ] 1970ⓘTranslated by F. Lancel Dutch Bill, de held van de melkweg 1970ⓘTranslated by Luis Vigil. Spanish Bill, héroe galáctico 1973ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Ott German Der Chinger-Krieg 1985ⓘTranslated by George W. Barlow French Bill, le héros galactique 1986ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca Portuguese Bill, o herói galáctico?Bill, o heroi galactico 1987ⓘ Translated by Zoran Stanojević Serbian Bil, heroj galaksije [as by Hari Harison] 1992ⓘTranslated by Nemes István Hungarian Bill, a Galaktika hőse?Bill, a Galaktika hose Bill, a Galaktika hooese 1994ⓘTranslated by Hilde Linnert German Der unglaubliche Beginn! 2010ⓘTranslated by Antonio Rivas Spanish Bill, héroe galáctico	Year Title 1965 Bill, the Galactic Hero (part 1 of 3) 1965 A Dip in the Swimming-Pool Reactor (part 2 of 3) 1965 Bill the Galactic Hero: E=mc2 — or Bust (part 3 of 3)?Bill the Galactic Hero: E=mc2 - or Bust (part 3 of 3)	Year Language Title 1964ⓘTranslated by Lella Pollini Italian Un eroe galattico (Complete Novel)

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1965-00-00	Harry Harrison	Doubleday		$3.50?$: US dollar	185	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Larry Lurin
New Worlds SF, August 1965	1965-08-00	ed. Michael Moorcock	Roberts & Vinter Ltd.		2/6?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).	132	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.	mag
New Worlds SF, September 1965	1965-09-00	ed. Michael Moorcock	Roberts & Vinter Ltd.		2/6?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).	132	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.	mag
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1965-10-00	Harry Harrison	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))		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).	160	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
New Worlds SF, October 1965	1965-10-00	ed. Michael Moorcock	Roberts & Vinter Ltd.		2/6?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).	132	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.	mag
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1966-02-00	Harry Harrison	Berkley Medallion	F1186	$0.50?$: US dollar	143	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
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1969-05-00	Harry Harrison	Penguin Books	2970	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).	174	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	Franco Grignani
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1975-08-00	Harry Harrison	Equinox / Avon (SF Rediscovery #13)	0-380-00395-3	$1.95?$: US dollar	185	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	Michael Gross
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1976-00-00	Harry Harrison	Penguin Books	0-14-002970-2	£0.50?£: UK pound	173+ [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	Mike Little
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1977-00-00	Harry Harrison	Penguin Books	0-14-002970-2	£0.60?£: UK pound	173+ [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	Mike Little
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1979-11-00	Harry Harrison	Avon	0-380-47183-3	$1.75?$: US dollar	185	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	McMacken
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1983-00-00	Harry Harrison	Penguin Books	0-14-002970-2	£1.50?£: UK pound	174	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	Peter Gudynas
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1986-12-00	Harry Harrison	Avon Books	0-380-00395-3	$3.50?$: US dollar	185	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	McMacken
Bill the Galactic Hero	1989-08-00	Harry Harrison	Avon Books	0-380-00395-3	$3.95?$: US dollar	185	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
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1990-03-00	Harry Harrison	VGSF / Gollancz	0-575-04701-1		160	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	Blacksheep
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1990-05-00	Harry Harrison	VGSF / Gollancz	0-575-04701-1		160	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	Blacksheep
Bill, the Galactic Hero	1990-09-00	Harry Harrison	VGSF	0-575-04701-1	£3.50?£: UK pound	160	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	Blacksheep
Bill the Galactic Hero	1999-12-00	Harry Harrison	Millennium / Orion	1-85798-905-8	£5.99?£: UK pound	160	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	Blacksheep
Bill, the Galactic Hero	2001-07-00	Harry Harrison	ibooks	0-7434-2376-3	$12.00?$: US dollar	185	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	Steve Fastner , Rich Larson (artist)
Bill, the Galactic Hero	2004-07-00	Harry Harrison	ibooks	0-7434-8707-9	$6.99?$: US dollar	xii+ 185	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	Steve Fastner , Rich Larson (artist)
Bill, The Galactic Hero	2012-07-03	Harry Harrison	Tor	978-1-4668-2273-3	$6.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Bill, the Galactic Hero	2012-10-15	Harry Harrison	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11550-7	£2.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Bill, the Galactic Hero	2015-05-14	Harry Harrison	Gollancz	978-1-4732-0531-4	£8.99?£: UK pound	160	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	Eamon O'Donoghue
Bill, the Galactic Hero	date unknown	Harry Harrison	Avon	0-380-00395-3	$3.95?$: US dollar	185	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	Steve Fastner , Michael W. Kaluta

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Reviews

• Review by Judith Merril (1965) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1965
• Review by George Locke (1966) in Vector 37
• Review by Archie Mercer and Beryl Mercer (1966) in Zenith Speculation, January 1966
• Review by Michael Moorcock [as by James Colvin] (1966) in New Worlds, January 1966
• Review by John Foyster [as by K. U. F. Widdershins] (1966) in Australian Science Fiction Review, August 1966
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1966) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1966
• Review by Roger Klorese (1975) in The Science Fiction Review Monthly, November 1975
• Review by James K. Burk (1975) in Delap's F & SF Review, November 1975
• Review by Paul Wilson (III) (1978) in Vector 85
• Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1978) in Paperback Parlour, February 1978
• Review by Joseph Nicholas (1980) in Paperback Parlour, February 1980
• Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
• Review [French] by Michel Cossement (1985) in SFère, #25
• Review [French] by Roger Bozzetto (1986) in Fiction, #370
• Review by Andy Sawyer (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #64
• Review [Serbian] by
  Đorđe Pisarev^?Djordje Pisarev
  (1987) in Alef, #3
• Review by Nik Morton (1990) in Paperback Inferno, #85
• Review by Bruce Gillespie (1991) in SF Commentary, #69/70
• Review by James Van Hise (1994) in Expanse, Winter 1994
• Review by Jon Wallace (1954 -) (2000) in Vector 211
• Review [Spanish] by Antonio Rivas (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX