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Title: The Merman's Children Title Record # 25433
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1979-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: The Merman's Children
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: A novelization of two related stories plus new material: "The Merman's Children" (from Flashing Swords #1, 1973) and "The Tupilak" (from Flashing Swords #4, 1977).
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1981Translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
German Kinder des Wassermanns
1981Translated by Michel Lodigiani.
French
Le dernier chant des sirènes?Le dernier chant des sirenes
1983First half of the original novel. Translated by Michel Lodigiani
French Le dernier chant des sirènes I: Le Kraken et le Selkie
1983Second half of the original novel. Translated by Michel Lodigiani
French Le dernier chant des sirènes II: Le Tupilak et la Vilja
1999Translated by Békési József
Hungarian A tengernép gyermekei
2007Translated by Annarita Guarnieri.
Italian L'ultimo canto delle sirene

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
5 1980 Locus Best Fantasy Novel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Merman's Children 1979-09-00 Poul Anderson Berkley/Putnam 0-399-12375-X
$11.95?$: US dollar
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel
José Cruz?Jose Cruz
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The Merman's Children 1980-02-00 Poul Anderson Berkley/Putnam / SFBC 3635
$4.50?$: US dollar
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel
José Cruz?Jose Cruz
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The Merman's Children 1980-10-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-04643-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
258
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 Benvenuti Checkmark
The Merman's Children 1980-11-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-04643-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
258
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 Benvenuti Checkmark
Kinder des Wassermanns 1981-02-00 Poul Anderson Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3516) 3-8118-3516-5
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
287
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 Maroto Checkmark
The Merman's Children 1981-05-00 Poul Anderson Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98747-2
£7.95?£: UK pound
319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Peter Bowman Checkmark
The Merman's Children 1981-10-00 Poul Anderson Sphere Books 0-7221-1129-0
£1.75?£: UK pound
x+
258
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 Michael Embden Checkmark
Le dernier chant des sirènes 1981-12-20 Poul Anderson Fleuve Noir (Fleuve Noir - Les Best Sellers #1) 2-265-01880-5
F18.00?F: French frank
345
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
Le dernier chant des sirènes I: Le Kraken et le Selkie 1983-00-00 Poul Anderson Edito-Service (Edito-Service - Anticipation) 2-8302-0884-6   167
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Jim Burns  
Le dernier chant des sirènes II: Le Tupilak et la Vilja 1983-00-00 Poul Anderson Edito-Service (Edito-Service - Anticipation) 2-8302-0920-6   183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Jim Burns  
Science Fiction Special 44 1983-00-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #44) 0-283-99027-9
£?£: UK pound
248+
319+
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Kinder des Wassermanns 1987-08-00 Poul Anderson Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3767) 3-8118-3767-2
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
286
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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder  
A tengernép gyermekei 1999-00-00 Poul Anderson
Cherubion Könyvkiadó?Cherubion Konyvkiado
(Osiris könyvek #60)
963-9110-48-5
Ft 698?Ft: Hungarian forint
250
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 Szendrei Tibor Checkmark
L'ultimo canto delle sirene 2007-09-00 Poul Anderson DelosBooks (Odissea Fantasy #6) 978-88-89096-74-1
€16.00?€: Euro
iv+
316
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 Wayne Barlowe  
The Merman's Children 2011-09-29 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10938-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Merman's Children 2014-12-30 Poul Anderson Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-9432-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
265
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Merman's Children 2014-12-30 Poul Anderson Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-9595-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
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