Title: The Dirdir Title Record # 4405
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1969-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Planet of Adventure
Series Number: 3
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Language: English
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Year Language Title 1970ⓘTranslated by Mark Carpentier Alting (some credits are for the pseudonym Warner Flamen) Dutch De Dirdir 1970ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez, abridged German Im Reich der Dirdir 1971ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina. Italian I tesori di Tschai 1971ⓘ"The Dirdir" Translated by Beata Della Frattina as "I tesori di Tschai" Italian I tesori di Tschai 1971ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch. French Le Dirdir 1980ⓘTranslated by Gudrun Faltermeier German Im Reich der Dirdir 2017ⓘTranslated by Andreas Irle German Die Dirdir

Year Language Title 1971ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina Italian I tesori di Tschai (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
The Dirdir	1969-08-00	Jack Vance	Ace Books	66901	$0.60?$: US dollar	188	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	Jeff Jones
The Dirdir	1975-02-00	Jack Vance	Dennis Dobson	0-234-77307-3	£2.75?£: UK pound	188	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Richard Weaver (artist)
The Dirdir	1975-06-00	Jack Vance	Mayflower	0-583-12342-2	£0.50?£: UK pound	158	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 Goodfellow
The Dirdir	1979-07-00	Jack Vance	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #347)	0-87997-478-8	$1.75?$: US dollar	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	H. R. Van Dongen
The Dirdir	1979-07-00	Jack Vance	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-478-8 / UE1478	C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar	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	H. R. Van Dongen
The Dirdir	1980-05-00	Jack Vance	Underwood-Miller	0-934438-24-2	$15.95?$: US dollar	202	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Ireland
The Dirdir	1980-05-00	Jack Vance	Underwood-Miller	0-934438-24-2	$25.00?$: US dollar	202	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Ireland
Planet of Adventure	1985-11-00	Jack Vance	Grafton	0-586-06346-3	£3.95?£: UK pound	536	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	Geoff Taylor
Planet of Adventure	1993-10-00	Jack Vance	Orb	0-312-85488-9	$12.95?$: US dollar	541	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
Planet of Adventure	1993-10-00	Jack Vance	Tor	0-312-85487-0	$24.95?$: US dollar	541	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Dave Archer
Tschai	2005-00-00	Jack Vance	Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #21)	0-9712375-1-4		[viii]+ 746	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Dirdir	2011-09-29	Jack Vance	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10963-6	£4.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Dirdir	2012-04-17	Jack Vance	Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #38)	978-1-61947-037-8	$5.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	David Russell
Tschai	2012-11-01	Jack Vance	Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #69)	978-1-61947-068-2	$15.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	David Russell
Planet of Adventure	2015-10-30	Jack Vance	Blackstone Audio	978-1-5046-4141-8			digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	omni
The Dirdir	2016-05-04	Jack Vance	Spatterlight Press (Signature Series #36)	978-1-61947-103-0	$13.99?$: 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	David Russell
The Dirdir	2023-11-06	Jack Vance	Spatterlight Press	978-1-61947-436-9	$21.95?$: US dollar	156	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Planet of Adventure	date unknown	Jack Vance	Orb	0-312-85488-9	$15.95?$: US dollar	541	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	Dave Archer
Planet of Adventure	date unknown	Jack Vance	Orb	0-312-85488-9	$16.95?$: US dollar	541	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	Dave Archer
Planet of Adventure	date unknown	Jack Vance	Orb	978-0-312-85488-1	$18.99?$: US dollar	541	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

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Reviews

• Review by John Boardman (1970) in Science Fiction Review, February 1970
• Review by Peter Hyde (1975) in Vector 70 Autumn 1975
• Review by Mark Adlard (1977) in Foundation, #11 and 12 March 1977
• Review by Jerry L. Parsons (1979) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, October 1979 , reprinted in:
•     Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
•     Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)