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Title: The Book of the River Title Record # 5216
Author: Ian Watson
Date: 1984-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Black Current
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Note: The novel was serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in four individually titled novelettes:
Synopsis: From the back cover of the DAW first US edition: Riverwoman... Ever since she was a child, that had been Yaleen's goal in life, to join the powerful River Guild, and ply the waters, learning about all the towns of the eastern bank. Now she was a riverwoman at last, one with the water, one with the mysterious, sentient black current which granted women rule of the river, yet called men forth to madness or death. But when her only brother joined the male organization, the Observers, and lured her to aid him with knowledge of the seemingly unattainable western shore, Yaleen found herself caught by a destiny beyond her control - a destiny that would put her beyond the laws of her guild and lead her on to challenge the black current itself...
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1987Translated by Walter Brumm
German Das Buch vom Fluss
1990 Portuguese O livro do rio
Year Language Title
1986 Italian Il libro del fiume (Complete Novel)
1989
  • Translated by Petar Davidović
Serbian Knjiga Reke (Part 1 of 4) [as by Jan Votson]
1989
  • Translated by Petar Davidović
Serbian Knjiga Reke (Part 2 of 4) [as by Jan Votson]
1989
  • Translated by Petar Davidović
Serbian Knjiga Reke (Part 3 of 4) [as by Jan Votson]
1989
  • Translated by Petar Davidović
Serbian Knjiga Reke (Part 4 of 4) [as by Jan Votson]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Book of the River 1984-05-00 Ian Watson Gollancz 0-575-03396-7
£7.95?£: UK pound
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
The Book of the River 1985-08-00 Ian Watson Panther / Granada 0-586-06387-0
£1.95?£: UK pound
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 Mike van Houten Checkmark
The Book of the River 1986-01-00 Ian Watson DAW Books (DAW Collectors #659) 0-88677-105-6 / UE2105
$2.95?$: US dollar
256
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 Jael Checkmark
The Books of the Black Current 1986-11-00 Ian Watson Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 10292
$6.98?$: US dollar
536
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Tim Hildebrandt Checkmark
The Book of the River 1988-00-00 Ian Watson Grafton 0-586-06387-0
£2.99?£: UK pound
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 Mike van Houten Checkmark
Yaleen 2004-04-00 Ian Watson BenBella Books 1-932100-24-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
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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 Jael  
The Book of the River 2011-09-29 Ian Watson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11447-0
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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