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Title: A Circus of Hells Title Record # 5269
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1970-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Dominic Flandry
Language: English
Note: Part of this novel appeared, in a somewhat different form in Galaxy Magazine for August 1969 under the title "The White King's War."[Link] The story in this book takes place in A.D. 3021 according to the timeline in A Chronology of Technic Civilization
Synopsis: From the front flap of the Gregg Press edition: "Ace Lieutenant Dominic Flandry of the Terran Empire's Naval Flight Corps continues his never ending battle against the enemies of the Empire. Flandry, although unorthodox in his style, is a man not easily swayed from his duty to the Empire. Not, that is, until he is offered an enormous bribe, a voluptuous woman called Djana, and a chance to explore Wayland, a dark and treasure-laden moon. Although the old records claimed it was totally barren, Flandry found Wayland swarming with a hideous race of inhuman creates, each 30 centimeters long, with 10 claw-footed legs, a tail ending in twin spikes, and a head on which half-dozen antennae moved. And what was worse - these strange creatures were infernally controlled by a deranged and brilliant computer brain. Each, like a piece in a bizarre and vicious chess game, was programmed to kill..."
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Translations
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Yoma Cap
German
Höllenzirkus?Hoellenzirkus
1983 Italian Scacchiera fra le stelle
2006Translated by Dietmar Schmidt
German
Höllenzirkus?Hoellenzirkus
2006Translated by Silvain Chupin
French Un cirque de tous les diables

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
A Circus of Hells 1970-05-00 Poul Anderson Signet T4250
$0.75?$: 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 Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1970-05-00 Poul Anderson Signet / New American Library of Canada T4250
C$0.75?C$: 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 Checkmark
Höllenzirkus 1973-07-00 Poul Anderson Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3350) 3350
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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 C. A. M. Thole Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1978-11-00 Poul Anderson Sphere Books 0-7221-1147-9
£0.95?£: UK pound
189
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 Achilleos Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1979-00-00 Poul Anderson Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-7322-9
£4.35?£: UK pound
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Helen Hale Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1979-08-00 Poul Anderson Gregg Press 0-8398-2524-2
$12.50?$: US dollar
160
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Don Carter Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1980-04-00 Poul Anderson Signet / New American Library 0-451-09045-4
$1.75?$: 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 Checkmark
Höllenzirkus 1981-08-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Action?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Action
#21142)
3-404-21142-1
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
169
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 Whelan  
Scacchiera fra le stelle 1983-00-00 Poul Anderson Fanucci Editore (Sidera nello spazio e nel tempo #5)  
Lit 5,000?Lit: Italian lira
3+
212
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 Jones  
Dominic Flandry - Agente dell'Impero Terrestre 1983-11-00 Poul Anderson Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #61)  
Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira
viii+
632
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Rowena Morrill  
A Circus of Hells 1984-00-00 Poul Anderson Sphere 0-7221-1147-9
£1.75?£: UK pound
189
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 Ian Craig Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1987-00-00 Poul Anderson Sphere 0-7221-1147-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
189
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 Elson Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1987-00-00 Poul Anderson Sphere 0-7221-1147-9
£2.50?£: UK pound
189
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 Elson Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 1988-02-00 Poul Anderson Signet / New American Library 0-451-15113-5
$2.95?$: 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 Tim Hildebrandt Checkmark
Agent im All 1990-08-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Abenteuer?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Abenteuer
#23105)
3-404-23105-8
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
571
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.
omni
Hans-Günter Hauptmann?Hans-Guenter Hauptmann
Checkmark
Flandry 1993-01-00 Poul Anderson Baen 0-671-72149-6
$4.99?$: US dollar
394
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.
omni Larry Schwinger Checkmark
The Imperial Stars 2000-06-00 Poul Anderson Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-1013-X / 07415
$14.98?$: US dollar
487
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Luis Royo Checkmark
Höllenzirkus 2006-00-00 Poul Anderson
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction
#24354)
3-404-24354-4
€7.95?€: Euro
270
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 Fred Gambino  
Flandry défenseur de l'empire terrien 2006-08-00 Poul Anderson L'Atalante (La Dentelle du Cygne) 2-84172-341-0   408
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 Olivier Vatine  
Young Flandry 2010-01-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4391-3327-9
$13.00?$: US dollar
xi+
526
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 David Seeley Checkmark
Young Flandry 2011-09-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4391-3465-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
xii+
736
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.
omni David Seeley Checkmark
A Circus of Hells 2011-09-29 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10881-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Young Flandry 2013-12-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-61824-753-7
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni David Seeley  
Young Flandry 2021-01-05 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 978-1-5414-3984-9
$24.49?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
omni Dave Seeley  
Young Flandry 2021-01-05 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 979-820067578-4    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
omni Dave Seeley  
Young Flandry 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820067580-7
$55.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
omni Dave Seeley  
Young Flandry 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820067579-1
$65.99?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
omni Dave Seeley  
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