Title: A Circus of Hells
Title Record # 5269
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1970-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Dominic Flandry
Language: English
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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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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
Reviews
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1970) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1970
- Review by Robin Marcus (1978) in Paperback Parlour, December 1978
- Review by uncredited (1979) in Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4