Title: Son of the Tree
Title Record # 6747
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1951-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Nopalgarth
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1951-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Nopalgarth
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Originally published in Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1951.
When printed as part of an Ace Double it had approximately the same length, about 32,000 words, as the magazine version.
The Vance Integral Edition site lists the date of this work as 1950.
Synopsis: "Joe Smith is roaming the galaxy in search of the man who has stolen his love's heart. During his travels he becomes involved with a power struggle taking part between two worlds -one religious, the other cultural- over possession of a developing, but potentially lucrative, third [world]." - publisher
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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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| Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1951 | 1951-06-00 | ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. | Standard Magazines, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
148 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Earle Bergey |  |
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| Son of the Tree / The Houses of Iszm | 1964-00-00 | Jack Vance | Ace Books (Ace Double #F-265) | F-265 | $0.40?$: US dollar |
111+ 112 |
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books. |
coll | Jack Gaughan , Jack Gaughan | |
| Son of the Tree / The Houses of Iszm | 1971-12-00 | Jack Vance | Ace Books (Ace Double #77525) | 77525 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
130+ 125 |
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books. |
coll | Dean Ellis , Josh Kirby | |
| Son of the Tree | 1974-02-00 | Jack Vance | Mayflower | 0-583-12305-8 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
128 | 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. |
chap | |
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| Baum des Lebens | 1975-12-09 | Jack Vance | Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra #226) | TA226 | DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
65 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
chap | Eddie Jones | |
| De domeinen van Koryphon & De zoon van de boom | 1977-00-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (M=SF #124) | 90-290-0526-2 | 288 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
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| Nopalgarth | 1980-09-00 | Jack Vance | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #402) | 0-87997-563-6 / UE1563 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
272 | 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. |
coll | Gino D'Achille | |
| Nopalgarth | 1980-09-00 | Jack Vance | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-563-6 | C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
272 | 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. |
coll | Gino D'Achille | |
| Son of the Tree | 1983-06-00 | Jack Vance | Underwood-Miller | 0-934438-80-3 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
128 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | Ned Dameron | |
| Son of the Tree | 1983-06-00 | Jack Vance | Underwood-Miller | 0-934438-79-X | $25.00?$: US dollar |
125 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | Ned Dameron | |
| Drachenbrut | 1986-10-00 | Jack Vance | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24087) |
3-404-24087-1 | DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
431 | 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. |
coll | Tim White | |
| Emphyrio / De huizen van Iszm / De zoon van de boom | 1988-10-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (M=SF #260) | 90-290-4377-6 | 462 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Carl Lundgren | |
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| Docteur Bizarre | 1992-04-00 | Jack Vance | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5402) | 2-266-03698-X | 278 | 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. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ||
| De zoon van de boom | 1997-10-00 | Jack Vance | Meulenhoff (*M) | 90-290-5487-5 | 160 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
chap | Peter A. Jones | |
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| Drachenbrut | 1999-05-00 | Jack Vance | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction #23212) |
3-404-23212-7 | DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
473 | 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. |
coll | Romas Kukalis | |
| Drachenbrut | 2004-00-00 | Jack Vance | Weltbild | 3-8289-7668-9 | 472 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Son of the Tree and Other Stories | 2005-00-00 | Jack Vance | Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #5) | 0-9712375-1-4 |
[viii]+ 485 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Son of the Tree and Other Stories | 2011-09-29 | Jack Vance | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10989-6 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Dream Castles: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Two | 2012-03-00 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-451-5 | $45.00?$: US dollar |
365 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tom Kidd | |
| Dream Castles: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Two | 2012-04-00 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-451-5 | $350.00?$: US dollar |
365 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Tom Kidd | |
| Son of the Tree | 2012-06-00 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #8) | 978-1-61947-007-1 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | Howard Kistler | ||
| Le dernier château et autres crimes | 2013-03-00 | Jack Vance | Le Bélial'?Le Belial' |
978-2-84344-117-2 | €21.00?€: Euro |
369 | 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. |
coll | Nicolas Fructus | |
| Dream Castles: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Two | 2015-03-10 | Jack Vance | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-733-2 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Le dernier château et autres crimes | 2016-03-10 | Jack Vance | Gallimard (Folio SF #542) | 978-2-07-045591-1 | €8.90?€: Euro |
512 | 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. |
coll | Johann Goudart | |
| Son of the Tree & The Houses of Iszm | 2017-10-01 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Signature Series #8) | 978-1-61947-131-3 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
196 | 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. |
coll | ||
| De zoon van de boom & De huizen van Iszm | 2018-09-06 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #8) | 978-1-61947-238-9 | €14.99?€: Euro |
210 | 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. |
coll | Howard Kistler | |
| Nouvelles - tome 1: 1945-1954 | 2019-02-28 | Jack Vance | Le Bélial'?Le Belial' (Kvasar #13) |
978-2-84344-945-1 | €34.00?€: Euro |
1053 | 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. |
coll | Guillaume Sorel | |
| De zoon van de boom & De huizen van Iszm | 2019-09-24 | Jack Vance | Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #8) | 978-1-61947-177-1 | €4.99?€: Euro |
210 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Howard Kistler | |
| Son of the Tree | date unknown | Jack Vance | Mayflower | 0-583-12305-8 | £0.65?£: UK pound |
128 | 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. |
chap | |