Title: An Age
Title Record # 680681
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1967-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1967-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: In the near future when humanity learns how to travel into the past by mental discipline, the ensuing chaos gives rise to a military tyranny in England; they enlist an artist with exceptional time travel ability to hunt down through time and eliminate a man identified as an enemy of the regime.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| Nomination (as Cryptozoic!) | 1969 Ditmar | Best International Long Fiction |
Publications
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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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| An Age | 1967-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Faber and Faber | 21/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Jerome Gask |  |
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| New Worlds Speculative Fiction, #176 October 1967 | 1967-10-00 | ed. Michael Moorcock | Magnelist Publications, Ltd. | 3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
64 | A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag | Richard Hamilton | ||
| New Worlds Speculative Fiction, #177 November 1967 | 1967-11-00 | ed. Michael Moorcock | Magnelist Publications, Ltd. | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
64 | A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag | Vivienne Young | ||
| New Worlds, December 1967 | 1967-12-00 | ed. Michael Moorcock | Stonehart Publications, Ltd. | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
64 | A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag | Charles Platt , Christopher Finch | ||
| Cryptozoic! | 1968-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
240 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Ron Walotsky | ||
| Cryptozoic! | 1968-05-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.70?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Ron Walotsky | |
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| An Age | 1969-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Sphere Books | 10812 | 5/0?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
187 | 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 | |
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| Cryptozoic! | 1969-06-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Avon | V2295 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | Don Punchatz | |
| An Age | 1972-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1077-4 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | |
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| Cryptozoic! | 1972-12-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Avon | V2295 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | Don Ivan Punchatz | |
| Cryptozoic | 1973-02-00 | Brian Aldiss | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1099-5 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | |
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| Cryptozoic! | 1977-03-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Avon | 0-380-01672-9 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | Don Punchatz | |
| Cryptozoic | 1977-08-00 | Brian Aldiss | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1104-5 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | |
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| Cryptozoic | 1979-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Panther | 0-586-04992-4 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | |
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| Cryptozoic! | 1981-07-00 | Brian Aldiss | Avon | 0-380-01672-9 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | |
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| Cryptozoic | 1985-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04992-4 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | Mark Salwowski | |
| Cryptozoic! | 1988-01-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Avon | 0-380-01672-9 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
191 | 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 | |
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| Cryptozoic! | 1989-02-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #30) | 0-575-04179-X | £2.99?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | Nick Rogers | |
| Cryptozoic! | 2000-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | House of Stratus | 0-7551-0053-0 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
211 | 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 | ||
| Cryptozoic! | 2008-10-30 | Brian Aldiss | Faber and Faber | 978-0-571-24651-9 | £12.00?£: UK pound |
188 | 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 | ||
| Cryptozoic! | 2009-06-04 | Brian Aldiss | Faber and Faber (Faber Finds) | 978-0-571-25312-8 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Cryptozoic! | 2012-09-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | E-Reads | 978-1-61756-767-4 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
214 | 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 | ||
| Cryptozoic! | 2014-04-01 | Brian W. Aldiss | Open Road Integrated Media (Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy) | 978-1-4976-0812-2 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Cryptozoic! | 2014-04-01 | Brian W. Aldiss | Open Road Integrated Media (Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy) | 978-1-4976-0811-5 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
192 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ||
| Cryptozoic! | 2017-11-02 | Brian Aldiss | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-2273-1 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
224 | 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 | Sue Michniewicz | |
| Cryptozoic! | 2017-11-30 | Brian Aldiss | Gateway / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-2274-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Sue Michniewicz | ||
| Cryptozoic | date unknown | Brian Aldiss | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04992-4 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
187 | 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 | |
| Cryptozoic! | date unknown | Brian Aldiss | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-2273-1 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
224 | 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 | Sue Michniewicz | |
Reviews
- Review by Richard Poole (1967) in Vector 47
- Review by Judith Merril (1968) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1968
- Review by Algis Budrys (1968) in Galaxy Magazine, August 1968
- Review by James Blish [as by William Atheling, Jr.] (1968) in Amazing Stories, September 1968
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1968) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1968
- Review by Barry Gillam (1970) in SF Commentary, #15
- Review [French] by Bernard Blanc (1977) in Fiction, #282
- Review by Andrew Darlington (1977) in Vector 82
- Review by Chris Morgan (1981) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 5, Number 2
- Review [French] by Eric Sanvoisin (1987) in Fiction, #385
- Review by Ken Lake (1989) in Paperback Inferno, #78