Title: The Sands of Mars

Title: The Sands of Mars Title Record # 743721
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1951-11-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: From the back cover of the Pocket Books first paperback printing: "The Sands of Mars is ... the story of Martin Gibson, writer of interplanetary novels, a guy who knows all the answers to space flight... at least in theory. Then Gibson actually travels on the maiden voyage of the new passenger spaceship to Mars. What he finds there... love, danger, adventure... comes with as much shock to him as it will to you and to every reader who wonders at the startling mysteries of the universe!"

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Year	Title
1951	Sands of Mars

Year	Language	Title
1952^ⓘTranslated by Fr. Oldenburg-Ermke	Dutch	In het Zand van Mars
1953^ⓘTranslated by Herbert Roch.	German	Projekt: Morgenröte^?Projekt: Morgenroete
1955^ⓘTranslated by Eduardo Salades	Spanish	Las arenas de Marte
1955^ⓘTranslated by 平井イサク (Isaku Hirai) Latin transliteration: Kasei no suna	Japanese	火星の砂^?Kasei no Suna [as by アーサー・C・クラーク^?Āsā C. Kurāku ]
1957^ⓘTranslated by Dunja Rihtman and Ljerka Djanješić	Croatian	Ostajem na Marsu
1957^ⓘTranslated by Bolesław Rayzacher	Polish	Piaski Marsa
1970^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Areias de Marte
1971^ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek (aka Kees van den Broek)	Dutch	Het rode zand van Mars
1977^ⓘTranslated by André Jager & Jean-Gaston Vandel	French	Les sables de Mars
1977^ⓘTranslated by Maria Gallone	Italian	Le sabbie di Marte
1992^ⓘ Translated by Mirjana Živković	Serbian	Pesak Marsa [as by Artur Klark]

Year	Language	Title
1952^ⓘTranslated by Maria Gallone	Italian	Le sabbie di Marte (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Sands of Mars	1951-11-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sidgwick & Jackson		10/6^?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).	219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Sands of Mars	1954-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	T43	2/-^?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).	251	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
The Sands of Mars	1958-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	S564	2/6^?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).	251	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	John Richards
The Sands of Mars	1964-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	X281	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).	207	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	W. F. Phillipps
The Sands of Mars	1964-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	X281	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).	207	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	W. F. Phillipps
The Sands of Mars	1964-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	X281	5/6^?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).	207	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	W. F. Phillipps
Prelude to Mars	1965-08-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC		$1.90^?$: US dollar	x+ 497	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Sands of Mars	1967-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt, Brace & World		$4.50^?$: US dollar	vi+ 218	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Robert Korn
The Sands of Mars	1969-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sphere Books	23965	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).	207	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
The Sands of Mars	1971-02-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sphere Books	24090	£0.25^?£: UK pound	207	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
The Sands of Mars	1972-06-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sphere Books	24171	£0.35^?£: UK pound	207	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
The Sands of Mars	1973-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sphere Books (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #6)	0-7221-2420-1	£0.35^?£: UK pound	207	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	David A. Hardy
The Sands of Mars	1974-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Y5754	$1.25^?$: US dollar	206	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	Fernando Fernandez
The Sands of Mars	1974-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library of Canada	Y5754	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	206	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	Fernando Fernandez
Prelude to Mars	1974-07-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC	2469	$1.69^?$: US dollar	x+ 497	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Sands of Mars	1976-06-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-35417-8		219	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Sands of Mars	1976-12-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-98351-5	£0.75^?£: UK pound	207	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	Gordon C. Davies
The Sands of Mars	1980-02-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-98610-7	£0.95^?£: UK pound	206+ [1]	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	Gordon C. Davies
The Sands of Mars	1981-12-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-11186-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	206	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
The Sands of Mars	1982-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	New English Library	0-283-98610-7	£1.50^?£: UK pound	207	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	Gordon C. Davies
The Sands of Mars	1983-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-12312-3	$2.50^?$: US dollar	206	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Sands of Mars	1987-03-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-14790-1	$3.50^?$: US dollar	246	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
The Sands of Mars	1991-07-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Bantam Spectra	0-553-29095-9	$4.99^?$: US dollar	229	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	Paul Swendsen
The Space Trilogy	2001-05-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz	1-85798-780-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound	xii+ 506	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	John Harris
The City and the Stars / The Sands of Mars	2001-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Aspect / Warner Books	0-446-67796-5	$14.95^?$: US dollar	529	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	Don Dixon
The Sands of Mars	2012-06-11	Arthur C. Clarke	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12171-3	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Sands of Mars	2012-10-19	Arthur C. Clarke	Audible Frontiers				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Robert E. Schulz
The Sands of Mars	2012-11-30	Arthur C. Clarke	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-2582-3	$8.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Sands of Mars	2018-09-01	Arthur C. Clarke	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-2581-6	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Sands of Mars	2019-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks)	978-1-4732-2236-6	£8.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 225	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	Tithi Luadthong
The Sands of Mars	2022-09-27	Arthur C. Clarke	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-0009-7	$14.99^?$: US dollar	146	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
Arthur C. Clarke: A Master's Collection	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library		$8.95^?$: US dollar	157, 240, 158, 206, 221	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
Prelude to Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC	12386		x+ 497	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Sands of Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08176-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar	206	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
The Sands of Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-07486-6	$1.50^?$: US dollar	206	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	Fernando Fernandez
The Sands of Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Harbrace Paperbound Library	0-15-679279-6	$1.45^?$: US dollar	218	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
The Sands of Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08176-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar	vi+ 206	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
The Sands of Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Y5754	$1.25^?$: US dollar	206	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	Fernando Fernandez
The Sands of Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Y5754	$1.25^?$: US dollar	206	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	Fernando Fernandez
The Sands of Mars	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Audible Frontiers				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Robert E. Schulz
The Space Trilogy	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz	1-85798-780-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound	[xii]+ 506	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	John Harris

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Reviews

Review by John Carnell (1951) in New Worlds, #12 Winter 1951
Review by The Editors (1952) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1952
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1952) in Astounding Science Fiction, October 1952
Review by Groff Conklin (1952) in Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1952 , reprinted in:
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], v3 #1 (1953)
Review by George O. Smith (1952) in Space Science Fiction, February 1953, (1953)
Review by uncredited (1953) in Startling Stories, January 1953
Review by Noah Gordon (1953) in Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, January 1953
Review [French] by Igor B. Maslowski (1955) in Fiction, #21
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1960) in Astounding Science Fiction, January 1960
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1968) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1968
Review by Daniel C. Smith (2011) in Aphelion, October 2011