Title: Empire of the Sun
Title Record # 8348
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1984-09-13
Type: NOVEL [non-genre]
Series: Empire of the Sun
Series Number: 1
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Language: English
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Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1984-09-13
Type: NOVEL [non-genre]
Series: Empire of the Sun
Series Number: 1
Webpages: thebookerprizes.com, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Shortlisted for the 1984 Booker Prize.
Synopsis: Semi-autobiographical novel. Sequel is "The Kindness of Women".
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Awards
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Nomination | 1984 BSFA | Best Novel |
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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Empire of the Sun | 1984-09-13 | J. G. Ballard | Gollancz | 0-575-03483-1 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
278 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Pat Doyle | |
Empire of the Sun | 1984-10-00 | J. G. Ballard | Simon & Schuster | 0-671-53051-8 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Phil Huling | |
Das Reich der Sonne | 1985-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Piper (Germany) | 3-492-02991-4 | DM 36.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
339 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Empire of the Sun | 1985-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Simon & Schuster / QPBC | $7.95?$: US dollar |
279 | 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 | |||
Empire of the Sun | 1985-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Panther | 0-586-06430-3 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
351 | 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 | Pat Doyle | |
Empire of the Sun | 1985-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Book-of-the-Month Club | 279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Phil Huling | |||
Het keizerrijk van de zon | 1985-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | De Arbeiderspers | 90-5108-022-0 | 317 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
Empire of the Sun | 1985-10-00 | J. G. Ballard | Washington Square Press | 0-671-53053-4 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
375 | 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 | Phil Huling | |
Empire of the Sun | 1987-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Pocket Books | 0-671-64877-2 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
384 | 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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | 1988-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Grafton | 0-586-06430-3 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
351 | 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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | 1992-00-00 | J. G. Ballard | Grafton | 0-586-06430-3 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
351 | 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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | 1994-09-00 | J. G. Ballard | Flamingo | 0-00-654700-1 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
351 | 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 | Eitan Lee Al | |
Empire of the Sun | 2005-03-00 | J. G. Ballard | Simon & Schuster Paperbacks | 0-7432-6523-8 | $13.00?$: US dollar |
279 | 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 | Christoph Nieman | |
Empire of the Sun | 2006-02-00 | J. G. Ballard | Harper Perennial (UK) | 0-00-722152-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
351 | 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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | 2008-02-00 | J. G. Ballard | Harper Perennial (UK) | 978-0-00-722152-3 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
351 | 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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | 2008-02-04 | J. G. Ballard | Harper Perennial | 978-0-00-781544-9 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
384 | 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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | 2010-09-30 | J. G. Ballard | Fourth Estate | 978-0-00-737833-3 | £60.00?£: UK pound |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Empire of the Sun | 2013-03-19 | J. G. Ballard | Simon & Schuster | 978-1-4767-3753-9 | $10.93?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
Empire of the Sun | 2014-08-28 | J. G. Ballard | Fourth Estate | 978-0-00-722152-3 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xi+ 316 |
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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | date unknown | J. G. Ballard | Washington Square Press | 0-671-53053-4 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
375 | 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 | ||
Empire of the Sun | date unknown | J. G. Ballard | Simon & Schuster Paperbacks | 978-0-7432-6523-2 | $17.00?$: US dollar |
279 | 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 | Christoph Nieman |
Reviews
- Review by Dan Chow (1984) in Locus, #282 July 1984
- Review by Paul M. Lloyd (1985) in Fantasy Review, January 1985
- Review by Faren Miller (1985) in Locus, #288 January 1985
- Review by Michael Bishop (1985) in A Reverie for Mister Ray: Reflections on Life, Death, and Speculative Fiction, (2005) , reprinted in:
- A Reverie for Mister Ray: Reflections on Life, Death, and Speculative Fiction (2005)
- Review by Fritz Leiber (1988) in Locus, #326 March 1988
- Review by Rick Dunning (1988) in Pulsar!, #10, Summer 1988
- Review by Bruce Gillespie (1989) in SF Commentary, #67
- Review by Paul Di Filippo (2008) in The Speculator, (2018)
- Review by Ian R. MacLeod (2011) in Fugitive Essays & Furtive Reviews