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Title: The Triumph of Time Title Record # 961
Author: James Blish
Date: 1958-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Cities in Flight
Series Number: 4
Language: English
Synopsis: From the back cover of the Ballantine first edition: "In the era of Anti-Matter. When the scientists of the wandering planet HE - in their journeys through the farthest reaches of inter-galactic space - heard the sounds of hydrogen atoms coming into existence out of nothing, they realized that they had accidentally discovered the birthplace of continuous creation. But they didn't know until later, much later, that they had uncovered mankind's Day of Judgment. Following up on the Hevians' discovery, scientists of New Earth learned of the existence of a Universe based on anti-matter - a chemical and physical structure so antagonistic to their own Universe that the slightest contact meant instantaneous oblivion for both worlds. In desperation, the scientists joined forces to create a missile to explore this mysterious and hostile anti-matter Universe. But when the missile returned the scientists learned one awesome fact: In three years time the two Universes were doomed to inevitable, catastrophic collision!"
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Translated Serializations
Year Title
1959 A Clash of Cymbals
Year Language Title
1964Translated by an unknown translator
Spanish El triunfo del tiempo
1968Translated by Michel Deutsch
French Un coup de cymbales
1973Translated by Walter Brumm
German Triumph der Zeit
1980Translated by Annemarie Kindt
Dutch De overwinning van de tijd
1985Translated by Ralph Tegtmeier
German Der Triumph der Zeit
1998Translated by Alexandra Tavares
Portuguese O Triunfo do Tempo
1998Translated by Viviana Viviani
Italian Il trionfo del tempo
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Gianni Samaja
Italian Il trionfo del tempo (Complete Novel)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Triumph of Time 1958-10-00 James Blish Avon T-279
$0.35?$: US dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Triumph of Time 1958-10-00 James Blish Avon T-279
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
A Clash of Cymbals 1959-00-00 James Blish Faber and Faber  
13/6?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).
197
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel John C. Griffiths  
I Romanzi del Cosmo #87 1961-11-15 ed. Franco Urbini Ponzoni 87
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
144
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".
mag Luigi Garonzi Checkmark
El triunfo del tiempo 1964-00-00 James Blish Cenit (Ciencia ficción (Cenit) #64)  
Pta 35?Pta: Spanish peseta
208
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 Andreu  
A Clash of Cymbals 1965-00-00 James Blish Faber and Faber  
18/-?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).
197
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
The Triumph of Time 1966-07-00 James Blish Avon S221
$0.60?$: US dollar
158
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 Lida Moser Checkmark
The Triumph of Time 1966-07-00 James Blish Avon S221
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
158
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 Lida Moser Checkmark
Un coup de cymbales 1968-01-25 James Blish
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#106)
 
F8.50?F: French frank
223
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 Checkmark
The Triumph of Time 1968-06-00 James Blish Avon S221
$0.60?$: US dollar
158
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 Lida Moser Checkmark
The Triumph of Time 1968-06-00 James Blish Avon S221
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
158
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 Lida Moser Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1970-02-00 James Blish Avon 0-380-00187-X / W187
$1.25?$: US dollar
605+
[2]
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1970-02-00 James Blish Avon W187
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
605+
[2]
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 Checkmark
Un coup de cymbales 1971-00-00 James Blish
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#106)
    223
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  
Cities in Flight 1971-08-00 James Blish Avon W187
$1.25?$: US dollar
605+
[2]
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1973-02-00 James Blish Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 5579
$3.50?$: US dollar
593
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Brad Holland Checkmark
Triumph der Zeit 1973-11-00 James Blish Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3365) 3-453-30242-7
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
125
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 Lehr Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1974-00-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-909410-X    
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 Chris Foss  
A Clash of Cymbals 1974-05-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-908660-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
199
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 Foss Checkmark
A Clash of Cymbals 1974-08-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-908660-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
199
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 Foss Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1975-12-00 James Blish Avon 0-380-00998-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
605+
[2]
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1976-08-00 James Blish Avon 0-380-00998-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
605+
[2]
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1978-07-00 James Blish Avon 0-380-41616-6
$2.50?$: US dollar
605
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1979-00-00 James Blish Avon 0-380-41616-6
$2.50?$: US dollar
605
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 Checkmark
Steden doorkruisen het heelal 1980-00-00 James Blish Meulenhoff (M=SF #165) 90-290-1333-8   570
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1981-00-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-926440-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
607
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1982-04-00 James Blish Avon 0-380-00998-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
605
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  
Un coup de cymbales 1982-11-00 James Blish
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#106)
2-207-30106-0   223
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 Luc Carissimi  
Cities in Flight 1985-00-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-926440-4
£2.75?£: UK pound
607
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1985-00-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-926440-4
£2.95?£: UK pound
607
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Die fliegenden Städte 1985-00-00 James Blish
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24073)
3-404-24073-1
DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
798
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 Chris Foss  
Cities in Flight 1987-00-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-926440-4
£3.95?£: UK pound
607
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Cities in Flight 1991-07-00 James Blish Legend 0-09-926440-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
607
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 Lee Gibbons  
Cities in Flight: Vol. 2 1991-07-00 James Blish Baen 0-671-72070-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
393
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 Mattingly Checkmark
O Triunfo do Tempo 1998-00-00 James Blish Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #491)      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
Le città volanti 1998-11-00 James Blish Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #174) 88-429-1050-3
Lit 26,000?Lit: Italian lira
viii+
554
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  
Cities in Flight 1999-02-00 James Blish Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) 1-85798-811-6
£6.99?£: UK pound
607
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 2000-02-00 James Blish The Overlook Press 1-58567-008-1
$35.00?$: US dollar
ix+
591
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Brad Holland  
Cities in Flight 2000-06-00 James Blish The Overlook Press / SFBC 03443
$14.98?$: US dollar
593
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Brad Holland Checkmark
Cities in Flight 2002-11-00 James Blish Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) 1-85798-811-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
607
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 2004-00-00 James Blish Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) 1-85798-811-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
607
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight 2005-00-00 James Blish The Overlook Press 1-58567-602-0
$16.95?$: US dollar
ix+
591+
[2]
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 Brad Holland Checkmark
Cities in Flight 2006-08-00 James Blish Gollancz (Gollancz SF) 0-575-07898-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
xi+
664+
[5]
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 Marc Adams Checkmark
Cities In Flight 2010-02-00 James Blish Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-0-575-09417-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
x+
625
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 Triumph of Time 2011-09-00 James Blish Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10397-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Cities In Flight 2013-12-12 James Blish Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0288-7
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni John Harris  
Die fliegenden Städte 2015-00-00 James Blish Heyne 978-3-641-17544-3
€5.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
Cities in Flight date unknown James Blish Avon 21196
$1.75?$: US dollar
605
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight date unknown James Blish Avon 380-27987
$2.25?$: US dollar
605
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  
Cities in Flight date unknown James Blish Avon 0-380-00998-6
$2.95?$: US dollar
605
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight date unknown James Blish Avon W187
$1.25?$: US dollar
605
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight date unknown James Blish Avon 0-380-00998-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
605
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight date unknown James Blish Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-0-575-09417-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
x+
625
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 Checkmark
Cities in Flight date unknown James Blish Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) 1-85798-811-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
607
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 Checkmark
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