Title: Tau Zero

Title: Tau Zero Title Record # 1044
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1970-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Expansion of "To Outlive Eternity" which appeared in Galaxy Magazine, June and August issues 1967.

Synopsis: During an epic voyage to a planet 30 light years away, the engines of the starship the 'Leonora Christine' are damaged. Unable to slow down, it attains light speed (the tau zero of the title). The disparity between time for those on board and external time becomes impossibly great. Eons and galaxies hurtle by, as the crew speed helplessly into the great unknown.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1972^ⓘTranslated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch	German	Universum ohne Ende
1981^ⓘTranslated by Veikko Rekunen	Finnish	Tau nolla
1983	Portuguese	Tau Zero
1989	Italian	Tau Zero
1991^ⓘ Translated by Vojislav Despotov	Serbian	Tau zero [as by Pol Anderson]
1992^ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志	Japanese	タウ・ゼロ^?Tau Zero [as by ポール・アンダースン^?Pōru Andāsun Pooru Andaasun ]
2012^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Daniel Brèque	French	Tau Zéro^?Tau Zero

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
2	1971 Hugo	Best Novel
7	1971 Locus	Best SF Novel
Win (as タウ・ゼロ^?Tau Zero )	1993 Seiun	Best Translated Long Story
Preliminary Nominees (as Tau Zéro^?Tau Zero )	2013 Imaginaire	Roman étranger

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Tau Zero	1970-00-00	Poul Anderson	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)		$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Anita Siegel
Tau Zero	1971-00-00	Poul Anderson	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-00672-2	£1.60^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Tau Zero	1971-06-00	Poul Anderson	Lancer Books	75185	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Tau Zero	1971-06-00	Poul Anderson	Lancer Books	75185	C$0.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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
Tau Zero	1972-07-00	Poul Anderson	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	183		208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Universum ohne Ende	1972-08-00	Poul Anderson	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3306)	3306	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	142	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	C. A. M. Thole
Tau Zero	1973-00-00	Poul Anderson	Coronet Books	0-340-16336-4	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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
Tau Zero	1976-09-00	Poul Anderson	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03210-8	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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
Tau Zero	1980-00-00	Poul Anderson	Coronet Books	0-340-16336-4	£0.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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	Geoff Taylor
Tau Zero	1980-05-00	Poul Anderson	Berkley Books	0-425-04726-1	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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 Egge
Tau nolla	1981-00-00	Poul Anderson	Ursa (Ursa science fiction #2)	951-9269-16-9		189	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	Vesa Lempiäinen^?Vesa Lempiaeinen Vesa Lempiainen
Tau Zero	1981-02-00	Poul Anderson	Berkley Books	0-425-05077-7	$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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 Egge
Abenteuer Weltraum	1981-04-00	ed. uncredited	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24017)	3-404-24017-0	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	517	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.	anth	Chris Foss
Tau Zero	1983-00-00	Poul Anderson	Francisco Alves (Mundos da Ficção Científica #31)			273	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
Tau Zero	1989-01-00	Poul Anderson	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #98)		Lit 12,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	viii+ 226	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	Angus McKie
Tau Zero	1989-12-00	Poul Anderson	VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #38)	0-575-04617-1	£3.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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	Les Edwards
Tau zero	1991-00-00	Pol Anderson	Dnevnik (Supernova #17)			190	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	Tim White
タウ・ゼロ^?Tau Zero	1992-02-23	ポール・アンダースン^?Pōru Andāsun Pooru Andaasun	東京創元社^?Tōkyō Sōgensha Tokyo Sogensha ( 創元SF文庫^?Sōgen SF Bunko Sōgen Esu Efu Bunko Sougen SF Bunko Sougen Esu Efu Bunko Sogen SF Bunko Sogen Esu Efu Bunko )	4-488-63805-8		365	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
Tau Zero	1994-00-00	Poul Anderson	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)			x+ 208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Tau Zero	1997-03-00	Poul Anderson	GuildAmerica Books / SFBC	1-56865-278-X / 14776	$7.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	160	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ron Walotsky
Tau Zero	2000-05-00	Poul Anderson	Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions)	0-575-07099-4	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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
Tau Zero	2006-02-00	Poul Anderson	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #64)	0-575-07732-8	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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	Dominic Harman
Tau Zero	2009-04-00	Poul Anderson	Gollancz / Orion (Space Opera Collection)	978-0-575-08258-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	187	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	Sanda Zahirovic
Tau Zero	2010-06-29	Poul Anderson	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-0746-1	$8.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Tau Zero	2010-12-30	Poul Anderson	Gollancz / Orion (Space Opera Collection)	978-0-575-08804-7	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Sanda Zahirovic
Tau Zéro	2012-07-00	Poul Anderson	Le Bélial'^?Le Belial'	978-2-84344-113-4	€20.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	291	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	Manchu
Tau Zéro	2014-12-00	Poul Anderson	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #7160)	978-2-266-23928-8		347	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	Manchu
Tau Zéro	2015-10-00	Poul Anderson	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #7160)	978-2-266-23928-8		347	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	Manchu
Tau Zero	2016-10-11	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audio	978-1-5047-8631-7	$18.24^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
Tau Zero	2016-10-11	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audio	978-1-5047-8628-7			audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
Tau Zero	2016-10-11	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audio	978-1-5047-8627-0	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
Tau Zero	2016-10-11	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Publishing	978-1-5047-8626-3			audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
Tau Zero	2018-08-21	Poul Anderson	Blackstone on Brilliance Audio	978-1-7213-3200-7	$14.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
Tau Zero	2018-09-18	Poul Anderson	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-5456-0	$12.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	232	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
Tau Zero	2018-09-18	Poul Anderson	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-5370-9	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Tau Zero	date unknown	Poul Anderson	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03210-8	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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
Tau Zero	date unknown	Poul Anderson	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03909-9	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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
Tau Zero	date unknown	Poul Anderson	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #64)	0-575-07732-8	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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	Dominic Harman
Tau Zero	date unknown	Poul Anderson	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #64)	0-575-07732-8	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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	Dominic Harman
Tau Zero	date unknown	Poul Anderson	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	0-575-07732-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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	Dominic Harman
Tau Zero	date unknown	Poul Anderson	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4072-3913-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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	Dominic Harman

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Reviews

Review by Joe R. Christopher [as by J. R. Christopher] (1970) in Science Fiction Review, November 1970
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1971) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1971
Review by Charles N. Brown [as by Charlie Brown] (1971) in Locus, #71 January 6, 1971
Review by James Blish (1971) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1971
Review by Peter Nicholls (1972) in Foundation, #2 June 1972 , reprinted in:
Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years: A Collection of Commentaries and Reviews (2022)
Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years: A Collection of Commentaries and Reviews (2022)
Review by Fritz Leiber (1972) in Fantastic, October 1972
Review by Leon Taylor (1973) in Riverside Quarterly, August 1973
Review by Fred Patten [as by Frederick Patten] (1977) in Delap's F & SF Review, March 1977
Review by Keith Plunkett (1980) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 4, Number 2
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
Review by Norman Beswick (1990) in Paperback Inferno, #83
Review by Bruce Gillespie (1991) in SF Commentary, #69/70
Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
Review by Tony C. Smith (2009) in StarShipSofa, No 81
Review by Kate Atherton (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Tony Atkins (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Chris Mander (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Anthony G. Williams (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1

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