Title: The Dark Light Years Title Record # 117
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1964-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles	Translations	Translated Serializations
Year Title 1964 The Dark Light-Years [as by Brian Aldiss] 1979 The Dark Light Years [as by Brian Aldiss]	Year Language Title 1970ⓘTranslated by Frank Visser Dutch De donkere lichtjaren [as by Brian Aldiss] 1972ⓘTranslated by Sandro Pivatto Portuguese Anos de Treva e Luz [as by Brian Aldiss] 1973ⓘTranslated by Jørgen Bech-Jessen. Danish De mørke lysår?De moerke lysaar 1982ⓘTranslated by Olavi Markkanen Finnish Pimeät valovuodet 1983ⓘTranslated by Hans Maeter German Die dunklen Lichtjahre 1992 Portuguese Os Negros Anos Luz [as by Brian Aldiss]	Year Language Title 1965 Italian Dal buio degli anni luce (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 Dark Light Years	1964-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Faber and Faber		16/-?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).	190	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Bridget Riley
The Dark Light Years	1964-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Faber and Faber		16/-?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).	190	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Dark Light-Years	1964-06-00	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2497	C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar	128	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 Dark Light-Years	1964-06-00	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library	D2497	$0.50?$: US dollar	128	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
I Romanzi del Cosmo #175	1965-09-01	ed. Giancarlo Cella	Ponzoni	175	Lit 200?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
The Dark Light Years	1966-02-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Four Square Books	1437	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).	159	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 Dark Light Years	1966-02-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Four Square Books	1437	A$0.60?A$: Australian dollar	159	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
De donkere lichtjaren	1970-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Born (Born SF #15)	15	ƒ3.15?ƒ: Dutch guilder	185	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	Studio Lemaire
The Dark Light-Years	1971-04-00	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library of Canada	T4586	C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar	128	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 Dark Light Years	1971-05-00	Brian W. Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-00710-3	£0.30?£: UK pound	159	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	Bruce Pennington
Anos de Treva e Luz	1972-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Editorial Bruguera ( Coleção Urania?Colecao Urania #5)			192	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 Dark Light Years	1972-04-00	Brian W. Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-00710-3	£0.30?£: UK pound	159	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	Bruce Pennington
De mørke lysår?De moerke lysaar	1973-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Stig Vendelkær?Stig Vendelkaer (SV Science Fiction)	87-416-7565-7	dkr 15.00?dkr: Danish krone (crown)	175	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	Ole J. Kragh
The Dark Light Years	1975-03-00	Brian W. Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-02306-0	£0.40?£: UK pound	159	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	Bruce Pennington
The Dark Light Years	1979-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Panther / Granada	0-586-04987-8	£0.80?£: UK pound	159	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 Dark Light Years	1980-06-00	Brian Aldiss	Panther / Granada	0-586-04987-8	£1.25?£: UK pound	158+ [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	Peter Goodfellow
Pimeät valovuodet	1982-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Kirjayhtymä	951-26-2184-3		179	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Pimeät valovuodet	1982-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Kirjayhtymä	951-26-2184-3		179	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Die dunklen Lichtjahre	1983-01-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3945)	3-453-30873-5	DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	175	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	Nico Keulers
The Dark Light Years	1984-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Granada	0-586-04987-8	£1.95?£: UK pound	159	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
The Dark Light Years	1991-07-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Carroll & Graf (Masters of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf))	0-88184-726-7	$3.50?$: US dollar	159	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
Os Negros Anos Luz	1992-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #416)				unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
The Dark Light Years	2008-11-27	Brian Aldiss	Faber and Faber	978-0-571-24723-3	£12.00?£: UK pound	160	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
The Dark Light Years	2012-09-24	Brian W. Aldiss	E-Reads	978-1-61756-772-8	$11.95?$: US dollar	160	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
The Dark Light Years	2014-04-01	Brian W. Aldiss	Open Road Integrated Media (Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy)	978-1-4976-0814-6	$4.99?$: US dollar	134	ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Dark Light Years	2014-04-01	Brian W. Aldiss	Open Road Integrated Media (Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy)	978-1-4976-0815-3	$4.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Dark Light-Years	date unknown	Brian Aldiss	Signet	T4586	$0.75?$: US dollar	128	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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Reviews

• Review by Leslie Flood (1964) in New Worlds Science Fiction, February
• Review by Donald Malcolm (1964) in Vector 25
• Review by Robert Silverberg (1965) in Amazing Stories, April 1965
• Review by Christopher Priest [as by Chris Priest] (1966) in Vector 39
• Review by John Duffty (1982) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 5, Number 5