Title: The Skylark of Space

Title: The Skylark of Space Title Record # 1193
Authors: Lee Hawkins Garby and Edward E. Smith
Date: 1946-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Skylark of Space
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: The Lee Hawkins Garby credit was retained for the serialization in Amazing, as well as the first few editions of the book in 1946-1950. The text was revised by Smith for the 1958 Pyramid reprint, omitting most of Garby's contributions, and her name was dropped from that point on. Amazing Stories, August-October 1928, illustrated by Frank R. Paul.

Synopsis: Available on page 394, Bleiler (Gernsback).

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Serializations

Year	Title
1946	The Skylark of Space [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1946	The Skylark of Space [as by Edward E. Smith]
1946	The Skylark of Space [as by Mrs. Lee Hawkins Garby and Edward E. Smith]
1950	The Skylark of Space [as by Lee Hawkins Garby and Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.]
2007	The Skylark of Space [as by Lee Hawkins Garby and E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
2007	The Skylark of Space [as by Lee Hawkins Garby and Edward Elmer Smith]
2010	The Skylark of Space [as by Lee Hawkins Garby and E. E. Smith]

Year	Language	Title
1954^ⓘTranslated by M. Bertin.	French	La curée des astres^?La curee des astres [as by Edward E. Smith]
1958^ⓘTranslated by H. G. Zimmerhäckel	German	Geheimformel QX 47 R [as by Edward E. Smith]
1961^ⓘTranslated by Jesús Silanes Larrosa	Spanish	La estrella apagada [as by Edward E. Smith]
1964^ⓘTranslated by H. G. Zimmerhäckel.	German	Geheimformel QX 47 R [as by E. E. Smith]
1976^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück	German	Die Abenteuer der Skylark [as by Edward E. ›Doc‹ Smith]
1980^ⓘTranslated by Giampaolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli	Italian	L'Allodola dello spazio [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
2003^ⓘTranslated by 亀山龍樹 (Kameyama Tatsuki)	Japanese	宇宙のスカイラーク号^?Uchū no sukairāku-gō Uchuu no sukairaaku-goo [as by エドワード・E. スミス^?Edowādo E. Sumisu Edowaado E. Sumisu ]

Year	Title
1928	The Skylark of Space (Part 1 of 3) [as by Lee Hawkins Garby and Edward Elmer Smith]
1928	The Skylark of Space (Part 2 of 3)
1928	The Skylark of Space (Part 3 of 3)

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Amazing Stories, August 1928	1928-08-00	ed. Hugo Gernsback	Experimenter Publishing Co.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	100	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Paul
Amazing Stories, September 1928	1928-09-00	ed. Hugo Gernsback	Experimenter Publishing Co.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	100	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Frank R. Paul
Amazing Stories, October 1928	1928-10-00	ed. Hugo Gernsback	Experimenter Publishing Co.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	100	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Paul
The Skylark of Space: The Tale of the First Inter-Stellar Cruise	1946-00-00	Mrs. Lee Hawkins Garby, Edward E. Smith	Buffalo Book Company		$3.00^?$: US dollar	303	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Allan Halladay
The Skylark of Space	1947-00-00	Lee Hawkins Garby, Edward E. Smith	Hadley Publishing Company			303	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	O. G. Estes, Jr.
The Skylark of Space	1950-00-00	Lee Hawkins Garby, Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.	F. F. F. Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar	245	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Frank R. Paul
La curée des astres	1954-00-00	Edward E. Smith	Gallimard (Le Rayon Fantastique #24)			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	Troy
The Skylark of Space	1958-05-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	G332	$0.35^?$: 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	Richard Powers
Geheimformel QX 47 R	1958-08-00	Edward E. Smith	Semrau (Der Weltraumfahrer #1)	WF1	DM 1.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	96	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".	novel
The Skylark of Space	1959-00-00	Edward E. Smith	Digit Books	D266	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).	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	Ed Emshwiller
La estrella apagada	1961-00-00	Edward E. Smith	Cenit (Ciencia ficción (Cenit) #15)			247	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
The Skylark of Space	1961-00-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	586	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian 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	Richard Powers
The Skylark of Space	1962-08-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	F-764	$0.40^?$: 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	Richard Powers
Geheimformel QX 47 R	1964-03-26	E. E. Smith	Moewig (Terra #332)	332	DM 0.70^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	64	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".	novel	Karl Stephan
The Skylark of Space	1966-04-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1350	$0.60^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1966-07-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1350	$0.60^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1968-01-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1350	$0.60^?$: US dollar	159+ [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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1968-05-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1350	$0.60^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1970-05-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	T-2232	$0.75^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1973-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02969-6	C$0.95^?C$: Canadian 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1973-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02969-6	$0.95^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1974-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03949-X	£0.40^?£: UK pound	172	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
The Skylark of Space	1975-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03949-X	£0.40^?£: UK pound	172	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
The Skylark of Space	1975-10-00	Edward E. Smith	Garland Publishing (Garland Library of Science Fiction)	0-8240-1432-4	$11.00^?$: US dollar	159	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Die Abenteuer der Skylark	1976-02-00	Edward E. ›Doc‹ Smith	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3479)	3-453-30365-2	DM 3.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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	Blair Wilkins
The Skylark of Space	1977-01-00	Edward E. Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02969-6	$1.25^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1977-07-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03949-X	£0.50^?£: UK pound	172	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
The Skylark of Space	1978-05-00	Edward E. Smith	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04688-4	$1.50^?$: 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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space	1980-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Berkley Books	0-425-04640-0	$1.95^?$: 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
L'allodola dello spazio	1980-06-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #43)		Lit 6,500^?Lit: Italian lira	vi+ 358	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Cesare Reggiani
The Skylark of Space	1980-06-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Berkley Books	0-425-04640-0	$1.95^?$: 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
The Skylark of Space	1984-03-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Berkley Books	0-425-06561-8	$2.50^?$: 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
The Skylark of Space	1985-12-00	Edward E. Smith	Berkley Books	0-425-08636-4	$2.75^?$: 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
The Skylark of Space	1991-00-00	Lee Hawkins Garby, Edward E. Smith	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)			303	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Skylark of Space	2001-03-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)	0-8032-9286-4	$10.00^?$: US dollar	x+ 159	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	O. G. Estes, Jr.
The Complete Skylark	2003-08-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-3602-3 / 58661	$14.99^?$: US dollar	788	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Vincent DiFate
宇宙のスカイラーク号^?Uchū no sukairāku-gō Uchuu no sukairaaku-goo	2003-10-15	エドワード・E. スミス^?Edowādo E. Sumisu Edowaado E. Sumisu	岩崎書店^?Iwasaki Shoten ( 冒険ファンタジー名作選^?Bōken fantajī meisaku-sen )	4-265-95133-3	¥5,700^?¥: Japanese yen	143	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	赤石沢貴士^?Akaishizawa Takashi
The Skylark of Space	2007-04-00	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Aegypan	1-60312-203-6	$13.95^?$: US dollar	197	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	Frank R. Paul
The Skylark of Space	2007-04-05	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-0053-6	$14.95^?$: US dollar	210	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 Skylark of Space	2007-04-09	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-0047-5	$29.95^?$: US dollar	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Skylark of Space	2007-07-19	Lee Hawkins Garby, Edward Elmer Smith	Tutis Digital Publishing Pvt. Ltd.	81-89952-72-2	$23.92^?$: US dollar	528	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 Skylark of Space	2009-01-16	Lee Hawkins Garby, Edward Elmer Smith	Project Gutenberg	20869	$0.00^?$: US dollar	88	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The E. E. 'Doc' Smith Omnibus	2009-04-16	Edward E. Smith	PageTurner Editions / Renaissance E Books		$1.05^?$: US dollar	587	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	H. W. Wesso
The Skylark of Space	2010-12-16	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. Smith	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Skylark of Space	2011-01-04	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. Smith	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Paul
The Skylark of Space	2012-12-21	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12267-3	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Skylark of Space	2013-04-25	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. Smith	CreateSpace	978-1-4848-1559-5	$3.99^?$: US dollar	110	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 Skylark of Space	2013-06-01	Edward E. Smith	Spastic Cat Press	978-1-4837-0182-0	$12.99^?$: US dollar	218	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	Jack Gaughan
The Skylark of Space / Skylark Three / Skylark of Valeron / Skylark DuQuesne	2013-10-31	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-12266-6	£18.99^?£: UK pound	688	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
The Skylark of Space / Skylark Three / Skylark of Valeron / Skylark DuQuesne	2013-11-28	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0184-2	£9.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
The E. E. "Doc" Smith Megapack	2015-08-17	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Wildside Press (Megapack)	978-1-4794-0719-4	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Luca Oleastri
The Skylark of Space	2016-01-26	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Armchair Fiction (Science Fiction Classics (Armchair Fiction) #C-70)	978-1-61287-299-5	$12.95^?$: US dollar	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	Frank R. Paul
The Skylark of Space	2016-10-01	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pulp-Lit Productions (A Pulp-Lit Classic Edition)	978-1-945032-22-6	$8.99^?$: US dollar	298	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	Frank R. Paul
The Skylark of Space	2016-10-15	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pulp-Lit Productions	978-1-945032-05-9	$24.99^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Frank R. Paul
The Skylark of Space	2016-10-15	Lee Hawkins Garby, E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pulp-Lit Productions	978-1-945032-06-6	$2.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Frank R. Paul
The Skylark of Space	2017-03-02	Edward E. Smith	Project Gutenberg Canada	1406	C$0.00^?C$: Canadian dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books		$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books / OK Publishing	978-80-272-4813-1	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni

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Reviews

Review by Sergeant Saturn (1946) in Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1946
Review by D. R. Smith (1947) in Fantasy Review, June-July 1947
Review by W. C. (1948) in Fantasy Book, Vol 1, No. 2 , reprinted in:
Fantasy Book, Vol 1, No. 2 (deluxe edition) (1948)
Review by Morris Tish (1949) in Amazing Stories, December 1949
Review by Groff Conklin (1951) in Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1951
Review by George O. Smith (1951) in Science Fiction Quarterly, August 1951
Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
Review [French] by Igor B. Maslowski (1954) in Fiction, #9
Review by Robert A. W. Lowndes (1958) in Future Science Fiction, No. 39, October 1958
Review by Damon Knight (1958) in If, December 1958
Review by Robert Silverberg (1958) in Infinity Science Fiction, November 1958, (1958)
Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1959) in Fantastic Universe, January 1959
Review by Darrell Schweitzer (1980) in Science Fiction Review, August 1980
Review by Bob Mecoy (1980) in Future Life, November 1980
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Reviews: pages 266-522, M-Z)