Title: Protector
Title Record # 1360
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1973-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Known Space
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1973-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Known Space
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
A shorter version of this novel appeared under the title The Adults in Galaxy Magazine, June 1967
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 3 | 1974 Hugo | Best Novel |
| 4 | 1974 Locus | Best SF Novel |
| Win | 1975 Ditmar | Best International Long Fiction |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protector | 1973-09-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23486-3 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis |  |
| Protector | 1973-09-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23486-3 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Protector | 1973-11-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23486-3 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Protector | 1974-03-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23486-3 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Protector | 1974-08-00 | Larry Niven | Futura | 0-86007-060-3 | £0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Der Baum des Lebens | 1975-00-00 | Larry Niven | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0211) | 3-442-23211-2 | DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
160 | 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 | F. Jürgen Rogner | |
| Protector | 1975-00-00 | Larry Niven | Futura | 0-86007-848-5 | £0.45?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 | ||
| Il difensore | 1975-02-00 | Larry Niven | Dall'Oglio (Andromeda (Dall'Oglio) #16) | 01-0079-X | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Ferruccio Alessandri | |
| Protector | 1975-04-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24778-7 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Protecteur | 1976-04-00 | Larry Niven | Albin Michel (Albin Michel - Super-Fiction #14) | 2-226-00300-2 | 241 | 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 Faragasso | |
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| Protector | 1976-06-00 | Larry Niven | Compton Russell | 0-85955-035-4 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| Protector | 1976-07-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24778-7 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Protector | 1976-10-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-86007-848-5 | £0.65?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Beschermheer | 1977-00-00 | Larry Niven | Elsevier (Elsevier SF) | 90-10-01791-5 | ƒ14.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
236 | 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 | Henk Stadman | |
| Protector | 1977-11-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27510-1 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Protector | 1978-11-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28244-2 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Protector | 1979-00-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit / Futura | 0-86007-848-5 | £0.90?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 Jones | |
プロテクター?Purotekutā |
1979-01-00 |
ラリー・ニーヴン?Rarī Nīvun Rarii Niivun |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō (Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF #321) |
863 | ¥380?¥: Japanese yen. ISO code: JPY |
338 | 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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| Protector | 1980-00-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-86007-848-5 | £1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 Jones | |
| Protector | 1981-03-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29302-9 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Protector | 1981-03-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29302-9 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
218 | 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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Protector | 1981-05-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29302-9 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Protector | 1981-09-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29302-9 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
218 | 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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Protector | 1982-12-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29302-9 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Protector | 1984-09-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29302-9 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Protector | 1985-00-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-86007-848-5 | £1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 Jones | |
| Protector | 1986-02-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33775-1 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Protector | 1989-00-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-86007-848-5 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 Jones | |
| Beschermheer | 1990-02-00 | Larry Niven | Meulenhoff (M=SF #280) | 90-290-4138-2 | ƒ27.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
236 | 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 | Peter A. Jones | |
| Il difensore | 1990-04-00 | Larry Niven | Mondadori (Classici Urania #157) | Lit 5,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
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 | Oscar Chichoni | ||
| Protector | 1992-02-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-86007-848-5 | £4.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
218 | 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 | Fred Gambino | |
プロテクター?Purotekutā |
1992-03-00 |
ラリー・ニーヴン?Rarī Nīvun Rarii Niivun |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō (Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF #321) |
4-15-010321-6 | 338 | 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 | |||
| Protektor | 1996-00-00 | Larry Niven | United Fans / Klub Julese Vernea ( Poutník?Poutnik #27) |
80-85892-21-9 | Kč 89.00?Kč: Czech koruna (crown). ISO code: CZK |
254 | 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 Jones | |
| Protector | 1996-06-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-35312-9 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Donato Giancola | |
| Brennans Legende | 1999-00-00 | Larry Niven | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction #24258) |
3-404-24258-0 | DM 12.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
380 | 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 | ||
| Protector | 2013-12-15 | Larry Niven | Blackstone Audio | 978-1-4829-4803-5 | $16.95?$: 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 | |
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| Protector | date unknown | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-35312-9 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
218 | 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 | Donato Giancola | |
Reviews
- Review by Richard E. Geis (1974) in The Alien Critic, February 1974
- Review by Sidney Coleman (1974) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1974
- Review by John Clute (1975) in New Worlds #6
- Review [French] by George W. Barlow (1977) in Fiction, #276
- Review [Dutch] by Johan-Martijn Flaton (1977) in Holland-SF 1977, #4
- Review by Mo Holkar and Ivan Towlson and Neal Tringham [as by M. H. Zool] (1989) in Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Review [Dutch] by Paul Harland (1990) in Fantastische vertellingen 27, oktober 1990
- Review by Jo Walton (2018) in An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 , reprinted in:
- An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 (2018)