Title: The Book of Ptath

Title: The Book of Ptath Title Record # 14252
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1947-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Bibliography in "The Best of A. E. van Vogt" (UK, 1974) incorrectly states 1946 first Hadley publication.

Synopsis: Ptath, a very powerful god, is throwing by his deadly rival, the goddess Ineznia, on Earth, around 200,000,000 AD, in the form of a mortal, where he has to face numerous dangers to survive.

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Translations

Serializations

Translated Serializations

Year	Title
1964	Two Hundred Million A. D.
1976	Ptath
1978	200 Million A. D.

Year	Language	Title
1961^ⓘTranslated by Jean Cathelin	French	Le livre de Ptath
1965^ⓘTranslated by Jesco von Puttkamer	German	200 Millionen Jahre später^?200 Millionen Jahre spaeter
1969	Italian	Il libro di Ptath
1970^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	A guerra dos deuses
1975^ⓘTranslated by W. A. Ruysch	Dutch	Tweehonderd Miljoen A.D.
1980^ⓘTranslated by Βαγγέλης Κοχλατζής / Vangélis Kochlatzís of The Book of Ptath.	Greek	Πταθ^?Ptath [as by A. Βαν Βογκτ^?A. Van Vogt ]
2009^ⓘTranslated by Ligia Caranfil	Romanian	Cartea lui Ptath

Year	Title
1943	The Book of Ptath (Complete Novel)

Year	Language	Title
1958	Italian	Il libro di Ptath (Complete Novel)
1986^ⓘTranslated by Ugo Malaguti.	Italian	Il libro di Ptath (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Nominations Below Cutoff ^ⓘ15 nominations with 4.15 final points	2019 Retro Hugo	Best Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Unknown Worlds, October 1943	1943-10-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag
The Book of Ptath	1947-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Fantasy Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	227	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	A. J. Donnell
The Book of Ptath	1947-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Fantasy Press			227	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Book of Ptath	1947-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Fantasy Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	227	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	A. J. Donnell
I Romanzi del Cosmo #9	1958-02-00	ed. Tom Arno	Ponzoni	9	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	160	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
Le livre de Ptath	1961-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Hachette (Le Rayon Fantastique #87)			315	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	Jean-Claude Forest
Two Hundred Million A. D.	1964-07-00	A. E. van Vogt	Paperback Library	52-304	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Two Hundred Million A. D.	1964-07-00	A. E. van Vogt	Paperback Library	52-304	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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
200 Millionen Jahre später^?200 Millionen Jahre spaeter	1965-12-17	A. E. van Vogt	Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #104)	TTB104	DM 2.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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	Karl Stephan
Two Hundred Million A. D.	1967-01-00	A. E. van Vogt	Paperback Library	52-406	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
A van Vogt Omnibus	1967-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-35345-7	30/-^?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).	172+ 162+ 159	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Book of Ptath	1969-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	02753X	5/-^?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).	157	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 Book of Ptath	1969-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	02753X	£0.25^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	157	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 Book of Ptath	1969-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	Paperback Library	63-092	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Jeff Jones
The Book of Ptath	1969-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	Paperback Library	63-092	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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	Jeff Jones
Il libro di Ptath	1969-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Libra Editrice (I Classici della Fantascienza #2)	2	Lit 2,100^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	220	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Allison
A guerra dos deuses	1970-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #153)		P$15.00	174	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	Lima de Freitas
Two Hundred Million A. D.	1971-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Paperback Library	62-718	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Two Hundred Million A. D.	1971-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Paperback Library	62-718	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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
Le livre de Ptath	1972-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #463)			305	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	Tibor Csernus
Le livre de Ptath	1973-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #463)			305	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	Tibor Csernus
The Book of Ptath	1973-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02753-X	£0.30^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	157	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 Book of Ptath	1975-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02753-X	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	157	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
Tweehonderd Miljoen A.D. / De Silkie	1975-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Scala (Scala SF #3)	90-6221-021-X	ƒ8.90^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	320	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	Bruce Pennington
The Book of Ptath	1975-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Garland Publishing (Garland Library of Science Fiction)	0-8240-1440-5	$11.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	227	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Ptath	1976-03-00	A. E. van Vogt	Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.	0-89083-172-6	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	204	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	D. A. Daily
Le livre de Ptath	1976-08-10	A. E. van Vogt	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #463)			305	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	Tibor Csernus
200 Million A. D.	1978-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.	0-89083-357-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	204	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 Book of Ptath	1979-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02753-X	£0.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	157	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 Book of Ptath	1979-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02753-X	£1.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	157	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
Le livre de Ptath	1979-09-17	A. E. van Vogt	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #463)	2-277-11463-4		305	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	Tibor Csernus
Πταθ^?Ptath	1980-00-00	A. Βαν Βογκτ^?A. Van Vogt	Πάπυρος^?Pápyros Papyros ( Βίπερ Φαν^?Víper Fan #78)	1197	Dr. 40.00	194	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	D. A. Daily
The Book of Ptath	1984-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther / Granada	0-586-02753-X	£1.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	157	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 Elson
The Book of Ptath	1984-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #580)	0-87997-930-5 / UE1930	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Ken W. Kelly
The Book of Ptath	1984-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-930-5 / UE1930	C$2.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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	Ken W. Kelly
Le livre de Ptath	1985-01-30	A. E. van Vogt	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #463)	2-277-12463-X		305	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	Tibor Csernus
Solaris Fantascienza, Luglio 1986	1986-07-00	ed. uncredited	Garden Editoriale		Lit 6,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	329	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.	mag	David Hardy
Le livre de Ptath	1987-12-07	A. E. van Vogt	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #463)	2-277-12463-X		305	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	Tibor Csernus
The Book of Ptath	1992-01-00	A. E. van Vogt	Carroll & Graf (Masters of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf))	0-88184-788-7	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Le livre de Ptath	1992-09-21	A. E. van Vogt	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #463)	2-277-12463-X		305	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	Tibor Csernus
Cartea lui Ptath	2009-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Editura Leda	978-973-102-228-4		240	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 Elson
The Book of Ptath	2013-07-01	A. E. van Vogt	Agency Editions	978-1-940392-00-4	$3.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel

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Reviews

Review by E. Mayne Hull (1948) in Fantasy Book, Vol 1, No. 2 , reprinted in:
Fantasy Book, Vol 1, No. 2 (deluxe edition) (1948)
Review by John K. Aitken (1948) in Fantasy Review, April-May 1948
Review by uncredited (1948) in Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1948
Review by Robert Bloch (1948) in The Arkham Sampler, Spring 1948 , reprinted in:
The Arkham Sampler: A Facsimile Edition (2010)
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 Jacques Goimard (1962) in Fiction, #99
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1964
Review [French] by
Alain Dorémieux^?Alain Doremieux
[as by Serge-André Bertrand] (1973) in Fiction, #236
Review by W. N. MacPherson (1975) in The Science Fiction Review Monthly, December 1975
Review by Joe Sanders (1976) in Delap's F & SF Review, March 1976
Review by Chris Marler (1976) in Astral Dimensions #3, Spring 1976
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 455 - 723)
Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels , reprinted in:
Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1988)
Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1989)
Review by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock (1988) in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books , reprinted in:
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1991)
Review [French] by Erwann Perchoc (2020) in Bifrost, #98