Title: Nova
Title Record # 1452
Author: Samuel R. Delany
Date: 1968-08-00
Type: NOVEL
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Language: English
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Author: Samuel R. Delany
Date: 1968-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 9.00 (4 votes) Including variants and translations: 8.80 (5 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: music (1), feet (1), prosthesis (1), nova (1), Paris (1), disability (1), interstellar travel (1), ambition (1), terraforming (1), quest (1), set in the 3000s (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), Hatred (1), cyborgs (1), tarot (1), forgery (1), art (1), museum (1), feud (1), science fiction (1), prosthetics (1), assassination (1) Add Tags
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| Finalists | 1969 Hugo | Best Novel |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova | 1968-08-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Doubleday | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Russell FitzGerald |  |
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| Nova | 1969-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Gollancz | 0-575-00200-X | 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). |
279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| Nova | 1969-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Doubleday / SFBC | 1771 | 279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Russell FitzGerald | |
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| Nova | 1969-11-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | H4738 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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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| Nova | 1969-11-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | H4738 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
215 | 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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| Nova | 1970-06-00 | Samuel R. Delany | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 158 | 279 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Nova | 1971-00-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Sphere | 28916 | 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). |
224 | 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 | Bob Haberfield | |
| Nova | 1971-05-20 | Samuel Delany | Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain) | 317 | 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 | ||||
| Nova | 1973-03-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #22) | Lit 1,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
iii+ 207 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Libero Vitali | |
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| Nova | 1973-04-00 | Samuel R. Delany | König?Koenig (König Taschenbücher?Koenig Taschenbuecher #8) |
3-8082-0026-X | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
171 | 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 | Rudolf Huber-Wilkoff | |
| Nova | 1975-06-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 55302243150 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1975-06-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | T2243 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1975-10-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 215 | 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 | ||||
| Nova | 1976-00-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Askild & Kärnekull?Askild & Kaernekull (AoK:s science fiction-serie #16) |
91-7008-621-4 | 252 | 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 | Inger Edelfeldt | |
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| Nova | 1976-08-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-10031-9 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1976-09-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 215 | 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 | ||||
| Nova | 1977-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-10031-9 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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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| Nova | 1977-06-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) | 0-8398-2397-5 | $12.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 215 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| Nova | 1977-06-10 | Samuel Delany | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #760) | 313 | 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 | Christopher Foss | |
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| Nova | 1977-07-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Sphere | 0-7221-2911-4 | £0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
224 | 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 | Angus McKie | |
| Nova | 1978-00-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Gradivus (Gradivus SF) | 90-6317-761-5 | ƒ12.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
302 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1979-00-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Minotauro (Otros Mundos) | 270 | 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 | ||||
| Nova | 1979-02-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-12757-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1979-10-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-13610-0 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1980-11-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-14844-3 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1982-01-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 215 | 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 | ||||
| Nova | 1983-00-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-22562-6 | $2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | ||
| Nova | 1983-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-23621-0 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| Nova | 1983-07-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller #22058) |
3-404-22058-7 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
237 | 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 | Angus McKie | |
| Nova | 1986-00-00 | Semjuel Dilejni | Prosveta (Kentaur) | 86-07-00081-0 | 234 | 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 |
Željko Pahek?Zeljko Pahek
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| Nova | 1986-01-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-23621-0 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Graphic Associates | |
| Nova | 1986-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Gollancz (Gollancz Classic SF #4) | 0-575-03818-7 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
224 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Nova | 1988-06-00 | Samuel Delany | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7095) | 2-253-04681-7 | 245 | 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 |
Éric Seigaud?Eric Seigaud
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| Nova | 1990-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-23621-0 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
215 | 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 | Graphics Associates | |
| Nova | 1992-06-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #87) | 3-453-05797-X | DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
271 | 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 | |
| Nova | 2000-12-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Mondadori (Classici Urania #285) | Lit 6,900?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
284 | 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 | Franco Brambilla | ||
| Nova | 2001-01-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #37) | 1-85798-742-X | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
224 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
| Nova | 2002-06-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Vintage Books | 0-375-70670-4 | $12.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
241 | 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 | ||
| Nova | 2004-00-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #37) | 1-85798-742-X | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
224 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
| Chants de l'espace | 2008-05-28 | Samuel R. Delany | Bragelonne | 978-2-35294-182-8 | 680 | 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 | Stephan Martiniere | ||
| Nova | 2014-01-07 | Samuel R. Delany | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4804-6191-8 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |
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| Nova | 2014-02-27 | Samuel R. Delany | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-11919-2 | £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 | |||
| Nova | 2015-11-12 | Samuel R. Delany | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-1191-9 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
241 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
| Nova | 2016-02-23 | Samuel R. Delany | Skyboat Media | $24.47?$: 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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| Chants de l'espace | 2017-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Bragelonne (10 ans, 10 romans) | 979-10-281-0798-7 | €10.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
687 | 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 | Pascal Casolari | |
| Nova | 2017-05-00 | Samuel R. Delany | Editura Paladin (Science-fiction (Editura Paladin)) | 978-606-8673-50-9 | Lei 35?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
312 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| Einstein perduto / Nova | 2017-11-01 | Samuel R. Delany | Mondadori (Urania Millemondi #79) | €7.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
378 | 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 | Franco Brambilla | ||
| American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s | 2019-11-05 | Gary K. Wolfe | The Library of America | 978-1-59853-635-5 | $75.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xx+ 718+ xx+ 742 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Paul Lehr , Paul Lehr , Paul Lehr | |
| American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1968-1969 | 2019-11-05 | Gary K. Wolfe | The Library of America (The Library of America #322) | 978-1-59853-502-0 | $37.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xx+ 742 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Paul Lehr | |
| American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1968-1969 | 2019-11-05 | Gary K. Wolfe | The Library of America (The Library of America #322) | 978-1-59853-637-9 | $17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | Paul Lehr | ||
| Nova | 2023-06-15 | Samuel R. Delany | Editora Aleph | 978-85-7657-550-4 | R$63.90?R$: Brazilian real. ISO code: BRL |
296 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Giovanna Cianelli |
Reviews
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1968) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, November 1968
- Review by Judith Merril (1968) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1968
- Review by M. John Harrison (1968) in New Worlds, December 1968
- Review by Algis Budrys (1969) in Galaxy Magazine, January 1969
- Review by John Gibson (1970) in SF Commentary, #13 , reprinted in:
- The Best of SF Commentary #3: Delany: The Nova Debate (1976)
- Review by Barry Gillam (1970) in SF Commentary, #14 , reprinted in:
- The Best of SF Commentary #3: Delany: The Nova Debate (1976)
- Review by George Turner (1970) in The Best of SF Commentary #3: Delany: The Nova Debate, (1976)
- Review [French] by Georges Nahon (1971) in Horizons du fantastique, #19
- Review by Roy Torgeson (1975) in The Science Fiction Review (Monthly), June 1975
- Review by Richard Delap (1975) in Delap's F & SF Review, August 1975
- Review by Charles N. Brown (1978) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July-August 1978
- 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 K. V. Bailey (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #61
- Review by K. V. Bailey (1986) in Vector 133
- Review [Spanish] by Alberto Cairo (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2006) , reprinted in:
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (2007)
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (unknown)
- Review by Jo Walton (2009) in What Makes This Book So Great, (2014)
- Review by Jo Walton (2010) in What Makes This Book So Great, (2014)
- Review by Graham Sleight (2012) in Locus, #613 February 2012
- Review by Jonathan Thornton (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1