Title: Jack of Shadows
Title Record # 1693
Author: Roger Zelazny
Date: 1971-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Jack of Shadows
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Language: English
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Author: Roger Zelazny
Date: 1971-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Jack of Shadows
Webpages: Blogspot, geeksofdoom.com, Wikipedia-EN, WordPress
Language: English
Synopsis: On a planet where inhabitants of the light side have souls and utilize science, but inhabitants of the dark side have no souls, reincarnate when they die, and utilize magical powers, one of the latter who has the power to utilize shadows goes on a quest to find and free his friend.
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Current Tags: science fantasy (2), Appendix N (1), Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 1946-1987 (1), fantasy (1), fantasy planet (1), science vs magic (1), thief (1), reincarnation (1), tidally locked (1), quest (1) Add Tags
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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4 | 1972 Hugo | Best Novel |
4 | 1972 Locus | Best SF Novel |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Jack of Shadows | 1971-00-00 | Roger Zelazny | Walker & Co. | 0-8027-5535-6 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Judith Loeser | ![]() |
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1971 | 1971-07-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | 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 | Ronald Walotsky | ![]() |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1971 | 1971-08-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | 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 | Walotsky | ![]() |
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Jack of Shadows | 1971-09-00 | Roger Zelazny | Walker & Co. / SFBC | 3438 | 184 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Judith Loeser | ![]() |
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Jack of Shadows | 1972-00-00 | Roger Zelazny | Faber and Faber | 0-571-10160-7 | £2.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
207 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | David Freeman | ![]() |
Fiction, #220 | 1972-04-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F4.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
164 | 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 | Moro | ![]() |
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Fiction, #221 | 1972-05-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F4.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
164 | 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 | Caza | ![]() |
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Fiction, #222 | 1972-06-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F4.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
164 | 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 | Sophie Busson | ![]() |
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Jack of Shadows | 1972-08-00 | Roger Zelazny | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-05140-8 / Q5140 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
142 | 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 Pepper | ![]() |
Jack of Shadows | 1972-08-00 | Roger Zelazny | Signet / New American Library | Q5140 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
142 | 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 Pepper | ![]() |
Jack van de schaduwen | 1973-00-00 | Roger Zelazny | Het Spectrum (Prisma #1565) | 90-274-0692-8 | ƒ3.00?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
173 | 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 | Foto Unit | ![]() |
Jack of Shadows | 1974-00-00 | Roger Zelazny | Corgi | 0-552-09608-3 | £0.35?£: 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 | ![]() |
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Skuggornas herre | 1974-00-00 | Roger Zelazny | Bernces förlag?Bernces foerlag (Science Fiction & Fantastica (Swedish))Bernces forlag |
91-500-0328-3 | 256 | 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 |
Ulf Wahlström?Ulf Wahlstroem
Ulf Wahlstrom |
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Le maître des ombres | 1978-03-20 | Roger Zelazny | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5022) | 2-266-00515-4 | 191 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ![]() |
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Jack of Shadows | 1980-08-00 | Roger Zelazny | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-09370-4 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
142 | 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 Pepper | ![]() |
Le maître des ombres | 1981-09-00 | Roger Zelazny | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5022) | 2-266-00515-4 | 191 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ||
Jack aus den Schatten | 1982-07-00 | Roger Zelazny | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3901) | 3-453-30824-7 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
186+ [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 | Oliviero Berni | ![]() |
Jack of Shadows | 1985-05-00 | Roger Zelazny | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-13576-8 / AE3576 | $2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
236 | 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 | Segrelles | ![]() |
Jack of Shadows | 1985-05-00 | Roger Zelazny | Signet / New American Library of Canada | 0-451-13576-8 / AE3576 | C$3.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
236 | 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 | Segrelles | ![]() |
Jack of Shadows | 1989-05-00 | Roger Zelazny | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-15976-4 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
236 | 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 Hescox | |
Le maître des ombres | 1992-08-00 | Roger Zelazny | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5022) | 2-266-02833-2 | 191 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ||
Le maître des ombres | 2003-02-20 | Roger Zelazny | Gallimard (Folio SF #127) | 2-07-042514-2 | 232 | 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 | Guillaume Sorel | ![]() |
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Jack van de schaduwen | 2011-04-00 | Roger Zelazny | Het Spectrum (Vantoen.nu #1565) | 978-90-315-0334-6 | €14.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
173 | 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 | Foto Unit | |
Jack of Shadows | 2016-05-01 | Roger Zelazny | Chicago Review Press | 978-1-61373-524-4 | $15.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | 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 | James Warhola | |
Jack of Shadows | 2024-10-15 | Roger Zelazny | Tantor Audio / Recorded Books | 979-8-3508-9017-4 | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | ![]() |
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Jack of Shadows | date unknown | Roger Zelazny | Signet | Y6283 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
142 | 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 Pepper | ![]() |
Jack of Shadows | date unknown | Roger Zelazny | Signet | 0-451-07587-0 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
142 | 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 Pepper | ![]() |
Reviews
- Review by David G. Hartwell [as by Dave Hartwell] (1971) in Locus, #100 November 11, 1971
- Review by Lester del Rey (1972) in Worlds of If, January-February 1972
- Review by James Blish (1972) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1972
- Review by Bruce Gillespie [as by Bruce R. Gillespie] (1972) in SF Commentary, #26
- Review by Charles N. Brown [as by Charlie Brown] (1972) in Locus, #125 October 27, 1972
- Review [Dutch] by Annemarie van Ewijck [as by Annemarie Kindt] (1972) in Holland-SF 1972, #6
- Review
[German]
by
Gerd Maximovič?Gerd Maximovic[as by Gerd Maximovic] (1982) in Science Fiction Times, Oktober 1982
Gerd Maximovich - 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 [French] by Claude Ecken (2003) in Asphodale, #04
- Review by Joe Sanders (2016) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 2016