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Title: Inherit the Stars Title Record # 1712
Author: James P. Hogan
Date: 1977-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Minervan Experiment / Giants
Series Number: 1
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1978Inherit the Stars Translated by Beata Della Frattina as Lo scheletro impossibile
Italian Lo scheletro impossibile
1979Translated by Wiebe Buddingh'
Dutch Ruïnes op de maan [as by James Patrick Hogan]
1980Translated by 池央耿
Japanese
星を継ぐもの?ほしをつぐもの
Hoshi wo Tsugumono
Hoshi o Tsugumono
[as by
ジェイムズ・P・ホーガン?Jeimuzu P. Hōgan
Jeimuzu P. Hoogan
]
1981Translated by Andreas Brandhorst
German Der tote Raumfahrer
2017Translated by Andreas Brandhorst (1981) and revised for the 2017 edition by Rainer Michael Rahn.
German Das Erbe der Sterne
Year Language Title
1978 Italian Lo scheletro impossibile (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
19 1978 Locus Best SF Novel
Win (as
星を継ぐもの?ほしをつぐもの
Hoshi wo Tsugumono
Hoshi o Tsugumono
)
1981 Seiun Best Translated Long Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Inherit the Stars 1977-05-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25704-9
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1977-05-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25704-9
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Urania #739 1978-01-01 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 739
Lit 700?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
168
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 Karel Thole  
Inherit the Stars 1978-03-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25704-9
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1978-10-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28125-X
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Ruïnes op de maan 1979-00-00 James Patrick Hogan Meulenhoff (M=SF #143) 90-290-0850-4   234
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 Nico Keulers Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1979-11-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28907-2
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
星を継ぐもの?ほしをつぐもの
Hoshi wo Tsugumono
Hoshi o Tsugumono
1980-05-23
ジェイムズ・P・ホーガン?Jeimuzu P. Hōgan
Jeimuzu P. Hoogan
東京創元社?Tōkyō Sōgensha
Tokyo Sogensha
(
創元SF文庫?Sōgen SF Bunko
Sōgen Esu Efu Bunko
Sougen SF Bunko
Sougen Esu Efu Bunko
Sogen SF Bunko
Sogen Esu Efu Bunko
)
4-488-66301-X   309
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  
Inherit the Stars 1980-06-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28907-2
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1981-03-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30107-2
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Der tote Raumfahrer 1981-08-00 James P. Hogan Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3538) 3-8118-3538-6
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
252
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 Checkmark
The Minervan Experiment 1981-10-00 James P. Hogan Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 5906
$6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Tom Miller (artist) Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1981-11-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30107-2
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1984-02-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31792-0
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell Sweet Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1984-08-12 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31792-0
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
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 Darrell Sweet  
Inherit the Stars 1989-03-00 James P. Hogan Grafton 0-586-20487-3
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
239
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 John Harris Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1990-00-00 James P. Hogan Ballantine Books 0-345-33463-9
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
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  
Inherit the Stars 1990-09-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33463-9
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
216
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 Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
The Giants Novels 1991-10-08 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-37381-2
$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
520
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 1992-00-00 James P. Hogan Ballantine Books 0-345-01931-8
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
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 Giants Novels 1994-06-00 James P. Hogan Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-38885-2
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
696
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 Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
The Two Moons 2006-04-00 James P. Hogan Baen Books 1-4165-0936-4
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
595
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Inherit the Stars 2006-09-10 James P. Hogan Baen Books (Baen Free Library) 0-345-30107-2
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel Darrell Sweet  
Inherit the Stars 2013-04-01 James P. Hogan Blackstone Audio  
$13.22?$: 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  
Inherit the Stars 2013-04-01 James P. Hogan Blackstone Audiobooks 978-1-4708-4389-2
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
novel  
Inherit the Stars 2013-04-01 James P. Hogan Blackstone Audiobooks 978-1-4708-4391-5
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
novel  
Inherit the Stars 2013-04-01 James P. Hogan Blackstone Audiobooks 978-1-4708-4392-2
$69.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
novel  
The Two Moons 2013-12-03 James P. Hogan Baen Books 978-1-61824-523-6
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Bob Eggleton  
Le stelle dei giganti 2016-03-00 James P. Hogan Mondadori (Urania Millemondi #74)  
€7.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
574
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  
Das Erbe der Sterne 2017-01-00 James P. Hogan Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-31764-2
€9.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
352
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 sdecoret  
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