Title: Earthman, Come Home

Title: Earthman, Come Home Title Record # 2026
Author: James Blish
Date: 1955-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Cities in Flight
Series Number: 3
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Language: English

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Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1960^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Stadt zwischen den Planeten
1967^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	La Terre est une idée
1980^ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt	Dutch	Aardling, kom thuis
1985^ⓘTranslated by Ralph Tegtmeier	German	Erdmensch komm heim
1998^ⓘTranslated by Alexandra Tavares	Portuguese	A Terra é uma Ideia Boa, 1º volume
1998^ⓘTranslated by Alexandra Tavares	Portuguese	A Terra é uma Ideia Boa, 2º volume
1998^ⓘTranslated by Viviana Viviani	Italian	Il ritorno del terrestre

Year	Language	Title
1955^ⓘTranslated by Carlo Ardini	Italian	Il ritorno dall'infinito (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Earthman, Come Home	1955-00-00	James Blish	G. P. Putnam's Sons		C$3.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	239	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Kohs
Earthman, Come Home	1955-00-00	James Blish	G. P. Putnam's Sons		$3.50^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 239	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Kohs
Earthman, Come Home	1956-00-00	James Blish	Faber and Faber		12/6^?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).	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Peter Curl
Earthman, Come Home	1956-07-00	James Blish	G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC		$1.15^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 209	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Lester Kohs
Earthman, Come Home	1958-00-00	James Blish	Avon	T-225	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian dollar	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
Earthman, Come Home	1958-00-00	James Blish	Avon	T-225	$0.35^?$: US dollar	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
Earthman, Come Home	1958-01-00	James Blish	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	30	5/6^?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).	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	C. W. Bacon
Earthman, Come Home	1963-00-00	James Blish	Mayflower	2205	3/6^?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).	222	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 Powers
Earthman, Come Home	1966-06-00	James Blish	Avon	S218	$0.60^?$: US dollar	253	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	Lida Moser
Earthman, Come Home	1966-06-00	James Blish	Avon	S218	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	253	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	Lida Moser
Earthman, Come Home	1968-04-00	James Blish	Avon	S218	$0.60^?$: US dollar	253	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	Lida Moser
Earthman, Come Home	1968-04-00	James Blish	Avon	S218	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	253	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	Lida Moser
Cities in Flight	1970-02-00	James Blish	Avon	0-380-00187-X / W187	$1.25^?$: US dollar	605+ [2]	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
Cities in Flight	1970-02-00	James Blish	Avon	W187	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	605+ [2]	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
Cities in Flight	1971-08-00	James Blish	Avon	W187	$1.25^?$: US dollar	605+ [2]	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
Cities in Flight	1973-02-00	James Blish	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	5579	$3.50^?$: US dollar	593	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Brad Holland
Cities in Flight	1974-00-00	James Blish	Arrow Books	0-09-909410-X			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	Chris Foss
Earthman, Come Home	1974-05-06	James Blish	Arrow Books	0-09-908690-5	£0.40^?£: UK pound	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	Chris Foss
Earthman, Come Home	1974-08-00	James Blish	Arrow Books	0-09-908690-5	£0.40^?£: UK pound	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	Chris Foss
Cities in Flight	1975-12-00	James Blish	Avon	0-380-00998-6	$2.25^?$: US dollar	605+ [2]	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
Cities in Flight	1976-08-00	James Blish	Avon	0-380-00998-6	$2.25^?$: US dollar	605+ [2]	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
Cities in Flight	1978-07-00	James Blish	Avon	0-380-41616-6	$2.50^?$: US dollar	605	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
Cities in Flight	1979-00-00	James Blish	Avon	0-380-41616-6	$2.50^?$: US dollar	605	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
Cities in Flight	1981-00-00	James Blish	Arrow Books	0-09-926440-4	£2.50^?£: UK pound	607	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	Chris Foss
Cities in Flight	1982-04-00	James Blish	Avon	0-380-00998-6	$3.50^?$: US dollar	605	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
Cities in Flight	1985-00-00	James Blish	Arrow Books	0-09-926440-4	£2.95^?£: UK pound	607	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	Chris Foss
Cities in Flight	1985-00-00	James Blish	Arrow Books	0-09-926440-4	£2.75^?£: UK pound	607	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	Chris Foss
Cities in Flight	1987-00-00	James Blish	Arrow Books	0-09-926440-4	£3.95^?£: UK pound	607	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	Chris Foss
Cities in Flight: Vol. 2	1991-07-00	James Blish	Baen	0-671-72070-8	$4.95^?$: US dollar	393	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	David Mattingly
Cities in Flight	1991-07-00	James Blish	Legend	0-09-926440-4	£5.99^?£: UK pound	607	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	Lee Gibbons
Cities in Flight	1999-02-00	James Blish	Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3)	1-85798-811-6	£6.99^?£: UK pound	607	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	John Harris
Cities In Flight	2000-02-00	James Blish	The Overlook Press	1-58567-008-1	$35.00^?$: US dollar	ix+ 591	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Brad Holland
Cities in Flight	2000-06-00	James Blish	The Overlook Press / SFBC	03443	$14.98^?$: US dollar	593	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Brad Holland
Cities in Flight	2002-11-00	James Blish	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3)	1-85798-811-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound	607	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	John Harris
Cities in Flight	2004-00-00	James Blish	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3)	1-85798-811-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound	607	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	John Harris
Cities in Flight	2005-00-00	James Blish	The Overlook Press	1-58567-602-0	$16.95^?$: US dollar	ix+ 591+ [2]	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	Brad Holland
Cities in Flight	2006-08-00	James Blish	Gollancz (Gollancz SF)	0-575-07898-7	£7.99^?£: UK pound	xi+ 664+ [5]	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	Marc Adams
Cities In Flight	2010-02-00	James Blish	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09417-8	£8.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 625	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	John Harris
Earthman, Come Home	2011-09-29	James Blish	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10396-2	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Cities In Flight	2013-12-12	James Blish	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4732-0288-7	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	John Harris
Cities in Flight	date unknown	James Blish	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3)	1-85798-811-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound	607	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	John Harris
Cities in Flight	date unknown	James Blish	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09417-8	£8.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 625	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	John Harris
Cities in Flight	date unknown	James Blish	Avon	0-380-00998-6	$3.95^?$: US dollar	605	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
Cities in Flight	date unknown	James Blish	Avon	W187	$1.25^?$: US dollar	605	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
Cities in Flight	date unknown	James Blish	Avon	0-380-00998-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar	605	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
Cities in Flight	date unknown	James Blish	Avon	380-27987		605	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
Cities in Flight	date unknown	James Blish	Avon	21196	$1.75^?$: US dollar	605	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

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Review by Groff Conklin (1955) in Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1955
Review by The Editor (1955) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1955
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1955) in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1955
Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1955) in Fantastic Universe, October 1955
Review by Damon Knight (1955) in Science Fiction Stories, July 1955, (1955)
Review by Henry Bott (1956) in Imagination, October 1956
Review by Floyd C. Gale (1959) in Galaxy Magazine, June 1959
Review by Robert Silverberg [as by Calvin M. Knox] (1959) in Future Science Fiction, No. 44, August 1959
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1967) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, April 1967
Review [French] by
Demètre Ioakimidis^?Demetre Ioakimidis
(1968) in Fiction, #171
Review by Peter Young (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1

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