Title: World of Ptavvs

Title: World of Ptavvs Title Record # 6005
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1966-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Known Space
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: The copyright page notes that a much "much shorter version" was published in Worlds of Tomorrow (March 1965). The plot is largely unchanged, but most of the Belter narration is new, as is the date of the action, 2106.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1970^ⓘTranslated by Gerard Suurmeijer	Dutch	Kzanol de ruimtepiraat
1974^ⓘTranslated by Jacques Polanis	French	Le monde des Ptavvs
1976	Italian	Stasi interrotta
1977^ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez	German	Das Doppelhirn
1979^ⓘTranslated by Gerard Suurmeijer	Dutch	De wereld van de Ptavvs
1993	Italian	Pianeta di schiavi
1996^ⓘTranslated by Miroslav Martan.	Czech	Svět Ptavvů^?Svet Ptavvu

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Made First Ballot	1967 Nebula	Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
World of Ptavvs	1966-08-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	U2328	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Adams
World of Ptavvs	1966-08-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	U2328	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	188	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	Adams
World of Ptavvs	1968-00-00	Larry Niven	Macdonald		21/-^?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).	160	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
World of Ptavvs	1969-12-00	Larry Niven	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	152	8/6^?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).	160	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Terry James
Kzanol de ruimtepiraat	1970-00-00	Larry Niven	Het Spectrum (Prisma #1461)	1461	ƒ2.75^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	189	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	Three Lions
World of Ptavvs	1971-08-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-02333-1	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Michael McInnerney
World of Ptavvs	1971-10-00	Larry Niven	Sphere Books	63908	£0.30^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	188	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	Michael McInnerney
World of Ptavvs	1973-00-00	Larry Niven	Sphere Books	0-7221-6387-8	£0.30^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	188	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
World of Ptavvs	1973-08-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-23440-5	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Michael McInnerney
Le monde des Ptavvs	1974-03-25	Larry Niven	OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #48)	2-7201-0009-9		305	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
World of Ptavvs	1975-09-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-24591-1	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Rick Sternbach
World of Ptavvs	1975-09-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-24591-1	C$1.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	188	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	Rick Sternbach
World of Ptavvs	1975-12-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-24591-1	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Rick Sternbach
Stasi interrotta	1976-00-00	Larry Niven	Fanucci Editore (Biblioteca di Fantascienza #18)		Lit 3,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	206	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
Das Doppelhirn	1977-00-00	Larry Niven	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Taschenbuch^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Taschenbuch #21097)	3-404-00782-4	DM 3.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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
World of Ptavvs	1977-12-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27543-8	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Rick Sternbach
World of Ptavvs	1978-00-00	Larry Niven	Orbit / Futura	0-7088-8013-4	£0.80^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	188	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 Jones
World of Ptavvs	1978-00-00	Larry Niven	Orbit / Futura	0-7088-8013-4	£0.80^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	188	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 Jones
De wereld van de Ptavvs	1979-00-00	Larry Niven	Elsevier (Elsevier SF)	90-10-02509-8	ƒ9.90^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	192	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 A. Jones
World of Ptavvs	1979-07-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28619-7	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Rick Sternbach
World of Ptavvs	1980-00-00	Larry Niven	Orbit	0-7088-8013-4	£1.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	188	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 Jones
World of Ptavvs	1981-03-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-30054-8	$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188	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	Rick Sternbach
World of Ptavvs	1986-11-12	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-34508-8		188	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
Kzanol de ruimtepiraat	1987-00-00	Larry Niven	Het Spectrum (Prisma #2640)	90-274-1632-X		189	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
De wereld van de Ptavvs	1990-09-00	Larry Niven	Meulenhoff (M=SF #290)	90-290-4016-5		189	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 Jones
World of Ptavvs; A Gift from Earth; Neutron Star	1991-06-00	Larry Niven	Book-of-the-Month Club		$11.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	160+ 254+ 285	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
World of Ptavvs	1992-02-00	Larry Niven	Orbit	0-7088-8013-4	£3.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	168	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	Fred Gambino
Pianeta di schiavi	1993-09-00	Larry Niven	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #133)	88-429-0720-0	Lit 18,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	xviii+ 294	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 Jones
Svět Ptavvů^?Svet Ptavvu	1996-00-00	Larry Niven	United Fans / Klub Julese Vernea ( Poutník^?Poutnik #25)	80-85892-20-0	Kč 83.00^?Kč: Czech koruna (crown). ISO code: CZK	221	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 Jones
Three Books of Known Space	1996-11-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-40448-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 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	David Stevenson
World of Ptavvs	2000-04-00	Larry Niven	Orbit	1-85723-997-0	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	188	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	Fred Gambino
Three Books of Known Space	2021-10-28	Larry Niven	Larry Niven		$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Larry Niven's Universe	date unknown	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books		$6.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	188, 254, 285, 342	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	Rick Sternbach
Three Books of Known Space	date unknown	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-40448-3	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 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	David Stevenson
Three Books of Known Space	date unknown	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-40448-3	$16.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 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	David Stevenson

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Reviews

Review by Algis Budrys (1967) in Galaxy Magazine, April 1967
Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1978) in Paperback Parlour, June 1978