Title: The Iron Thorn
Title Record # 684809
Author: Algis Budrys
Date: 1967-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
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Author: Algis Budrys
Date: 1967-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Synopsis: A small isolated colony of humans survives in a restricted area of a planet with the help of a technological artifact, having forgotten everything about its origin, and all of human history. A boy seeking initiation into the ruling caste by passing the test of hunting one of the alien creatures who live outside the area habitable by humans discovers that there are many secrets being hidden from the colony by its leaders, and resolves to find out the truth.
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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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| The Iron Thorn | 1968-02-00 | Algis Budrys | Gollancz | 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). |
189 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Iron Thorn | 1969-00-00 | Algis Budrys | Coronet Books | 0-340-04399-7 | £0.20?£: UK pound |
159 | 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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| The Iron Thorn | 1969-02-00 | Algis Budrys | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 142 | 189 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Terry James | ||
| The Iron Thorn | 1980-00-00 | Algis Budrys | Fontana | 0-00-615410-7 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
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 | Peter Jones | |
| The Iron Thorn | 2011-09-00 | Algis Budrys | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10839-4 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| The Iron Thorn / Michaelmas / Hard Landing | 2014-01-00 | Algis Budrys | Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus) | 978-0-575-10833-2 | £18.99?£: UK pound |
xii+ 379+ [4] |
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 | Guy Worley | |
| The Iron Thorn / Michaelmas / Hard Landing | 2014-01-00 | Algis Budrys | Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) | 978-1-4732-0193-4 | £9.49?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni |
Reviews
- Review by Algis Budrys (1968) in Galaxy Magazine, February 1968
- Review by Judith Merril (1968) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1968
- Review by Leroy Tanner (1968) in Amazing Stories, July 1968
- Review by Jack Marsh (1968) in Vector 50
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1968) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1968
- Review by Keith Plunkett (1980) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 3, Number 6