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Title: The Chrysalids Title Record # 7700
Author: John Wyndham
Date: 1955-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Per FictionMages, the serial in Argosy (UK) is "abridged and revised from Re-Birth (Ballantine, 1955)".
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations Translated Serializations
Year Title
1955 Re-Birth
Year Language Title
1956Translated by Félix Monteagudo
Spanish Las crisálidas
1957Translated by Hilja Brinis for the 1957 publication.
Italian I trasfigurati
1958Translated by Jan Sjögren
Swedish Den stora hemsökelsen
1958Translated by Amélie Audiberti and "adaptated".
French
Les transformés?Les transformes
1959Translated by Margot Bakker
Dutch De getekenden
1961Translated by Waltensir Dutra
Portuguese Os Mutantes
1961Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Wem gehört die Erde?
1961Translated by Tony Westermayr for the 1961 publication under a different title
German Wiedergeburt
1976Translated by Angel García Fluixá
Spanish Las crisálidas
1976Translated by Ugo Malaguti
Italian I trasfigurati
1976Translated by C. & L. Meistermann
French Les chrysalides
1977Translated by Baranyi Gyula
Hungarian
Újjászületés?Ujjaszuletes
Uujjaaszueletees
1985Translated by Fernanda Pinto Rodrigues
Portuguese As Crisálidas
Year Title
1955 The Chrysalids (Part 1 of 2)
1955 The Chrysalids (Part 2 of 2)
Year Language Title
1957Translated by Hilja Brinis
Italian I trasfigurati (Complete Novel)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Chrysalids 1955-09-19 John Wyndham Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow)  
10/6?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).
239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Wildsmith  
The Chrysalids 1958-08-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
2/6?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).
200
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  
The Chrysalids 1959-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
2/6?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).
200
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  
The Chrysalids 1961-00-00 John Wyndham Horwitz H1308
5/-?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).
198
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  
The Chrysalids 1961-00-01 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
2/6?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).
200
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  
The Chrysalids 1961-00-02 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
2/6?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).
200
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.
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The Chrysalids 1962-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
2/6?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).
200
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 Chrysalids 1964-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
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).
200
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 Griffiths  
The Chrysalids 1964-00-00 John Wyndham Hutchinson  
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).
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The John Wyndham Omnibus 1964-00-00 John Wyndham Michael Joseph  
25/-?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).
532
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Chrysalids 1965-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
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).
200
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 Griffiths Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1965-00-00 John Wyndham The House of Grant (Canada)     225
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
The John Wyndham Omnibus 1965-00-00 John Wyndham Simon & Schuster  
$5.95?$: US dollar
532
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Chrysalids 1967-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
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).
200
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 Griffiths Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1968-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1308
4/-?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).
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1969-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.20?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1970-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.25?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1973-00-00 John Wyndham Michael Joseph      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Chrysalids 1973-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.30?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1974-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1974-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3   200
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 Harry Willock  
The Chrysalids 1974-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.60?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1975-04-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.50?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The John Wyndham Omnibus 1976-00-00 John Wyndham Book Club Associates     532
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1977-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.70?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1979-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
200
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 Harry Willock Checkmark
The John Wyndham Omnibus 1979-00-00 John Wyndham Michael Joseph 0-7181-0209-6
£5.95?£: UK pound
532
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Chrysalids 1980-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.90?£: UK pound
200
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 Lord Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1980-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£0.95?£: UK pound
200
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 Lord Checkmark
The Day of the Triffids / The Kraken Wakes / The Chrysalids / The Seeds of Time / Trouble with Lichen / The Midwich Cuckoos 1980-05-00 John Wyndham Octopus / Heinemann 0-905712-46-3
£5.95?£: UK pound
860
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Chrysalids 1981-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£1.00?£: UK pound
200
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 Lord Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1981-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£1.00?£: UK pound
200
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 Lord Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1982-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£1.25?£: UK pound
200
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 Lord Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1983-00-00 John Wyndham Ulverscroft Large Print Books (Charnwood Library) 0-7089-8131-3   286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Chrysalids 1986-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£2.25?£: UK pound
200
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 Lord Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1987-08-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£2.50?£: UK pound
200
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 Mike Salwowki Checkmark
The Chrysalids 1992-00-00 John Wyndham Baobab Books 0-908311-47-8   199
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
The Chrysalids 1993-11-15 John Wyndham Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0041-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
200
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 Chrysalids 2000-03-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 0-14-118147-8
£6.99?£: UK pound
xi+
186
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 Andy Bridge  
The Chrysalids 2008-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-118147-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
xi+
186
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 Andy Bridge  
The Chrysalids 2008-08-07 John Wyndham Penguin Books 978-0-14-103297-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
200
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 Brian Cronin Checkmark
The Chrysalids 2008-08-07 John Wyndham Penguin Books 978-0-14-103846-9
£6.99?£: UK pound
208
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 Brian Cronin  
The Chrysalids 2008-11-18 John Wyndham New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) 978-1-59017-292-6
$14.00?$: US dollar
240
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 Chrysalids 2009-00-00 John Wyndham Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
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The Chrysalids 2009-06-29 John Wyndham Penguin Books Australia (Popular Penguins) 978-0-14-104543-6
A$9.95?A$: Australian dollar
204
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  
The Chrysalids 2010-04-01 John Wyndham Penguin Books (Penguin Decades) 978-0-241-95004-3
£8.99?£: UK pound
x+
203
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 Chrysalids 2010-04-01 John Wyndham Penguin Books 978-0-241-95060-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Chrysalids 2016-06-09 John Wyndham Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-1268-8
£12.99?£: UK pound
[2]+
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Chrysalids 2018-06-07 John Wyndham Penguin Books (Penguin Essentials) 978-0-241-98392-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
204
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 Chrysalids 2020-09-23 John Wyndham New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) 978-1-68137-554-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Chrysalids 2020-10-15 John Wyndham Arcturus Publishing 978-1-83940-060-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Chrysalids 2022-03-01 John Wyndham Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio 978-1-7136-6420-8
$24.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
novel  
The Chrysalids 2023-07-15 John Wyndham Intra (Il Disoriente - Serie Fantascienza Fantasy Avventura) 979-12-5991-484-2
C$11.99?C$: Canadian dollar
228
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 Chrysalids date unknown John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
200
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 Spencer Wilson Checkmark
The Chrysalids date unknown John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001308-3
£6.99?£: UK pound
200
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 Spencer Wilson Checkmark
The Chrysalids date unknown John Wyndham Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
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