Title: A Voyage to Arcturus

Title: A Voyage to Arcturus Title Record # 909
Author: David Lindsay
Date: 1920-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: librivox.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: After a strange interstellar journey, Maskull, a man from Earth, awakens alone in a desert on the planet Tormance, seared by the suns of the binary star Arcturus. As he journeys northward, guided by a drumbeat, he encounters a world and its inhabitants like no other. At the end of his arduous and increasingly mystical quest waits a dark secret and an unforgettable revelation.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1975^ⓘTranslated by Max Schuchart	Dutch	Een Reis naar Arcturus
1975^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Die Reise zum Arcturus
1975^ⓘTranslated by Claude Saunier	French	Un voyage en Arcturus

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
A Voyage to Arcturus	1920-00-00	David Lindsay	Methuen		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).	303	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	1946-00-00	David Lindsay	Gollancz (The Connoisseur's Library of Strange Fiction #1)		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).	248	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	1963-00-00	David Lindsay	Macmillan (Macmillan's Library of Science Fiction Classics)		$2.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 244	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	1963-00-00	David Lindsay	Gollancz (Rare Works of Imaginative Fiction #2)		18/-^?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).	248	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	1968-11-00	David Lindsay	Ballantine Books	73010	$0.95^?$: US dollar	287	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	Bob Pepper
A Voyage to Arcturus	1968-11-00	David Lindsay	Ballantine Books	73010	C$0.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	287	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	Bob Pepper
A Voyage to Arcturus	1972-03-00	David Lindsay	Ballantine Books (UK)	0-345-09708-4	£0.40^?£: UK pound	287	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	Bob Pepper
A Voyage to Arcturus	1973-04-00	David Lindsay	Ballantine Books	0-345-03208-X	$1.25^?$: US dollar	287	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	Bob Pepper
A Voyage to Arcturus	1973-04-00	David Lindsay	Ballantine Books	0-345-03208-X	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	287	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	Bob Pepper
A Voyage to Arcturus	1973-09-00	David Lindsay	Ballantine Books (Ballantine Adult Fantasy)	0-345-23208-9	$1.25^?$: US dollar	x+ 287	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	Bob Pepper
A Voyage to Arcturus	1974-12-00	David Lindsay	Ballantine Books	0-345-24681-0	$1.50^?$: US dollar	287	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	Bob Pepper
Een Reis naar Arcturus	1975-00-00	David Lindsay	Bert Bakker (Tintagel Reeks)	90-6019-389-X		230	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	Paul Bakker
Die Reise zum Arcturus	1975-05-00	David Lindsay	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3440)	3-453-30352-0	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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	Karl Stephan
Un voyage en Arcturus	1975-08-29	David Lindsay	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #207)			348	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
Un voyage en Arcturus	1975-08-29	David Lindsay	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #207)			348	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	P. Meigneux
A Voyage to Arcturus	1977-06-00	David Lindsay	Gregg Press	0-8398-2375-4	$15.00^?$: US dollar	xvii+ v+ 303	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	1977-06-00	David Lindsay	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-25844-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar	287	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	Bob Pepper
A Voyage to Arcturus	1978-00-00	David Lindsay	Gollancz (Gollancz Fantasy)	0-575-00017-1	£4.50^?£: UK pound	248	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	1980-12-00	David Lindsay	Sphere Books	0-7221-5541-7	£1.50^?£: UK pound	288	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	1985-08-00	David Lindsay	Citadel Press	0-8065-0944-9	$5.95^?$: US dollar	248	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	Tim Gaydos
Die Reise zum Arcturus	1986-06-00	David Lindsay	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #53)	3-453-31286-4	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	299	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	Klaus Holitzka
A Voyage to Arcturus	1992-09-00	David Lindsay	Canongate Books	0-86241-377-X	£4.95^?£: UK pound	xi+ 302	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	Sir Frank Brangwyn
A Voyage to Arcturus	1993-03-00	David Lindsay	Lightyear Press	0-89968-406-8			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	1998-05-01	David Lindsay	Project Gutenberg	1329			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	2002-04-00	David Lindsay	Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)	0-8032-8004-1	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xv+ 272	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	R. W. Boeche
A Voyage to Arcturus	2002-08-10	David Lindsay	Wildside Press	1-58715-639-3	$29.95^?$: US dollar	220	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	2003-06-00	David Lindsay	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #37)	0-575-07483-3	£6.99^?£: UK pound	280	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	Jean Delville
A Voyage to Arcturus	2003-12-00	David Lindsay	Wildside Press	0-8095-3085-6	$14.95^?$: US dollar	244	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2005-06-00	David Lindsay	Dover Publications	0-486-44198-9	$9.95^?$: US dollar	258	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2008-01-08	David Lindsay	Waking Lion Press	978-1-4341-0223-2	$15.95^?$: US dollar	284	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2009-04-00	David Lindsay	Wilder Publications	978-1-60459-145-3	$9.49^?$: US dollar	204	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2010-03-00	David Lindsay	General Books	978-1-153-59007-5	£19.99^?£: UK pound	182	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2010-12-30	David Lindsay	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #37)	978-0-575-10553-9	£4.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	2011-02-00	David Lindsay	Wilder Publications	978-1-61720-221-6	$14.99^?$: US dollar	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2011-06-01	David Lindsay	LibriVox				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	2011-09-20	David Lindsay	Digireads.com	978-1-4209-4297-2	$8.99^?$: US dollar	168	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2012-11-06	David Lindsay	CreateSpace	978-1-4802-5842-6	$9.99^?$: US dollar	258	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2013-04-30	David Lindsay	CreateSpace	978-1-4848-5284-2	$6.99^?$: US dollar	152	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2013-08-31	David Lindsay	CreateSpace	978-1-4662-9773-9	$13.49^?$: US 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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2013-11-15	David Lindsay	Positronic Publishing	978-1-62755-543-2	$7.99^?$: US dollar	248	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
A Voyage to Arcturus and The Haunted Woman	2013-11-20	David Lindsay	Positronic Publishing	978-1-62755-544-9	$12.99^?$: US dollar	410	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2014-02-19	David Lindsay	Space and Time	978-1-78401-185-7	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	2014-08-03	David Lindsay	Positronic Publishing	978-1-63384-250-2	$1.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	2014-09-23	David Lindsay	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-4976-7224-6	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Science Fiction Novel Super Pack #1	2016-02-05	ed. uncredited	Positronic Publishing	978-1-5154-0363-0	$1.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Atelier Sommerland
The Science Fiction Novel Super Pack #1	2016-03-10	ed. uncredited	Start Publishing	978-1-68299-956-1	$1.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Yumikrum
A Voyage to Arcturus	2017-01-22	David Lindsay	Dancing Unicorn Books	978-1-5154-1474-2	$1.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Journeys Through Time & Space: 5 Classic Novels of Science Fiction and Fantasy	2017-07-11	Greg Bear	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-4564-3	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
A Voyage to Arcturus	2018-04-03	David Lindsay	Wilder Publications	978-1-5154-3146-6	$24.99^?$: US dollar	206	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books / OK Publishing	978-80-272-4813-1	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books		$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
A Voyage to Arcturus	2021-06-03	David Lindsay	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction)	978-0-241-44158-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	384	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
A Voyage to Arcturus	2021-06-03	David Lindsay	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction)	978-0-14-199290-7	£8.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Voyage to Arcturus	date unknown	David Lindsay	Allison & Busby (Allison & Busby Fantastic Fiction Library)	0-85031-633-2	£3.95^?£: UK pound	287	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	John Brett

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Reviews

Review by Avram Davidson (1964) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1964
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, April 1964
Review by Ron Goulart (1969) in Venture Science Fiction Magazine, May 1969
Review by Earl Evers (1969) in Science Fiction Review, June 1969
Review by James Blish [as by William Atheling, Jr.] (1969) in Amazing Stories, July 1969
Review by John Foyster (1969) in SF Commentary, #7 , reprinted in:
SF Commentary Reprint Edition: First Year 1969 (1982)
Review [French] by George W. Barlow (1976) in Fiction, #269
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)
Review by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock (1988) in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books , reprinted in:
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1991)
Review by George Hay (1988) in Horror: 100 Best Books, (1988) , reprinted in:
Horror: 100 Best Books (1988)
Horror: 100 Best Books (1992)
Horror: The 100 Best Books (1998)
Review by Cherith Baldry (2003) in Vector 231
Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2009) in 100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels
Review by Joel Zartman (2009) in Strange Horizons, 5 October 2009