Title: David Starr: Space Ranger

Title: David Starr: Space Ranger Title Record # 9564
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
Series: Lucky Starr
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: From the front flap of the Gregg Press edition: "Six billion people on Earth, dependent on imports from the farms of Mars for their daily bread, are threatened with extinction by an insidious poison in their Martian foods. And only the Council of Science is aware that certain men are planning to attack Earth at it weakest point, by denying it the food it desperately needs. The Council's newest member, young David "Lucky" Starr, undertakes a trip to Mars, determined t find a solution to this threat of disaster. From the moment he takes a job as "farmboy" on Mars' largest domed farm, the mystery of the poisoned food takes on fantastic proportions. Fortunately, he meets up with John "Bigman" Jones, a cocky pint-sized native who soon becomes his fast friend and partner in adventure. With Bigman's help, Lucky fights a strange duel without protection from the poisonous Martian atmosphere, survives a dust storm, penetrates deep into the ravines which are the gateways to the world of the ancient Martians. It is then he realizes his true mission in life - and the Space Ranger is born! David Starr: Space Ranger is the first volume in The Lucky Starr Series by Isaac Asimov, a six volume collection of sturdy, hardcover editions published by Gregg Press. Each volume contains a new preface by the author."

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Year	Title
1952	David Starr: Space Ranger [as by Paul French]
1971	David Starr, Space Ranger
1972	Space Ranger
1993	David Starr, Space Ranger [as by Paul French]
2001	David Starr—Space Ranger^?David Starr-Space Ranger

Year	Language	Title
1954^ⓘTranslated by Fernando de Castro Ferro	Portuguese	O veneno de Marte [as by Paul French]
1954^ⓘTranslated by Amélie Audiberti.	French	Sur la planète rouge^?Sur la planete rouge [as by Paul French]
1957^ⓘTranslated by Birger Hultstrand	Swedish	David Starr – rymdjägare^?David Starr - rymdjaegare [as by Paul French]
1963^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack	German	Gift vom Mars [as by Paul French]
1974^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack as Heinz Nagel	German	Gift vom Mars
1977^ⓘTranslated by Annelies van Dijk	Dutch	Een man alleen
1977^ⓘTranslated by Guy Abadia	French	Jim Spark le chasseur d'étoiles^?Jim Spark le chasseur d'etoiles
1981^ⓘTranslated by Jens Rösner	German	Lucky Starr
1988^ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Lippi	Italian	Lucky Starr, il vagabondo dello spazio
1991^ⓘTranslated by Paul Couturiau	French	Les poisons de Mars
1992^ⓘTranslated by Benedek Mihály	Hungarian	Az Űrvadász^?Az urvadasz Az Uervadaasz
1995	German	Lucky Starr, der Weltraumranger
1998^ⓘTranslated by Virgiliu Păstoreanu	Romanian	Rătăcitor în spațiu^?Ratacitor in spatiu
1998^ⓘTranslated by Jens Rösner	German	Lucky Starr – Weltraumranger^?Lucky Starr - Weltraumranger

Year	Language	Title
1962^ⓘTranslated by Lella Pollini	Italian	Veleno per la Terra (Complete Novel) [as by Paul French]

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
David Starr: Space Ranger	1952-02-00	Paul French	Doubleday		$2.50^?$: US dollar	186	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Richard Powers
David Starr: Space Ranger	1953-00-00	Paul French	World's Work (The Master Science Fiction Series #2)		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).	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
O veneno de Marte	1954-00-00	Paul French	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #8)			176	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	Cândido Costa Pinto
Sur la planète rouge	1954-00-00	Paul French	Fleuve Noir (Fleuve Noir - Anticipation #44)		F240^?F: French frank	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	René Brantonne^?Rene Brantonne
David Starr – rymdjägare^?David Starr – rymdjaegare	1957-00-00	Paul French	Svensk Läraretidnings (Saga #327)		skr 7.50^?skr: Swedish krona (crown)	172	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Björn Karlström^?Bjoern Karlstroem
Galassia #14	1962-02-15	ed. Roberta Rambelli	Casa Editrice La Tribuna	14	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira	128	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	L. Galluppi
Gift vom Mars	1963-03-29	Paul French	Moewig (Terra #277)	277	DM 0.70^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	63	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	novel	Johnny Bruck
David Starr, Space Ranger	1971-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library	T4849	$0.75^?$: US dollar	144	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
David Starr, Space Ranger	1971-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library of Canada	T4849	C$0.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	144	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
The Astronomical Adventures of Space Ranger Starr, Agent of the Council of Space	1972-01-01	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library		$4.50^?$: US dollar	144+ 144+ 142+ 143+ 142+ 144	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	Bob Pepper
An Isaac Asimov Double: Space Ranger and Pirates of the Asteroids	1972-09-00	Isaac Asimov	New English Library	0-450-01313-8	£2.50^?£: UK pound	286	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Bruce Pennington
Space Ranger	1973-04-00	Isaac Asimov	New English Library	0-450-01434-7	£0.30^?£: UK pound	144	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	Bruce Pennington
Space Ranger	1973-06-00	Isaac Asimov	New English Library	0-450-01434-7	£0.30^?£: UK pound	144	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	Bruce Pennington
Space Ranger	1974-06-00	Isaac Asimov	New English Library	0-450-01434-7	£0.30^?£: UK pound	144	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	Bruce Pennington
Gift vom Mars	1974-06-18	Isaac Asimov	Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #240)	TTB240	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	143	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
Space Ranger	1975-05-00	Isaac Asimov	New English Library	0-450-02746-5	£0.35^?£: UK pound	144	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	Bruce Pennington
David Starr – rymdjägare^?David Starr - rymdjaegare	1977-00-00	Paul French	Opal	91-7270-109-9		171+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Een man alleen	1977-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Born (Nova SF #4)	90-283-0549-1	ƒ9.90^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	159	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	Chris Foss
Jim Spark le chasseur d'étoiles	1977-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Hachette ( Bibliothèque Verte Senior^?Bibliotheque Verte Senior )	2-01-003863-0		182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Claude Lacroix
David Starr: Space Ranger	1978-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23493-2	$1.50^?$: US dollar	174	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	Don Maitz
David Starr: Space Ranger	1978-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Gregg Press	0-8398-2486-6	$7.95^?$: US dollar	vi+ 186	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Wayne Barlowe
Space Ranger	1980-06-00	Isaac Asimov	New English Library	0-450-04691-5	£0.90^?£: UK pound	144	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 Elson
Lucky Starr	1981-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Action^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Action #21138)	3-404-21138-3	DM 4.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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	Chris Foss
Space Ranger	1983-09-00	Isaac Asimov	New English Library	0-450-01437-1	£1.50^?£: UK pound	144	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 Elson
David Starr: Space Ranger	1984-04-00	Paul French	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31541-3	$2.25^?$: US dollar	174	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	Darrell K. Sweet
The Adventures of Lucky Starr	1985-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	04552		viii+ 340	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Steve Ferris
David Starr: Space Ranger	1987-12-00	Paul French	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-35535-0	$2.50^?$: US dollar	174	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
Lucky Starr, il vagabondo dello spazio	1988-02-11	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Oscar #2006)	88-04-30756-0	Lit 6,000^?Lit: Italian lira	148	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	Karel Thole
Space Ranger	1988-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Lightning	0-340-42610-1	£1.95^?£: UK pound	144	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
Les poisons de Mars	1991-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Lefrancq (D'Aventure #1)	2-87153-052-1		155	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	Eric Loutte
Az Űrvadász^?Az Urvadasz	1992-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Cédrus Kiadó^?Cedrus Kiado	963-7429-14-X	Ft 179^?Ft: Hungarian forint	156	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	Szabó Árpád^?Szabo Arpad
David Starr, Space Ranger & Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids	1993-04-00	Paul French	Bantam Spectra	0-553-29166-1	$4.99^?$: US dollar	309	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	Romas
Wilde Talente / Lucky Starr, der Weltraumranger	1995-00-00	Isaac Asimov, Anne McCaffrey	Das Beste (Unterwegs in die Welt von Morgen #150)	3-87070-595-7		383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Rătăcitor în spațiu^?Ratacitor în spatiu	1998-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Lucman (Lucman SF #1)	973-98707-0-x		256	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
Lucky Starr	1998-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction #23200)	3-404-23200-3	DM 15.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	964	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	Luis Royo
Lucky Starr	1998-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction #23200)	3-404-23200-3	DM 15.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	964	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	Luis Royo
The Complete Adventures of Lucky Starr	2001-08-00	Isaac Asimov	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-1941-2 / 38475	$14.98^?$: US dollar	[9]+ 701	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Matt Stawicki
David Starr, Space Ranger	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library	T4849	$0.75^?$: US dollar	144	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
David Starr: Space Ranger	date unknown	Paul French	Signet	Q6771	$0.95^?$: US dollar	144	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
Les poisons de Mars	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Lefrancq (Lefrancq en poche #1010)	2-87153-366-0		187	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	Danny Flynn

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Reviews

Review by Groff Conklin (1953) in Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1953
Review by uncredited (1953) in Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, November 1953
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1954) in Astounding Science Fiction, November 1954
Review [French] by Igor B. Maslowski (1955) in Fiction, #14
Review [Dutch] by Johan-Martijn Flaton (1978) in Holland-SF 1978, #1
Review by Mary S. Weinkauf (1979) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, October 1979 , reprinted in:
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
Review by Andy Sawyer (1988) in Paperback Inferno, #74