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== US ==
 
== US ==
  
Vintage Books (Random House), 1999. Trade paperback. Cover art (by Elliot Erwitt): shining TV in dismal room. {{ISBN|0375705449}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=Avon Books, 1974. Paperback.|image=334-cover-avon.jpg}}
Carroll & Graf, 1987. Paperback. Cover art (by Roy Colmer): horrifying upside-down screaming face. {{ISBN|0881843407}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=Gregg Press, 1976. Hardcover (exact reprint of the Avon Books paperback edition). Introduction by M. John Harrison.|image=334-cover-gregg.jpg|isbn=0839823312}}
 
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{{Edition tile|desc=Carroll & Graf, 1987. Paperback.|image=334-cover-carroll-graf.jpg|cover-by=Roy Colmer|isbn=0881843407}}
Gregg Press, 1976. Hardcover - exact reprint of the Avon Books paperback edition. Introduction by M. John Harrison, frontispiece illustration by Richard Powers. {{ISBN|0839823312}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=Vintage Books (Random House), 1999. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-vintage.jpg|cover-by=Elliot Erwitt|isbn=0375705449}}
 
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Avon Books, 1974. Paperback. Cover art (artist unknown): lascivious woman on couch watching TV. Subtitled "The bold, innovative novel of city existence."
 
  
 
== UK & Australia ==
 
== UK & Australia ==
  
Littlehampton Book Services, 1982. Paperback. {{ISBN|0417060807}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. Hardcover.|image=334-cover-macgibbon-kee.jpg|cover-by=Michael Hasted|isbn=0261632833}}
Magnum, 1981. Paperback. Cover art: big chrome numbers. {{ISBN|0417060807}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=Sphere, 1974. Paperback.|image=334-cover-sphere.jpg|cover-by=Tony Roberts|isbn=0722129734}}
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{{Edition tile|desc=Magnum, 1981. Paperback.|image=334-cover-magnum.jpg|isbn=0417060807}}
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Sphere, 1974. Paperback. Cover art (by Tony Roberts): a spaceship?! {{ISBN|0722129734}}
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== Translations ==
  
MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. Hardcover. Dust jacket art (by Michael Hasted): apartment building as mainframe computer. {{ISBN|0261632833}}
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{{Edition tile|language=Italian|translator=Roberta Rambelli|desc=Fanucci Editore, 1976. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-it-fanucci.jpg|cover-by=Karel Thole}}
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{{Edition tile|language=French|translator=Ronald Blunden|desc=Denoël, 1976. Paperback.|image=334-cover-fr-denoel.jpg|cover-by=R. Leygue}}
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{{Edition tile|language=German|translator=Walter Brumm|alt-title=Angoulême|desc=Heyne, 1977. Paperback.|image=334-cover-de-heyne.jpg|cover-by=Karel Thole|isbn=3-453-30906-5}}
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{{Edition tile|language=Italian|translator=Roberta Rambelli|desc=Fanucci Editore, 1989. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-it-fanucci-1989.jpeg|cover-by=Michele Marsan|isbn=88-347-0118-6}}
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{{Edition tile|language=Spanish|translator=|desc=Martínez Roca, 1993. Trade paperback.|image=334-cover-es-martinez-roca.jpg|cover-by=Tone Høverstad|isbn=84-270-1703-0}}
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== Textual differences ==
 
== Textual differences ==

Latest revision as of 19:56, 24 January 2025

Details and images in this list are mainly derived from ISFDB, which has fuller information.

All the notes on the rest of this site refer to the 1999 Vintage Books edition.

US

Avon Books, 1974. Paperback.
Gregg Press, 1976. Hardcover (exact reprint of the Avon Books paperback edition). Introduction by M. John Harrison. ISBN 0839823312
Carroll & Graf, 1987. Paperback. Cover art: Roy Colmer. ISBN 0881843407
Vintage Books (Random House), 1999. Trade paperback. Cover art: Elliot Erwitt. ISBN 0375705449

UK & Australia

MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. Hardcover. Cover art: Michael Hasted. ISBN 0261632833
Sphere, 1974. Paperback. Cover art: Tony Roberts. ISBN 0722129734
Magnum, 1981. Paperback. ISBN 0417060807

Translations

Italian (translated by Roberta Rambelli): Fanucci Editore, 1976. Trade paperback. Cover art: Karel Thole.
French (translated by Ronald Blunden): Denoël, 1976. Paperback. Cover art: R. Leygue.
German (translated by Walter Brumm): Angoulême. Heyne, 1977. Paperback. Cover art: Karel Thole. ISBN 3-453-30906-5
Italian (translated by Roberta Rambelli): Fanucci Editore, 1989. Trade paperback. Cover art: Michele Marsan. ISBN 88-347-0118-6
Spanish: Martínez Roca, 1993. Trade paperback. Cover art: Tone Høverstad. ISBN 84-270-1703-0

Textual differences

There are a few differences between earlier and later editions that might either be corrections, or misguided "corrections" by an over-zealous copyeditor— in speculative fiction, especially with a playful author, it's not always easy to tell what is a mistake. Here's how the Vintage trade paperback (B) differs from all earlier US editions (A):