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Ciphers: A Post-Shannon Rock-n-Roll Mystery

Paul Di Filippo

First published 1997
Publisher Cambrian Publications & Permeable Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Novel
Cover art Rostislav Košťál
Pages 533
Price $16.95
ISBN 188263330X

  • "First Edition" and "A joint publication of Cambrian Publications and Permeable Press" stated on the copyright page.
  • "Front cover, spine, and page 497 photographs by Rotislav Košťál [sic]" (over) "Book design by Brian Clark & Andy Watson" stated on the copyright page. The spelling of the cover credit has been corrected for this record.
  • Publishers are not credited on the title page, but on the copyright page. The logos of each are on the spine of the book.
  • The subtitle is used on both the front cover and the title page. The title page also adds "Composed partially by Sampling, Splicing, Channeling and Reverse Transcription".
  • The ISBNs of this edition and the cloth edition (1-878914-02-2) are stated on the copyright page.
  • LCCN 95-075546 stated on the copyright page.
  • No stated publication date. Date for this record from Locus1 and corroborated by the listing on Amazon.
  • The text of the novel ends on page 496, with a full page photograph on page 497.
  • "Doctor Wu's Portable Decryption of Ciphers" (pages 499 - 533) is an annotated list of definitions and sources (for the song lyrics), ordered by chapter and their appearance in the novel.

Page Title Author(s) Type
499 Doctor Wu's Portable Decryption of Ciphers Paul Di Filippo Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Ciphers: A Post-Shannon Rock-n-Roll Mystery Cover 1997 Cambrian Publications & Permeable Press Hardcover Novel Rostislav Košťál 533