The Alien Years
| First published | 1998 |
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| Publisher | Voyager / HarperCollins |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| ISBN | 0246137223 |
| Cover art | Fred Gambino |
| Pages | 453 |
Notes
Silverberg states in The Best of Robert Silverberg: Stories of Six Decades that he used three prior stories, renaming the characters, as the basis for the The Alien Years (1998): "Against Babylon" (1986) - almost entirely as opening chapters; "Hannibal's Elephants" (1988) - small piece in one of the early sequences; and "The Pardoner's Tale" (1987) - nearly all in later part of book. He also states that he later carved out three new stories from the novel: "Beauty in the Night" (1997), "On the Inside" (1998), and "The Colonel in Autumn" (1998).
Published by Voyager 1996 First printing by numberline. Month from Locus1 "Jacket illustration by Fred Gambino" on rear flap of dustwrapper. No printed price anywhere.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1998 | The Easton Press | Hardcover | Novel | 106-127 | [11]+428 | |
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1998 | HarperPrism | Hardcover | Novel | Michael Herring | 428 | |
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1998 | HarperPrism / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 00158 | Michael Herring | 428 |
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1999 | Voyager / HarperCollins | Paperback | Novel | Fred Gambino | 453 | |
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1999 | HarperPrism | Paperback | Novel | Michael Herring | 488 | |
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2011 | Gateway / Orion | eBook | Novel | |||
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2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | eBook | Novel | |||
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2014 | Open Road Integrated Media | eBook | Novel | |||
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2019 | ReAnimus Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | 394 |