The Ringworld Engineers
| First published | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Phantasia Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| ISBN | 0932096034 |
| Cover art | Paul Lehr |
| Pages | viii+355 |
Notes
- On copyright page:
- First Edition
- This special collectors edition published by arrangement with Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- No statement of printing; no numberline
- Year on title page. Source of month unknown. Locus magazine #230 (February 1980) lists it in the "January Books" column but Locus1 refers to it as "Phantasia 1979"
- Publisher (Phantasia Press) was contacted, requesting exact publication date. Reply dated 2024-04-16 from "Alex Berman, Publisher" reads in part: "My records, and best recollection, seem to show that our edition of THE RINGWORLD ENGINEERS was published in late 1979, and likely released in November or December of that year."
- "Cover Painting by Paul Lehr" on rear dust jacket flap. The wraparound cover artwork is signed "Lehr"
- "Frontispiece by Paul Lehr" on title page. This single page of full colour artwork is printed on glossy paper and is signed "Lehr"
- issued in a plain, dark green slipcase
- issued with a loosely laid in foldout black and white map of part of the Ringworld which is signed "Duane (after Niven & Wu)"
- Statement of limitation on a rear free endpaper:
- This first edition of The Ringworld Engineers
is limited to five hundred numbered copies, all
of which have been signed by the author.
This is number <handwritten copy number>
<author's signature>
- This first edition of The Ringworld Engineers
- Novel ends on page 351. Glossary on pages 352-354. Ringworld Parameters on page 355
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1981 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1981 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1980 | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | Hardcover | Novel | Dale Gustafson | xi+357 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1980 | Holt, Rinehart and Winston / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 3779 | Dale Gustafson | ix+307+[1] |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1980 | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | Hardcover | Novel | Dale Gustafson | xiii+357 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1980 | Gollancz | Hardcover | Novel | Dale Gustafson | xi+354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | xiii+354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | 354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | xiii+354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | x+356 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | 355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | x+355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | x+356 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | xii+355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1982 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | 355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers | 1983 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | 355 | ||
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1983 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | xi+355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1984 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | 354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1984 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | 355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1985 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | xi+355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1985 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | xi+355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1987 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | xiii+354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1987 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | 355 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1990 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | xiii+354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1992 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | 354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1996 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Fred Gambino | 354 | |
| The Ringworld Engineers | 1996 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Dale Gustafson | 355 | ||
| The Ringworld Engineers |
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1996 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Donato Giancola | 355 | |
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1997 | Ballantine Books | Trade Paperback | Novel | ix+307 | ||
| The Ringworld Engineers | 1997 | Orbit | Paperback | Novel | Barclay Shaw | 354 | ||
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