The Silkie
| First published | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Series | The Silkie |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Novel |
| Catalog ID | 76500 |
| Cover art | Jack Gaughan |
| Pages | 191 |
| Price | $0.60 |
Fix-up novel incorporating the following stories:
- Prologue linking material, later published separately as "Prologue to The Silkie" in 1976
- Chapters 1-8: "The Silkie" 1964
- Chapters 9-22: "Silkies in Space" 1966
- Chapters 23-33: "Enemy of the Silkies" 1967
• © 1969 No statement of printing, no number line.
• "Cover art by Jack Gaughan" on the copyright page; cover has JG on it.
• There are at least two printings of this entry, identical except for ad on last page; one that starts with the Ace Double H-56 (PITY ABOUT EARTH Ernest Hill & SPACE CHANTEY R. A. Lafferty) [verified by {{PV|Philfreund}} and others] the other Saberhagen's THE BROKEN LANDS #08130 [verified].
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Algis Budrys | Galaxy Magazine, August 1969 |
| 1969 | P. Schuyler Miller | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1969 |
| 1971 | David A. Halterman | Son of the WSFA Journal #22 |
| 1974 | Juanita Coulson | Yandro, #225, February 1974 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| [2] | About the Author (The Silkie) | Forrest J. Ackerman | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1973 | New English Library | Paperback | Novel | Bruce Pennington | 156 | |
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1973 | New English Library | Paperback | Novel | Bruce Pennington | 156 | |
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1973 | Ace Books | Paperback | Novel | 76501 | Bart Forbes | 191 |
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1974 | Ace Books | Paperback | Novel | 76502 | Bart Forbes | 191 |
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1977 | New English Library | Paperback | Novel | Bruce Pennington | 156 | |
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1982 | DAW Books | Paperback | Novel | UE1695 | Wayne Barlowe | 160 |
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1982 | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Paperback | Novel | UE1695 | Wayne Barlowe | 160 |
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1985 | DAW Books | Paperback | Novel | Wayne Barlowe | 160 |