Mission of Gravity
| First published | 1954 |
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| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | Jean Morton |
| Pages | 224 |
Notes
- Month of publication from the copyright page of the first Pyramid edition, #F-786.
- The Joe Mugnaini cover art credit may be wrong. The SFBC edition of this publication has "Jacket design by Joe Mugnaini" on the front jacket flap and the back cover artwork of that edition is signed "Jean Morton".
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
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| 1955 | International Fantasy Award | Fiction | Runner-up |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1987 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1998 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2004 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1954 | Doubleday / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | Jean Morton | 224 | |
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1955 | Robert Hale | Hardcover | Novel | 192 | ||
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1958 | Galaxy Publishing Corp. | Paperback | Novel | 33 | Wallace A. Wood | 191 |
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1962 | Pyramid Books | Paperback | Novel | F-786 | Ed Emshwiller | 174 |
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1963 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1978 | Yves Tanguy | 200 |
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1969 | Pyramid Books | Paperback | Novel | T-2063 | John Schoenherr | 174 |
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1974 | Pyramid Books | Paperback | Novel | N3479 | Paul Lehr | 174 |
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1974 | Pyramid Books | Paperback | Novel | N3479 | Paul Lehr | 174 |
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1976 | New English Library | Paperback | Novel | Bruce Pennington | 192 | |
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1976 | Pyramid Books | Paperback | Novel | V3479 | Paul Lehr | 174 |
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1978 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | H. R. Van Dongen | 233 | |
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1978 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | H. R. Van Dongen | 233 | |
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1979 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | H. R. Van Dongen | 233 | |
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1979 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | H. R. Van Dongen | 233 | |
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1980 | Doubleday / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 3675 | Tony Gleeson | 188 |
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1984 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | H. R. Van Dongen | 233 | |
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1987 | The Easton Press | Hardcover | Novel | 224+[3] | ||
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1987 | VGSF / Gollancz | Paperback | Novel | Tony Roberts (artist) | 203 | |
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1989 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | H. R. Van Dongen | ||
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1995 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | 231 | ||
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2000 | Gollancz | Trade Paperback | Novel | 203 | ||
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2005 | Gollancz / Orion | Trade Paperback | Novel | John Picacio | 203 | |
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2014 | Gollancz / Orion | Trade Paperback | Novel | John Picacio | 203 | |
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2014 | Gollancz / Orion | eBook | Novel | John Picacio |