The Joy Makers
| First published | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Novel |
| Catalog ID | A2219 |
| Cover art | William Hofmann |
| Pages | 160 |
| Price | $0.35 |
This NOVEL is based on the following previously published stories:
- Name Your Pleasure • (1955) • novella by James E. Gunn
- The Naked Sky • (1955) • novella by James E. Gunn
- The Unhappy Man • (1955) • novelette by James E. Gunn
• "A Bantam Book / published March 1961"
• No statement of printing, no number line.
• The artist is not credited; Hofmann is on the cover.
• Author is James Gunn on the cover, spine and title page, no "E."
• Copyright page acknowledges three previously printed stories, but the books just has three Parts, no other titles.
• Contento1 lists this as a collection
• Signature "Hofmann" is the same signature as on the 1969 cover of Earth Abides; that book identified the artist as William Hofmann.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | John Carnell | New Worlds Science Fiction, June 1961 |
| 1961 | S. E. Cotts | Amazing Stories, August 1961 |
| 1961 | P. Schuyler Miller | Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, August 1961 |
| 1963 | Leslie Flood | New Worlds Science Fiction, December 1963 |
| 1976 | James Corley | Vector 78 |
| 1977 | Philip Stephensen-Payne | Paperback Parlour, February 1977 |
| 1984 | David Pettus | Fantasy Review, July 1984 |
| 1984 | Algis Budrys | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1984 |
| 1984 | Tom Easton | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1984 |
No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1963 | Gollancz | Hardcover | Novel | 191 | ||
| The Joy Makers | 1964 | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Hardcover | Novel | 90 | 191 | ||
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1971 | Bantam Books | Paperback | Novel | S5953 | 201 | |
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1976 | Panther | Paperback | Novel | Jim Burns | 204 | |
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1984 | Crown Publishers | Hardcover | Novel | Michael Booth | xi+213 | |
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1985 | Robson Books | Hardcover | Novel | Michael Booth | xi+213 | |
| The Joy Makers | 1985 | Greenhouse | Hardcover | Novel | Michael Booth | xi+213 | ||
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2010 | Fantastic Books | Trade Paperback | Novel | 180 | ||
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2020 | ReAnimus Press | eBook | Novel | |||
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2020 | ReAnimus Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | 278 |