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Deserted Cities of the Heart

Lewis Shiner

First published 1988
Publisher Doubleday Foundation
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 0385246374
Cover art Bob Hickson
Pages 273

Notes

The 1988 Abacus edition states: "Portions of this book have been previously published in substantially different form, as follows: "Americans" in The Fiction Magazine; "Rebels" and "Deserted Cities of the Heart" in Omni; and "Cabracan" in Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine."

  • "First Edition (over) BG" stated on the copyright page without a number line.
  • No stated date of publication. Date here taken from Locus1. The code "0888" printed on the back flap would indicate August, 1988.
  • "Doubleday edition published August 1988" on copyright page of the first paperback edition
  • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the ISBN (0-385-24637-4) and the {{LCCN|87-35210}}.
  • "Jacket Illustration © 1988 Bob Hickson (over) Handlettering © 1988 Ron Zinn (over) Jacket Design by Jamie S. Warren" on the back flap of the dustjacket.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1989 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Nominee/Finalist
1989 Nebula Award Novel Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Deserted Cities of the Heart Cover 1988 Abacus Trade Paperback Novel Enikoe Bakti 307
Deserted Cities of the Heart Cover 1989 Bantam Spectra Paperback Novel Bob Hickson 335
Deserted Cities of the Heart 1991 Bantam Books Trade Paperback Novel Tom Hallman 273
Deserted Cities of the Heart Cover 2009 Subterranean Press Trade Paperback Novel 288
Deserted Cities of the Heart Cover 2011 Subterranean Press eBook Novel