The Black Cloud
| First published | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | Desmond Skirrow |
| Pages | x+251 |
| Price | 15/- |
- "First published 1957" on copyright page
- "Wrapper design by Desmond Skirrow" on front dust jacket flap
- "Book Society Recommendation" on front dust jacket flap
- Novel ends with an Epilogue on unnumbered page 251
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Kenneth F. Slater | Nebula Science Fiction, Number 26 |
| 1958 | Leslie Flood | New Worlds Science Fiction, February 1958 |
| 1958 | Anthony Boucher | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1958 |
| 1958 | Robert S. Richardson | Astounding Science Fiction, July 1958 |
| 1958 | Hans Stefan Santesson | Fantastic Universe, August 1958 |
| 1958 | P. Schuyler Miller | Astounding Science Fiction, November 1958 |
| 1958 | Damon Knight | If, December 1958 |
| 1958 | Floyd C. Gale | Galaxy Magazine, December 1958 |
| 1959 | Frederik Pohl | If, No. 2 |
| 1959 | P. Schuyler Miller | Astounding Science Fiction, November 1959 |
| 1968 | Richard Delap | Science Fiction Review, November 1968 |
| 1980 | David Langford | Paperback Inferno, Volume 4, Number 1 |
| 1982 | uncredited | Reclams Science Fiction Führer |
| 1984 | Joseph Nicholas | Paperback Inferno, Volume 7, Number 4 |
| 2005 | Darrell Bain | My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| vii | Preface (The Black Cloud) | Fred Hoyle | Essay |
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1957 | Harper & Brothers | Hardcover | Novel | 251 | ||
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1958 | Harper & Brothers / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 201 | ||
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1959 | Signet / New American Library | Paperback | Novel | S1673 | Richard Powers (artist) | 191 |
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1960 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1466 | John Griffiths | 219 |
| The Black Cloud | 1960 | William Heinemann | Hardcover | Novel | 251 | |||
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1960 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1466 | John Griffiths | 218+[1] |
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1962 | Signet | Paperback | Novel | D2202 | Richard Powers (artist) | 191 |
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1963 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1466 | John Griffiths | 219 |
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1964 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1466 | John Griffiths | 219 |
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1965 | Perennial Library / Harper & Row | Paperback | Novel | P37 | Charles & Cuffari | x+214 |
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1965 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1466 | John Griffiths | 219 |
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1967 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1466 | John Griffiths | 219 |
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1967 | William Heinemann | Hardcover | Novel | Desmond Skirrow | 251 | |
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1968 | Signet / New American Library | Paperback | Novel | P3384 | 191 | |
| The Black Cloud | 1968 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 1466 | 219 | ||
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1971 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | David Pelham | 219 | |
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1971 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | David Pelham | 219 | |
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1971 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | 219 | ||
| The Black Cloud | 1972 | William Heinemann | Hardcover | Novel | 249 | |||
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1972 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | David Pelham | 219 | |
| The Black Cloud | 1974 | William Heinemann | Hardcover | Novel | 261 | |||
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1975 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | David Pelham | 219 | |
| The Black Cloud | 1978 | William Heinemann | Hardcover | Novel | x+250 | |||
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1978 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | David Pelham | 219 | |
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1980 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | Adrian Chesterman | 219 | |
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1982 | Signet / New American Library | Paperback | Novel | Paul Alexander | 191 | |
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1983 | Penguin Books | Paperback | Novel | John Harris | 219 | |
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1988 | The Easton Press | Hardcover | Novel | 201 | ||
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1998 | Buccaneer Books | Hardcover | Novel | 200 | ||
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2010 | Penguin Books | Trade Paperback | Novel | viii+215 | ||
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2010 | Penguin Books | eBook | Novel | |||
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2015 | Valancourt Books | Trade Paperback | Novel | Lorenzo Princi | vi+226 |