An Alien Light
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Arbor House / William Morrow |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| ISBN | 0877959404 |
| Cover art | Ron Walotsky |
| Pages | 370 |
Notes
- No statement of edition on the copyright page, but there is a complete number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
- Month of publication from code on the back inside flap of the dustjacket ("188"), corroborated by Locus1.
- The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1988), the ISBN (0-87795-940-4), and the {{LCCN|87-26914}}.
- "Jacket design by Lisa Speroni" (over) "Jacket illustration by Ron Walotsky" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
- An invalid ISBN (0-87795-940-0) is printed on the front flap of the dustjacket.
- There is a code "17D5" on the bottom of the back cover.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Prometheus Award | Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1989 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| An Alien Light |
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1988 | Arbor House / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 11796 | Ron Walotsky | 370 |
| An Alien Light |
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1988 | Legend | Trade Paperback | Novel | Tim White | 370 | |
| An Alien Light |
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1988 | Legend | Hardcover | Novel | Tim White | 370 | |
| An Alien Light |
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1989 | Avon | Paperback | Novel | Sonja Lamut & Nenad Jakesevic | 360 | |
| An Alien Light |
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1989 | Legend | Paperback | Novel | Tim White | 480 | |
| An Alien Light |
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2022 | WordFire Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | 454 | ||
| An Alien Light |
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2022 | WordFire Press | Hardcover | Novel | 454 | ||
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2022 | WordFire Press | eBook | Novel |