The Book of Silence
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Series | The Lords of Dus #4 |
| Publisher | Del Rey / Ballantine |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | Darrell K. Sweet |
| Pages | 326 |
| Price | $2.95 |
| ISBN | 0345308808 |
- First Edition: January, 1984. [This Publication Record].
- No printing number line in book.
- Copyright 1984 by Lawrence Watt-Evans.
- "Book Four of The Lord of Dûs" under title on title page and front cover..
- "First Time in Print" stated on back cover.
- Author's site (http://www.watt-evans.com/thebookofsilence.html) confirms most of the above info, but gives ISBN as 0-345-30880-4. Author says this same cover art was used for "at least four additional printings", and that the ISBN was changed with each price increase.
- The uncredited map on page [7] is the same as that credited to Chris Barbeiri in The Lure of the Basilisk.
- LCCN stated on the copyright page and verified via LoC online catalog lookup.
- The front cover displays the Del Rey Fantasy shield and cockatrice symbol.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Paul M. Lloyd | Fantasy Review, August 1984 |
| 1987 | Andy Sawyer | Paperback Inferno, #69 |
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1984 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Darrell K. Sweet | 326 | |
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1987 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Darrell K. Sweet | 326 | |
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1988 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Darrell K. Sweet | 326 | |
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