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The Magic Goes Away

Larry Niven

First published 1978
Publisher Ace Books
Format Hardcover
Type Chapbook
Cover art Boris Vallejo
Pages [6]+213+[5]
Price $14.95
ISBN 0441515452

  • On copyright page:
    • Copyright © 1978 by Larry Niven
    • Special Numbered Edition,
    • Signed by the Author
  • On title page:
    • Limited Edition
  • On first front free endpaper (all handwritten):
      <author's signature>
      <copy number> / 1,000
  • On rear dust jacket flap:
    • Cover illustration by Boris (over) Interior black and white (over) drawings by Esteban Maroto
  • No statement of printing; no numberline
  • No publication year stated; only copyright year
  • It seems likely that this limited edition hc was published simultaneously with the tp version, in which case the publication date would be 1978-10-00
  • Front cover art signed "Boris"
  • There are more than 80 interior illustrations by Maroto, most of which are full-page, and many of which are double-page spreads.
  • The illustration on page 1 is signed "Esteban Maroto"
  • The last 5 unnumbered pages are a continuation of the interior artwork
  • Rear cover art by Maroto (reproduction of page 169)
  • A rough page count of the text comes to around 115 pages
  • An approximate word count (from an uncorrected scan) for "The Magic Goes Away" (novella only) is 32,000 words
  • An approximate word count (from an uncorrected scan) for "The Mana Crisis" is 4850 words
  • PV1 copy is signed by Niven, but not numbered

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 The Magic Goes Away Larry Niven Novella
194 The Mana Crisis Sandra Miesel Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1978 Ace Books Trade Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo [6]+213+[5]
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1978 Ace Books Trade Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo [6]+213+[5]
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1979 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo 211+[8]
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1979 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo 218
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1979 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo [6]+212+[6]
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1981 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris 213
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1982 Orbit Paperback Chapbook Peter Jones 139
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1983 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo 213
The Magic Goes Away 1984 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo 213
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1985 Orbit Paperback Chapbook Peter Jones 139
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1985 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo 218
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1988 Orbit Paperback Chapbook Peter Jones 139
The Magic Goes Away 1990 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo 218
The Magic Goes Away Cover 1993 Ace Books Paperback Chapbook Boris Vallejo 218