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Hammer of God

Arthur C. Clarke

First published 2023
Publisher Gollancz / Orion
Format Trade Paperback
Type Novel
Cover art NASA/Shutterstock
Pages vii+197
Price £9.99
ISBN 9781473201408


Stated 1st printing of this 2023 edition, by number line. Title page:

  • Hammer of God [over] Arthur C. Clarke
  • VG colophon.
Copyright page:
  • "This edition first published in Great Britain in 2023 by Gollancz [over] an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd [over] Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment [over] London EC4Y 0DZ"
  • "An Hachette UK Company"
  • Number line: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2"
  • "Text copyright © The Estate of Arthur C. Clarke, 1993"
  • "Introduction copyright © Lucy Kissick, 2023"
  • "ISBN (Paperback) 978 1 473 20140 8"
  • "ISBN (eBook) 978 0 575 12180 5"
  • "Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, [over] Elcograf S.p.A."
Back cover:
  • "Arthur C. Clarke [over] (1917-2008)"
  • "UK £9.99" (no additional pricing)
  • "Cover design @ Us-now"
  • "Photography @ Shutterstock/NASA"
Spine:
  • SF Masterworks, The Hammer of God in black; Arthur C. Clarke in red, all on graduated yellow-to-white ground.
'Introduction' is signed "Lucy Kissick [over] 2023" on page vii. Novel starts numbered page 3, finishes page 184. 'Stop Press' essay is unsigned. The 12-page essay, 'Sources and Acknowledgements' is unsigned on last numbered page 197. Semi-gloss cover.