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Space Opera

Brian W. Aldiss

First published 1974
Publisher Futura
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Eddie Jones
Pages 324
Price £0.50
ISBN 0860070581

The Futura first edition contains three stories not in any later editions. Weidenfeld's edition adds "Colony" by Philip K. Dick, which is retained in all subsequent editions.

  • "First published in Great Britain in 1974/by Weidenfeld and Nicolson/First Futura Publications edition 1974" on copyright page.
  • "Publisher's printing history is incorrect, according to Whitaker's Cumulative Book List, which records the Orbit [Futura] edition as published in August 1974, followed by the Weidenfeld and Nicolson edition published in November 1974." - Currey.
  • Despite the above comment, this is a Futura book with no Orbit branding.
  • Cover artist not credited in or on book, he is credited here though.
  • Other prices: Australia $1.70, New Zealand $1.70, Canada $1.95.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Space Opera Cover 1974 Weidenfeld & Nicolson Hardcover Anthology Eddie Jones 324
Space Opera Cover 1975 Book Club Associates Hardcover Anthology Eddie Jones 324
Space Opera Cover 1975 Futura Paperback Anthology 324
Space Opera Cover 1975 Doubleday Hardcover Anthology Lawrence Ratzkin xiii+322
Space Opera: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures Cover 1975 Doubleday / SFBC Hardcover Anthology 1064 Lawrence Ratzkin xiii+304+[1]