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Bow Down to Nul

Brian W. Aldiss

First published 1960
Type Novel

When an official of the alien Empire which rules Earth visits to investigate allegations against the alien governor in charge, various human individuals and rebel organizations take advantage of the opportunity to try to throw off the alien rule.

First serialized as X for Exploitation in three parts in New Worlds beginning March 1960. Reprinted as Bow Down to Nul as an Ace Double with The Dark Destroyer, also in 1960. Then reprinted in the UK as The Interpreter.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1960 Cover Bow Down to Nul / The Dark Destroyers Ace Books Omnibus 5
March 1960 Cover New Worlds Science Fiction, March 1960 Nova Publications Ltd. MAGAZINE 4
April 1960 Cover New Worlds Science Fiction, April 1960 Nova Publications Ltd. MAGAZINE 78
May 1960 Cover New Worlds Science Fiction, May 1960 Nova Publications Ltd. MAGAZINE 78
1961 Cover The Interpreter Digit Books Novel 7
1962 Cover Unter dem Terror fremder Sterne Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann Novel
October 1962 Cover Unter dem Terror fremder Sterne Moewig Novel 1
1963 Cover The Interpreter Digit Books Novel 7
February 1963 Cover I Romanzi del Cosmo #117 Ponzoni MAGAZINE 3
1966 Cover Bow Down to Nul Ace Books Novel 5
June 1967 Cover The Interpreter Four Square Books Novel 7
October 1967 Cover Die Herrschaft der Nul Pabel Novel 3
1969 Cover A Brian Aldiss Omnibus Sidgwick & Jackson Omnibus
February 1969 Cover The Interpreter Signet Novel 7
February 1969 Cover The Interpreter Signet / New American Library of Canada Novel 7
1970 Nulos Galeria Panorama Novel
June 1972 Cover The Interpreter New English Library Novel 7
February 1973 Cover The Interpreter New English Library Novel 7
May 1975 Cover The Interpreter New English Library Novel 7
1976 Cover De tolk De Fontein Novel 7
October 1977 Cover Unterdrücker der Erde Ullstein Novel
February 1980 Cover L'interprète OPTA Novel
1993 Cover Фата-Моргана 8 Флокс Anthology 5
February 2014 Cover Interpreter The Friday Project Novel