<b>From the flaps of the BCE Dust Jacket:</b> "<i>A thundering "space opera" in the old fashioned tradition of Science Fiction: redolent with people who vault across galactic distances, villainous engines of destruction, and a universe populated by humans, humanoids, monsters - tailed, scaled, and proper tentacled.</i>
<p>The story begins in the year 13,000 A.D. The central character is Roan, a pure-strain human, who, as a boy, is kidnapped by the owner of a freak show and sent on a "summer stock" tour by means of spaceship. This weird interplanetary circus troupe is suddenly pirated by another vessel. But its outlaw Commander, the dashing Henry Dread, turns out to be a pure-strain human and he instantly takes a liking to our youthful hero.
<p>From her on out, <i>Earthblood</i> explodes with wild cascades of pure adventure and excitement - the reader follows Dread and Roan as they wander through the universe, sacking planets, keeping a sharp look-out for errant pure-strains, landing at last on the planet Terra, where - to their endless horror - the two realize exactly who the broken-down, corrupt, and decadent inhabitants are: their fellow human-beings."
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nebula Award | Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1966 |
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If, April 1966 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 6 |
| May 1966 |
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If, May 1966 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 104 |
| June 1966 |
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If, June 1966 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 97 |
| July 1966 |
|
If, July 1966 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 104 |
| August 1966 |
|
Earthblood | Doubleday | Novel | |
| January 1967 |
|
Earthblood | Doubleday / SFBC | Novel | |
| February 1967 |
|
If, February 1967 | Gold Star Publications | MAGAZINE | 6 |
| March 1967 |
|
If, March 1967 | Gold Star Publications | MAGAZINE | 104 |
| April 1967 |
|
If, April 1967 | Gold Star Publications | MAGAZINE | 97 |
| May 1967 |
|
If, May 1967 | Gold Star Publications | MAGAZINE | 104 |
| April 1968 |
|
Earthblood | Berkley Medallion | Novel | 5 |
| June 1969 |
|
Blut der Erde | Heyne | Novel | |
| 1970 |
|
Sangue da terra | Livros do Brasil | Novel | |
| 1970 |
|
Främmande rymdskepp | Lindqvist | Novel | |
| 1979 |
|
Earthblood | Coronet Books | Novel | 5 |
| April 1980 |
|
Earthblood | Dell | Novel | 5 |
| November 1984 |
|
Earthblood | Bluejay Books | Novel | |
| August 1987 |
|
Earthblood | Baen Books | Novel | 1 |
| August 1987 |
|
Earthblood | Baen Books | Novel | 1 |
| May 1991 |
|
Earthblood | Baen Books | Novel | |
| January 2008 |
|
Earthblood and Other Stories | Baen Books | Collection | 1 |
| January 2008 |
|
Earthblood and Other Stories | Baen Books | Collection | 1 |
| January 2012 |
|
Earthblood and Other Stories | Baen Books | Collection | 1 |