Fix-up Novel based on:
- Chapter One: A Happy Day in 2381 • (1970) • shortstory
- Chapter Two: In the Beginning • (1970) • shortstory
- Chapter Three: All the Way Up, All the Way Down • (1971) • novelette
- Chapter Four: The Throwbacks • (1970) • novelette
- Chapters Five & Seven: We Are Well Organized • (1970) • novelette
- Chapter Six: The World Outside • (1970) • novella
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1972 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1971 |
|
The World Inside | Doubleday | Novel | |
| March 1972 |
|
The World Inside | Doubleday / SFBC | Novel | 1 |
| September 1972 |
|
The World Inside | Signet / New American Library | Novel | 9 |
| January 1974 |
|
Les monades urbaines | Robert Laffont | Novel | |
| August 1974 |
|
The World Inside | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Novel | 9 |
| February 1976 |
|
Ein glücklicher Tag im Jahr 2381 | Heyne | Novel | |
| November 1976 |
|
Les monades urbaines | Robert Laffont | Novel | |
| June 1977 |
|
The World Inside | Millington | Novel | 1 |
| 1978 |
|
Les monades urbaines | Robert Laffont | Novel | |
| August 1978 |
|
The World Inside | Panther / Granada | Novel | 7 |
| October 1979 |
|
Les monades urbaines | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| 1980 |
|
Binnenwereld | Centripress | Novel | 9 |
| March 1983 |
|
The World Inside | Bantam Books | Novel | 1 |
| November 1985 |
|
Welten der Zukunft: Chroniken aus Raum und Zeit Band 7 | Heyne | Omnibus | 7 |
| February 1986 |
|
Les monades urbaines | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| May 1988 |
|
Three Novels: The World Inside / Thorns / Downward to the Earth | Bantam Spectra | Omnibus | 323 |
| October 1989 |
|
Les monades urbaines | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | |
| September 1990 |
|
The World Inside | VGSF / Gollancz | Novel | |
| June 2000 |
|
Les monades urbaines | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | |
| September 2004 |
|
The World Inside | ibooks | Novel | |
| October 2004 |
|
The World Inside | ibooks | Novel | |
| August 2005 |
|
Les monades urbaines | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | |
| March 2010 |
|
The World Inside | Orb | Novel | 15 |
| May 2010 |
|
The World Inside | Orb / SFBC | Novel | |
| May 2010 |
|
The World Inside | Orb | Novel | |
| July 2011 | Les monades urbaines | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | 15 | |
| September 2011 |
|
The World Inside | Gateway / Orion | Novel | |
| July 2013 |
|
Les monades urbaines | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | 11 |