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The Weapon Makers

A. E. van Vogt

First published February 1943
Type Novel
Series Weapon Shops of Isher #2

Clute and Nicholls give 1946 first publication and 1952 revision. Bibliography in "The Best of A. E. van Vogt" (UK, 1974) also states 1946 first Hadley publication.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2019 Retro Hugo Award Best Novel Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1943 Cover Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1943 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 9
March 1943 Cover Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1943 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 95
April 1943 Cover Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1943 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 94
1947 Cover The Weapon Makers Hadley Publishing Company Novel 7
1952 Cover The Weapon Makers Greenberg Novel
June 1953 Cover I Romanzi di Urania #17 Mondadori MAGAZINE 3
January 1954 Cover The Weapon Makers Weidenfeld & Nicolson Novel
1955 Cover One Against Eternity / The Other Side of Here Ace Books Omnibus 5
December 1960 Cover Die Waffenschmiede von Isher Moewig Novel
1961 Cover The Weapon Makers Digit Books Novel 5
October 1965 Cover Les armureries d'Isher / Les fabricants d'armes OPTA Omnibus 179
1966 Cover The Weapon Makers Ace Books Novel 5
February 1966 Cover Urania #424 Mondadori MAGAZINE 3
September 1967 Cover Die Waffenschmiede von Isher Heyne Novel
1969 Cover Die Waffenschmiede von Isher Heyne Novel 5
February 1970 Cover The Weapon Makers New English Library Novel
June 1970 Cover The Weapon Makers New English Library Novel
November 1970 Cover The Weapon Makers Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Novel 1
September 1971 Cover Le armi di Isher Libra Editrice Omnibus 315
1972 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
1972 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
February 1973 Cover De wapensmeden Meulenhoff Novel
April 1973 Cover The Weapon Makers New English Library Novel
April 1974 Cover The Weapon Makers New English Library Novel 7
1975 Cover The Weapon Makers First Edition Library Novel 7
June 1977 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
June 1978 Cover Le armi di Isher Editrice Nord Omnibus 225
September 1978 Cover De arsenalen van Isher + De wapensmeden Meulenhoff Omnibus 193
1979 Die Waffenschmiede von Isher Heyne Novel
February 1979 Cover The Weapon Makers Pocket Books Novel
February 1979 Cover The Weapon Makers Pocket Books Novel 7
August 1979 Cover The Weapon Makers New English Library Novel
1980 Cover Die Waffenschmiede von Isher Heyne Novel
May 1980 Cover Le armi di Isher Euroclub Omnibus 225
September 1981 Cover De arsenalen van Isher + De wapensmeden Meulenhoff Omnibus 193
November 1981 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
1982 Die Waffenschmiede von Isher Heyne Novel
1982 Cover Väktarna från Isher Delta (Stockholm) Novel
November 1984 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
December 1987 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
April 1988 Cover The Weapon Shops of Isher and The Weapon Makers New English Library Omnibus 129
January 1989 Cover Ischer Heyne Omnibus 247
February 1990 Cover Les portes de l'éternité Presses de la Cité Omnibus 665
March 1991 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
1992 Cover Făuritorii de arme Editura Nemira Novel
November 1993 Cover Les fabricants d'armes J'ai Lu Novel
1995 Cover Die Waffenschmiede von Isher / Die tote Stadt Das Beste Omnibus
1998 Arsenalele din Isher. Făuritorii de arme Editura Antet Omnibus
1998 Cover Оръжейните майстори Офир Novel
June 2000 Cover The Empire of Isher Orb / SFBC Omnibus 181
July 2000 Cover The Empire of Isher Orb Omnibus 181
February 2003 Cover Les marchands d'armes J'ai Lu Omnibus 219
November 2006 Cover Hedrock l'immortale Mondadori Novel 3
March 2011 Cover Les Portes de l'éternité Presses de la Cité Omnibus
December 2013 Cover The Weapon Makers Agency Editions Novel
August 2021 Cover The Weapon Makers Fiction House Press Novel
8888 The Weapon Makers Buffalo Book Company Novel