Planet of Exile
Planet of Exile is a Hainish Cycle science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, first published by Ace Books in New York in October 1966 as one half of an Ace Double, bound with Thomas M. Disch's Mankind Under the Leash. Harper & Row's 1978 hardback added her new introduction.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Ace Books, 1966
- First published
- Ace Books, New York, 1966
- Series
- Hainish Cycle
The first edition of Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin was published in New York by Ace Books in 1966. We track 3 editions.
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First edition
- 1st Ace Books1966 Hardback · Hainish Cycle 2 I own Planet of Exile, Ace Books 1966 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Tandem1972 Paperback · Hainish Cycle 2 I own Planet of Exile, Tandem 1972 Log in to want this
- Gollancz1979 Hardback · Hainish Cycle 2 I own Planet of Exile, Gollancz 1979 Log in to want this
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Setting and characters
- Set in
- Werel
- Genre
- science fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 20 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 16 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Planet of Exile?
The first edition of Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin was published in New York by Ace Books in 1966.
How many editions of Planet of Exile are there?
We track 3 editions of Planet of Exile, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Planet of Exile, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Planet of Exile, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Planet of Exile, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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