Planet of the Damned
Planet of the Damned is a science fiction novel by Harry Harrison, first published as a Bantam Books paperback in New York in January 1962, after running in Analog in 1961 as Sense of Obligation. The first Brion Brandd story, it was nominated for the 1962 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Bantam Books, 1962
- First published
- Bantam Books, New York, 1962
- First UK edition
- Orbit / Futura, 1976
- Series
- Brion Brandd
The first edition of Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison was published in New York by Bantam Books in 1962. We track 2 editions.
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- Orbit / Futura1976 Paperback · Brion Brandd 1 I own Planet of the Damned, Orbit / Futura 1976 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 30 on Open Library, 23 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 3 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 the Damned?
The first edition of Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison was published in New York by Bantam Books in 1962.
How many editions of Planet of the Damned are there?
We track 2 editions of Planet of the Damned, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Planet of the Damned, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison, Project Gutenberg, 2021 (gutenberg.org)
- Planet of the Damned (Q15033625), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Planet of the Damned (Orbit / Futura, London, 1976), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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