Hammer of God

Overview:

  • Title: Hammer of God
  • Author: Arthur C. Clarke
  • Year: 2023
  • ISBN-10: 9781473201408
  • Publisher: Gollancz / Orion
  • Price: £9.99
  • Pages: vii+197
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Stop Press
  • Notes:
    Stated 1st printing of this 2023 edition, by number line. Title page:
    • Hammer of God [over] Arthur C. Clarke
    • VG colophon.
    Copyright page:
    • "This edition first published in Great Britain in 2023 by Gollancz [over] an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd [over] Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment [over] London EC4Y 0DZ"
    • "An Hachette UK Company"
    • Number line: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2"
    • "Text copyright © The Estate of Arthur C. Clarke, 1993"
    • "Introduction copyright © Lucy Kissick, 2023"
    • "ISBN (Paperback) 978 1 473 20140 8"
    • "ISBN (eBook) 978 0 575 12180 5"
    • "Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, [over] Elcograf S.p.A."
    Back cover:
    • "Arthur C. Clarke [over] (1917-2008)"
    • "UK £9.99" (no additional pricing)
    • "Cover design @ Us-now"
    • "Photography @ Shutterstock/NASA"
    Spine:
    • SF Masterworks, The Hammer of God in black; Arthur C. Clarke in red, all on graduated yellow-to-white ground.
    'Introduction' is signed "Lucy Kissick [over] 2023" on page vii. Novel starts numbered page 3, finishes page 184. 'Stop Press' essay is unsigned. The 12-page essay, 'Sources and Acknowledgements' is unsigned on last numbered page 197. Semi-gloss cover.