Imperial Earth

Overview:

  • Title: Imperial Earth
  • Author: Arthur C. Clarke
  • Year: 2023
  • ISBN-10: 9781473201422
  • Publisher: Gollancz / Orion
  • Price: £9.99
  • Pages: x+273
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Imperial Earth
  • Notes:
    Stated 1st printing of this 2023 edition, by number line. Title page:
    • "Imperial Earth [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, 1975"
    • "Introduction copyright © Stephen Baxter, 2023"
    • "ISBN (Paperback) 978 1 473 20142 2"
    • "ISBN (eBook) 978 0 575 12178 2"
    • "Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd [over] Elcograf S.p.A."
    Back cover:
    • "Cover design @ Us-now"
    • "Photography @ Shutterstock"
    • "UK £9.99" (no additional pricing)
    Spine:
    • "SF Masterworks", "Imperial Earth" in black; "Arthur C. Clarke" in red, all on graduated yellow-to-white ground.
    Full date from Amazon UK and publisher's site as of 2024-05-20. Introduction is signed "Stephen Baxter, August 2022" on page x. Novel starts on page 3, finishes on page 268. Acknowledgements and Notes is signed "Arthur C. Clarke [over] Cinnamon Gardens, Columbo [over] January 1974 – January 1975" on page 271. Author biography is on last numbered page, 273. Semi-gloss cover.