The Godwhale

Overview:

  • Title: The Godwhale
  • Author: T. J. Bass
  • Year: 2014
  • ISBN-10: 9780575129931
  • Publisher: Gollancz / Orion
  • Price: £8.99
  • Pages: xi+286
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Godwhale
  • Notes:
    Stated 1st printing of this 2014 edition, by number line. Title page:
    • "The Godwhale [over] T. J. Bass"
    • Gollancz colophon.
    Copyright page:
    • "Text copyright © Thomas J. Bassler 1974"
    • "Introduction copyright © Ken MacLeod 2013"
    • "This edition first published in Great Britain in 2014 by [over] Gollancz [over] An imprint of the Orion Publishing Group [over] Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA"
    • "An Hachette UK Company"
    • Number line: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2"
    • "ISBN 978 0 575 12993 1"
    • "Printed in Great Britain by [over] Clays Ltd, St Ives plc"
    Back cover:
    • "UK £8.99" (no other pricing)
    • "Illustration by Christopher Gibbs"
    • "ISBN 978-0-575-12993-1". EAN "00899".
    Spine:
    • "SF Masterworks", "The Godwhale" in black; "T J Bass" in dark crimson, all on graduated yellow-to-white ground.
    Full date from publisher's website, sfgateway.com, as of 2023-10-09. On unnumbered page v there is an uncredited, 3-paragraph story summary, loosely based on text at the start of chapter 2. ToC on unnumbered page vii. First numbered page is ix. Introduction is signed "Ken MacLeod" on page xi. Novel starts on numbered page 1 and finishes on the last numbered page, 286. Semi-gloss cover.