The Overlords of War
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Overview:
- Title: The Overlords of War
- Author: Gérard Klein
- Year: 1973
- Publisher: Doubleday / SFBC
- Price: $1.49
- Pages: 186
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Novel
- Title Reference: The Overlords of War
- Notes:
- "Book Club Edition" on front flap
- The price and publication date are not stated. Both are based on the SFBC announcement flyer.
- The copyright of 1971 is for the original story in French and 1973 for the English language translation.
- First printing has gutter code "D15" [verified] on page 185; indicates a printing in April '73
- John Brunner is credited as the translator on the title page and the front cover. The back cover has large photos of Gérard Klein and then John Brunner.
- The author's name is stated as "Gerard Klein" on the title page plus back flap and as "Gérard Klein" on the front cover, spine, and front flap.
- SFBC# is on the back flap.
- The cover artist is credited as "Margo Herr" on the back flap, no visible signature
- The copyright page states "First printed in France as Les Seigneurs de la Guerre, copyright © 1971 Editions Robert Laffont, S.A. Translation copyright © 1973 by Doubleday & Company, Inc."