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Publication: Child of Fortune

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  • Publication: Child of FortunePublication Record # 6765
  • Author: Norman Spinrad
  • Date: 1986-08-00
  • ISBN: 0-553-25690-4 [978-0-553-25690-1]
  • Publisher: Bantam Spectra
  • Price:
    $4.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: xii+499
  • Format:
    pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: Child of Fortune by Mick McGinty
  • Notes:
    • "A Bantam Spectra Book / August 1985" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "O 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
    • "Cover artwork copyright © 1985 by Mick McGinty" stated on the copyright page.
    • The complete Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is given on the copyright page, containing the LCCN 84-91728, which actually points to the 1985 hardcover edition of this title.
    • There is an "in-universe" introduction which is part of the novel, but published on roman-numeraled pages.
  • External IDs:
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