Title: In the Ocean of Night

Title: In the Ocean of Night Title Record # 1720
Author: Gregory Benford
Date: 1977-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Nigel Walmsley
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Language: English

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1978^ⓘTranslated by Jaime Martijn	Dutch	In de oceaan van de nacht
1980^ⓘTranslated by Gerd Hallenberger	German	Im Meer der Nacht
1984^ⓘTranslated by William Desmond First half of the original novel.	French	Dans l'océan de la nuit: Tome 1^?Dans l'ocean de la nuit: Tome 1
1984^ⓘTranslated by William Desmond Second half of the original novel.	French	Dans l'océan de la nuit: Tome 2^?Dans l'ocean de la nuit: Tome 2
1986	Italian	Nell'oceano della notte
1989^ⓘ Translated by Vuk Perišić	Serbian	U okeanu noći^?U okeanu noci [as by Gregori Benford]
1998^ⓘTranslated by Alexandra Tavares.	Portuguese	No Oceano da Noite, 1º volume
1998^ⓘTranslated by Alexandra Tavares.	Portuguese	No Oceano da Noite, 2º volume
2001^ⓘTranslated by William Desmond Note that chapters 7 & 8 were translated by Gilles Goullet as they were modified by Benford in the time elapsed between french printings.	French	Dans l'océan de la nuit^?Dans l'ocean de la nuit

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
2	1978 Locus	Best SF Novel
Nomination	1978 Nebula	Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
In the Ocean of Night	1977-10-00	Gregory Benford	The Dial Press/James Wade (Quantum Science Fiction #2)	0-8037-4218-5	$8.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	333	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Larry Kresek
In the Ocean of Night	1977-10-00	Gregory Benford	The Dial Press/James Wade / SFBC	1566	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	276	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Larry Kresek
In de oceaan van de nacht	1978-00-00	Gregory Benford	Meulenhoff (M=SF #129)	90-290-0707-9		318	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.	novel	Paul Lehr
In the Ocean of Night	1978-05-00	Gregory Benford	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-98444-9	£5.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	333	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
In the Ocean of Night	1978-06-00	Gregory Benford	Orbit (Quantum Science Fiction)	0-7088-8021-5	£0.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	333	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.	novel	Peter Jones
In the Ocean of Night	1978-08-00	Gregory Benford	Dell (Quantum Science Fiction #2)	0-440-13999-6	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	333	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.	novel	Larry Kresek
In the Ocean of Night	1978-08-00	Gregory Benford	Dell (Quantum Science Fiction #2)	0-440-13999-6	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	333	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.	novel	Larry Kresek
In the Ocean of Night	1978-11-00	Gregory Benford	Dell (Quantum Science Fiction #2)	0-440-13999-6	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	333	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.	novel	Larry Kresek
In the Ocean of Night	1979-05-00	Gregory Benford	Dell	0-440-13999-6	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	333	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.	novel	Larry Kresek
Quantum Science Fiction Special	1979-08-00	uncredited	Sidgwick & Jackson (Quantum Special #1)	0-283-98511-9	£6.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	333+ 237	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Im Meer der Nacht	1980-12-00	Gregory Benford	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3770)	3-453-30671-6	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	381+ [1]	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.	novel	Giuseppe Festino
In the Ocean of Night	1984-04-00	Gregory Benford	Pocket Books	0-671-44667-3	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	333	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.	novel
Dans l'océan de la nuit: Tome 1	1984-12-00	Gregory Benford	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #392)	2-207-30392-6		217	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.	novel	Jean-José Peltriaux^?Jean-Jose Peltriaux
Dans l'océan de la nuit: Tome 2	1984-12-00	Gregory Benford	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #393)	2-207-30393-4		184	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.	novel	Jean-José Peltriaux^?Jean-Jose Peltriaux
In the Ocean of Night	1985-00-00	Gregory Benford	Orbit	0-7088-8021-5	£2.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	333	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.	novel	Peter Jones
Nell'oceano della notte	1986-11-00	Gregory Benford	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #81)	12 081 CO	Lit 12,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	iv+ 309	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Kelly Freas
In the Ocean of Night	1987-07-00	Gregory Benford	Bantam Spectra	0-553-26578-4	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	321	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.	novel	Roger Bergendorf
U okeanu noći^?U okeanu noci	1989-00-00	Gregori Benford	Prosveta (Kentaur)	86-07-00459-X		347	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Chriss Foss
In the Ocean of Night	1994-08-00	Gregory Benford	Bantam Spectra	0-553-26578-4	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	321	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.	novel	John Dismukes
In the Ocean of Night	1997-05-00	Gregory Benford	Vista	0-575-60035-7	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	333	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.	novel	Bob Eggleton
No Oceano da Noite, 1º volume	1998-00-00	Gregory Benford	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #492)	972-38-1668-7		240	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.	novel	A. Pedro
No Oceano da Noite, 2º volume	1998-00-00	Gregory Benford	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #493)	972-38-1676-8		176	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.	novel	A. Pedro
Im Meer der Nacht	2000-06-00	Gregory Benford	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #7027)	3-453-17088-1	DM 17.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	478	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.	novel	David Hardy
Dans l'océan de la nuit	2001-03-00	Gregory Benford	Denoël^?Denoel (Lunes d'encre)	2-207-25197-7	F145.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	460	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Manchu
Dans l'océan de la nuit^?Dans l'ocean de la nuit	2002-11-00	Gregory Benford	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7245)	2-253-07245-1	€8.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	477	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.	novel	Manchu
In the Ocean of Night	2004-02-00	Gregory Benford	Aspect / Warner Books	0-446-61159-X	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	435	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.	novel	Don Dixon
In the Ocean of Night	2007-07-31	Gregory Benford	Aspect / Warner Books	978-0-446-50749-3	$10.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
In the Ocean of Night	2011-09-29	Gregory Benford	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11815-7	£2.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
In the Ocean of Night	2012-05-01	Gregory Benford	Audible Studios		$21.70^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
In the Ocean of Night	2016-05-10	Gregory Benford	Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio	978-1-5113-9956-2	$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
In the Ocean of Night	date unknown	Gregory Benford	Aspect / Warner Books	0-446-61159-X	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	435	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.	novel	Don Dixon
In the Ocean of Night	date unknown	Gregory Benford	Bantam Spectra	0-553-26578-4	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	321	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.	novel	Roger Bergendorf

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Review by David N. Samuelson [as by Dave Samuelson] (1977) in Locus, #207 December 1977
Review by Lester del Rey (1978) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1978
Review by Floyd Kemske (1978) in Galileo, January 1978
Review by Charles N. Brown (1978) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January-February 1978
Review by Paul Walker (1978) in Galaxy, February 1978
Review by David N. Samuelson [as by Dave Samuelson] (1978) in Science Fiction Review, February 1978
Review [Dutch] by Jo Thomas (Dutch) (1978) in Holland-SF 1978, #2
Review by Richard A. Lupoff [as by Richard Lupoff] (1978) in Algol, #31, Spring 1978
Review by Spider Robinson (1978) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1978
Review by Algis Budrys (1978) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1978
Review by Philippa Grove-Stephensen (1978) in Paperback Parlour, August 1978
Review by Bob Mecoy (1979) in Future Life, March 1979
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by Richard E. Geis (1985) in Far Frontiers
Review [French] by Claude Ecken (1985) in Fiction, #361
Review by Colin Bird (1997) in Vector 195

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