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Title: The Book of Kells

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Title: The Book of Kells Title Record # 2287327
Authors: Sharon Devlin and R. A. MacAvoy
Date: 1985-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Note: Published as by R. A. MacAvoy alone. According to a January 1, 2016 post on R. A. MacAvoy's blog: "This is my only collaboration, though it was published under my name. I am still ashamed of this misjudgment, which was largely mine, as I did not bother to argue the point of it being the work of Sharon Devlin and myself before submitting it. I assumed that the book would stand by itself, and that her name would be obvious and automatic. Instead I was told by Bantam that they would not publish a collaboration because such didn't make money. Had I been older I would have thought to say that KELLS wasn't the book I owed Bantam, and that I would sell it to another publisher and deliver them the book I owed next year. But both Sharon and I needed the money and I was unaware of my rights, so she was denied credit for a book that is at least half hers." The dedication in the 2014 edition reads: "To Sharon Devlin, who was the inspiration for this book, and who worked with me and guided me every step of the way."
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Year Title
1985 The Book of Kells [as by R. A. MacAvoy]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1986 Locus Best Fantasy Novel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Book of Kells 1985-08-00 R. A. MacAvoy Bantam Spectra 0-553-25260-7
$3.50?$: US dollar
340
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 Robert Hunt (artist) Checkmark
The Book of Kells 1986-07-00 R. A. MacAvoy Bantam Books (UK) 0-553-17188-7
£2.95?£: UK pound
340
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 Geoff Taylor Checkmark
The Book of Kells 2009-02-27 R. A. MacAvoy e-reads.com 978-0-7592-9759-3
$20.95?$: US dollar
364
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  
The Book of Kells 2011-12-12 R. A. MacAvoy Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12545-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Book of Kells 2014-04-01 R. A. MacAvoy Open Road Integrated Media (Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy) 978-1-4976-0284-7
$5.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel Checkmark
The Book of Kells 2014-09-09 R. A. MacAvoy Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-4222-5
$15.99?$: US dollar
366
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  
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