Title: The Time Ships

Title: The Time Ships Title Record # 413
Author: Stephen Baxter
Date: 1995-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: H. G. Wells' Time Machine Universe
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: The short "Editor's Note" at the beginning of this novel, though "signed" by Stephen Baxter, is not a real essay but a part of the novel. It pretends that the manuscript for the novel was given to Baxter and that he his not the author but just the editor.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1995^ⓘTranslated by Martin Gilbert	German	Zeitschiffe
1996^ⓘTranslated by Pedro Jorge Romero.	Spanish	Las naves del tiempo
1997	Italian	L'incognita tempo [as by Stephen M. Baxter]
1998^ⓘTranslated by 中原尚哉	Japanese	タイム・シップ (上)^?Taimu Shippu (Jō) Taimu Shippu (Jou) [as by スティーヴン・バクスター^?Sutīvun Bakusutā ]
1998^ⓘTranslated by 中原尚哉	Japanese	タイム・シップ (下)^?Taimu Shippu (Ka) [as by スティーヴン・バクスター^?Sutīvun Bakusutā ]
1998^ⓘTranslated by Bernard Sigaud	French	Les vaisseaux du temps
1999^ⓘTranslated by Cătălin Teniță	Romanian	Pierdut în timp^?Pierdut in timp
2001^ⓘTranslated by Cătălin Teniță	Romanian	Corăbiile timpului^?Corabiile timpului
2002	Italian	Il secondo viaggio «L'incognita tempo» [as by Stephen M. Baxter]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	1995 BSFA	Best Novel
1	1996 Campbell Memorial	Best Science Fiction Novel
Win (as Zeitschiffe)	1996 Kurd Lasswitz Prize	Bester ausländischer SF-Roman
2	1996 Hugo	Best Novel
Nomination	1996 SF Chronicle	Novel
5	1996 Locus	Best SF Novel
Nomination	1996 BFA	August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
Finalists	1996 Clarke	Best Science Fiction Novel
Win	1997 Dick	Philip K. Dick Award
2 (as Las naves del tiempo)	1997 Premio Ignotus	Mejor novela extranjera - Best Foreign Novel
Win (as タイム・シップ (上)^?Taimu Shippu (Jō) Taimu Shippu (Jou) )	1999 Seiun	Best Translated Long Story
Win (as タイム・シップ (下)^?Taimu Shippu (Ka) )	1999 Seiun	Best Translated Long Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Zeitschiffe	1995-00-00	Stephen Baxter	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5295)	3-453-08555-8	DM 19.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	732	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Michael Hasted
The Time Ships	1995-01-00	Stephen Baxter	HarperPrism	0-06-105648-0	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xix+ 521	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
The Time Ships	1995-06-00	Stephen Baxter	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-224609-0	£15.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	454	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Les Edwards
The Time Ships	1995-09-00	Stephen Baxter	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-648012-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	630	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	Les Edwards
Las naves del tiempo	1996-11-00	Stephen Baxter	Ediciones B (Nova Éxito #11)	84-406-6788-4		432	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	Trazo
L'incognita tempo	1997-04-00	Stephen M. Baxter	Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #83)	88-429-0960-2	Lit 26,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	386	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	Les Edwards
タイム・シップ (上)^?Taimu Shippu (Jō) Taimu Shippu (Jou)	1998-02-00	スティーヴン・バクスター^?Sutīvun Bakusutā	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF )	4-15-011221-5		378	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
タイム・シップ (下)^?Taimu Shippu (Ka)	1998-02-00	スティーヴン・バクスター^?Sutīvun Bakusutā	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF )	4-15-011222-3		383	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
Les vaisseaux du temps	1998-11-10	Stephen Baxter	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	2-221-08491-8		500	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
Pierdut în timp^?Pierdut in timp	1999-00-00	Stephen Baxter	Editura Nemira (Nautilus #160)	973-569-396-8		272	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
Corăbiile timpului^?Corabiile timpului	2001-00-00	Stephen Baxter	Editura Nemira (Nautilus #164)	973-569-428-X		300	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
Il secondo viaggio «L'incognita tempo»	2002-01-00	Stephen M. Baxter	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #193)	88-429-1199-2	€13.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	386	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	Les Edwards
The Time Ships	2002-02-00	Stephen Baxter	Voyager Classics / HarperCollins (Voyager Classics #21)	0-00-711792-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	630	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
Zeitschiffe	2002-04-00	Stephen Baxter	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #13533)	3-453-21091-3	€8.95^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	732	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	Jim Burns
Les vaisseaux du temps	2003-11-00	Stephen Baxter	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7256)	2-253-07256-7	€8.50^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	634	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	Jackie Paternoster
The Time Ships	2010-04-09	Stephen Baxter	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-737562-2	£11.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	640	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 Time Ships	2014-07-24	Stephen Baxter	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-739754-9	£3.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Les Edwards
The Time Ships	2016-06-16	Stephen Baxter	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-813454-9	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	499	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 Time Ships	date unknown	Stephen Baxter	HarperPrism	0-06-105648-0	$6.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	520	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
The Time Ships	date unknown	Stephen Baxter	HarperPrism	0-06-105648-0	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xix+ 521	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
The Time Ships	date unknown	Stephen Baxter	Eos / HarperCollins	0-06-105648-0	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xix+ 521	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
The Time Ships	date unknown	Stephen Baxter	Voyager / HarperCollinsPublishers	0-00-648012-8	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	629+ [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	Les Edwards
The Time Ships	date unknown	Stephen Baxter	Voyager / HarperCollins	0-00-648012-8	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	[10]+ 629+ [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	Les Edwards

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Reviews

Review by Brian Stableford (1995) in Interzone, #95 May 1995
Review by David V. Barrett (1995) in Beyond Fantasy & Science Fiction #2, June/July 1995
Review by David Langford (1995) in SFX, #2
Review by Gary K. Wolfe (1995) in Locus, #416 September 1995
Review by Ian Covell (1995) in The Edge, Vol. 2, #1, November 1995
Review by Paul Kincaid (1995) in Vector 184 Summer 1995
Review by Jack Cohen (1995) in Foundation, #65 Autumn 1995
Review by Paul Beardsley (1995) in Substance, Autumn 1995
Review by Mark Plummer (1996) in Vector 187
Review by uncredited (1996) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1996
Review by Tom Shippey (1996) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 1996
Review by Moshe Feder (1996) in Asimov's Science Fiction, September 1996
Review by A. T. Campbell, III (1997) in Nova Express, Summer 1997
Review [French] by Christo Datso (1999) in Galaxies, #12
Review by Colin Steele (2001) in SF Commentary, #77
Review by uncredited (2002) in Vector 222
Review by Bruce Gillespie (2010) in SF Commentary, #80A