3rd book in the World Of Tiers series.
Cover art by Jack Gaughan.
Introduction by Roger Zelazny.
192 pages. 50-cent cover price.
Ace Books no. 020-07724-050
the xxxxian and kiwiiiian prices given are as printed, but just possibly are not quite the prices intended. . . (this comment is from another edition of this book)
thomson books ltd. sphere books p/b second printing, with new
cover art by peter goodfellow
cover price 30p, 1.00c australia, 1.00c new zealand
160pp. including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)
introduction by roger zelazny, who was partly inspired by his frustration at having to wait so long between installments of farmer's world of tiers series concerning the multi-cornered strife between talented, frequently quarrelsome siblings, to essay his own, unique, first ''amber'' series (q.v.) (this comment is from another edition of this book)
thomson books ltd. sphere books p/b first printing, first uk edition
cover art possibly by bill botten if the attribution for that on the first sphere printing of #1 is correct. which attribution may rest upon a misunderstanding.
cover price 5/- (25p), 6/00s east africa, 60c south africa, 80c australia, 75c new zealand
so this printing should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
- or not so re-flagged, according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea
160pp. including titles, indicia, introduction etc, 2 end pp. advertising
second printing 12/1973
isbn 0-7221-3446-0
cover art by peter goodfellow (uncredited, unsigned; attribution from his website)
cover price 30p, 1.00c australia, 1.00c new zealand (!!!)
160pp. including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. advertising
thrid printing 1975
isbn 0-7221-3442-8
cover art by peter goodfellow retained from second printing
cover price 40p, $1.25 australia, $1.25 new zealand, $1.75 canada
so this printing should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
- or not so re-flagged, according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea
160pp. including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. advertising
fourth printing 1978
isbn 0-7221-3426-6 (previous printing's isbn mistakenly left in indicia)
cover art by melvyn grant (uncredited, art is signed ''melvyn'')
cover price 85p, 93½p eire, 90c malta, $2.75 australia (recommended), $2.75 new zealand
so this printing should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule
- or not so re-flagged, according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea
160pp. including titles, indicia, introduction etc, end pp. advertising
fifth printing 1982 ? (presumed, but not reported - yet)
collected in ''world of tiers 1'' omnibus (1986), q.v. (this comment is from another edition of this book)
world of tiers #3
see #1: maker of universes" (1965), q.v., for full listing of series, with links. (this comment is from another edition of this book)