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A Splendid Chaos

John Shirley

First published 1988
Publisher Franklin Watts
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 0531150658
Cover art Ron Walotsky
Pages 358

Notes

  • no statement of edition, but there is a complete number line: "6 5 4 3 2 1".
  • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the ISBN (0-531-15065-8) and the LCCN: 87-30706
  • Year of publication stated on the title page. Month of publication from Locus1.
  • Subtitled on the title page: "An Interplanetary Fantasy"
  • "Illustrated by Ferret" stated on the title page. Artwork consists of two full-page B&W illustrations at the beginning of each of the novel's two parts.
  • Cover artist credited on the back flap of the dust jacket.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1989 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
A Splendid Chaos Cover 1989 Mandarin Paperback Novel John Higgins 357+[2]
A Splendid Chaos Cover 2006 Babbage Press Trade Paperback Novel Lydia C. Marano 303
A Splendid Chaos Cover 2021 Encyclopocalypse Publications digital audio download Novel
A Splendid Chaos Cover 2021 Night Shade Books eBook Novel