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A Matter for Men

David Gerrold

First published 1983
Publisher Timescape Books
Format Trade Paperback
Type Novel
ISBN 0671464949
Cover art Boris Vallejo
Pages 397

Notes

The 1989 Bantam edition has a new copyright date and states "Complete and Uncut for the First Time Anywhere".

  • No statement of edition on the copyright page but there are two separate and complete number lines for the simultaneous hardcover and softcover edition: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". The line for this edition is followed by "Pbk."
  • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1983), the ISBNs for the hardcover edition (0-671-46493-0) and this softcover edition (0-671-46494-9), and the LCCN (82-19571).
  • "Illustration by Boris Vallejo" printed on the back cover.
  • Month of publication from the date/price code "0883-675" printed on the back cover.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1984 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Nominee/Finalist
1984 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
A Matter for Men Cover 1983 Timescape Books Hardcover Novel Boris Vallejo 399
A Matter for Men Cover 1984 Orbit Paperback Novel Alan Craddock 397
A Matter for Men Cover 1984 Pocket Books Paperback Novel Boris Vallejo 368
A Matter for Men Cover 1989 Bantam Spectra Paperback Novel Carla Sormanti 435
A Matter for Men Cover 1993 Bantam Spectra Paperback Novel Gary Ruddell 435
A Matter for Men Cover 2014 Audible Studios digital audio download Novel
A Matter for Men Cover 2016 Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio audio MP3 CD Novel