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Rainbows End

Vernor Vinge

First published 2006
Publisher Tor
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 9780312856847
Cover art Stephan Martiniere
Pages 364

Notes

  • "First edition: May 2006" stated on the copyright page followed by a complete number line: "0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
  • Subtitled "A Novel with One Foot in the Future" on cover and front flap of dustwrapper only.
  • "A story based on Chapters 4 and 5 of this novel appeared in the July 2004 issue of IEEE Spectrum, under the title 'Synthetic Serendipity.'" stated on the copyright page.
  • "Edited by James Frenkel (over) Book design by Jane Adele Regina" stated on the copyright page.
  • Both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 are printed on the copyright. Only the ISBN-10 is printed at the top of the front flap of the dustjacket.
  • "Jacket art by Stephan Martiniere (over) Jacket design by Howard Grossman/12E Design" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • $34.95 in Canada

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
2007 Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
2007 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Nominee/Finalist
2007 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Winner
2007 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Nominee/Finalist
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Science Fiction Novel Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Rainbows End Cover 2006 Tor / SFBC Hardcover Novel 1208611 Stephan Martiniere 364
Rainbows End Cover 2007 Tor Paperback Novel Stephan Martiniere 381
Rainbows End Cover 2007 Tor eBook Novel
Rainbows End Cover 2007 Tor / Pan Macmillan UK Paperback Novel Stephan Martiniere 381
Rainbows End Cover 2007 Macmillan Audio digital audio download Novel Stephan Martiniere
Rainbows End Cover 2011 Tor UK eBook Novel
Rainbows End Cover 2013 Macmillan UK Trade Paperback Novel 400