The Cool War
| First published | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Del Rey / Ballantine |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| ISBN | 0345293835 |
| Cover art | Murray Tinkelman |
| Pages | 282 |
Notes
A fixup of the following stories
- Mars Masked (Asimov's, March 1979)
- The Cool War (Asimov's, August 1979)
- Like Unto the Locusts (Asimov's, December 1979 & January 1980)
- "First Edition: April 1981" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
- The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1981), the ISBN (0-345-29383-5), and the LCCN (80-23589).
- "Jacket Design: Ann Silver" (over) "Cover Painting: Murray Tinkelman" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
- Work consists of 16 roman-numeraled non-titled chapters. It's fix-up status is only apparent in the copyright page statement: "Portions of this novel have appeared in somewhat different format in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine."
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| The Cool War | 1981 | Gollancz | Hardcover | Novel | 282 | |||
| The Cool War |
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1981 | Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 5907 | Murray Tinkelman | 278 |
| The Cool War |
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1982 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Murray Tinkelman | 282 | |
| The Cool War |
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1982 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Novel | Murray Tinkelman | 282 | |
| The Cool War | 1982 | Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Hardcover | Novel | 1197 | 282 | ||
| The Cool War |
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1983 | Corgi | Paperback | Novel | Peter Jones | 251 |