The Years of Rice and Salt

Notes

"A Bantam Book / March 2002"
Second printing by number line (BVG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2)
Book is divided into 10 parts. Each part starts with a map by Jeffrey L. Ward.
"The Sanskrit poems on pages 89 and 646 are adapted from Sanskrit Love Poetry, translated by W.S. Merwin and J.M. Masson."
"The indented paragraphs on pages 546 and 547 are adapted from essays by the Mauritanian Zainaba and by the Egyptian Amina Said, reprinted in Opening the Gates, edited by Margot Badran and Miriam Cooke."
Jacket illustration by Alan Ayers. Jacket design by Jamie S. Warren Youll.
Price in Canada C$38.95
Verified copy signed by Robinson in May 2002, so printed between March and May 2002.

Wikipedia

Year	Award	Category	Status
2002	British Science Fiction Award	Best Novel	Nominee/Finalist
2003	Arthur C. Clarke Award	Best Science Fiction Novel	Nominee/Finalist
2003	Hugo Award	Best Novel	Nominee/Finalist
2003	Locus Poll Award	Best SF Novel	Winner
2012	Locus Online	21st Century Science Fiction Novel	Nominee/Finalist

Title	Year	Publisher	Format	Type	Catalog ID	Cover Artist	Pages
The Years of Rice and Salt	2002	The Easton Press	Hardcover	Novel	106-170		658
The Years of Rice and Salt	2002	HarperCollins (UK)	Hardcover	Novel			669
The Years of Rice and Salt	2002	Bantam Books	Hardcover	Novel		Alan Ayers	658
The Years of Rice and Salt	2002	Bantam Books / SFBC	Hardcover	Novel	50723	Alan Ayers	658
The Years of Rice and Salt	2002	HarperCollins (UK)	Trade Paperback	Novel			669
The Years of Rice and Salt	2003	HarperCollins (UK)	Paperback	Novel		Ruth Rowland	772
The Years of Rice and Salt	2003	Bantam Books	Paperback	Novel		Alan Ayers	763
The Years of Rice and Salt	2015	Blackstone Audio	audio MP3 CD	Novel
The Years of Rice and Salt	2015	Blackstone Audio	audio CD	Novel
The Years of Rice and Salt	2015	Blackstone Audio	audio CD	Novel
The Years of Rice and Salt	2015	Blackstone Audio	digital audio download	Novel
The Years of Rice and Salt	2025	Del Rey	Trade Paperback	Novel			672