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First published 1988
Publisher Bantam Spectra
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
ISBN 055327628X
Cover art Richard Kriegler
Pages 467

Notes

  • A Bantam Spectra Book / June 1988
  • First printing according to the number line.
  • Titled Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad on the cover and spine, but simply Aces Abroad on the title page.
  • Cover art copyright © 1986 by Richard Kriegler on copyright page, no visible signature
  • Designated as a "mosaic novel edited by George R. R. Martin" on the title page, and listing the 10 authors.
  • There is no table of contents but each piece is individually titled and credited on both their own title page and on the copyright page.
  • The sections titled "From the Journal of Xavier Desmond" are not credited on their title pages, but authorship is assigned to George R. R. Martin on the copyright page.
  • $5.50 in Canada

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1989 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Aces Abroad Cover 1989 Bantam Spectra / SFBC Hardcover Anthology 14766 Walter Velez 403
Aces Abroad Cover 1990 Titan Books Paperback Anthology Brian Bolland 467
Aces Abroad Cover 1990 Bantam Spectra Paperback Anthology Timothy Truman 467
Aces Abroad Cover 2002 ibooks Trade Paperback Anthology Brian Bolland 521
Aces Abroad Cover 2014 Gollancz Trade Paperback Anthology 608
Wild Cards: Aces Abroad Cover 2014 Gollancz eBook Anthology
Aces Abroad Cover 2015 Tor Trade Paperback Anthology Michael Komarck 525
Aces Abroad Cover 2015 Tor eBook Anthology