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The Patchwork Girl

Larry Niven

First published 1980
Publisher Ace Books
Format Trade Paperback
Type Novel
ISBN 0441653154
Cover art Fernando
Pages 206+[2]

Notes

  • "First Ace printing: April 1980" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "2 4 6 8 0 9 7 5 3 1".
  • "Illustrated by Fernando" stated on the title page and copyrighted on the copyright page.
  • Cover art is not credited and there is no visible signature. Cover art credit is from the copyright page of the verified 1989 printing.
  • There are approximately 125 pages of text, and with an average of 350 words per page, this barely qualifies as a novel.
  • There are about 50 illustrations by Fernando. Most of the illustrations are full-page, and many of those are double-page spreads.

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
1981 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Runner-up

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Patchwork Girl Cover 1980 Ace Books Paperback Novel Fernando 205
The Patchwork Girl Cover 1981 Ace Books Paperback Novel Fernando 205
The Patchwork Girl 1982 Macdonald Hardcover Novel 144
The Patchwork Girl Cover 1982 Orbit Paperback Novel Peter Jones 144
The Patchwork Girl Cover 1984 Orbit / Futura Paperback Novel Peter Jones 144
The Patchwork Girl Cover 1984 Ace Science Fiction Books Paperback Novel Fernando 205
The Patchwork Girl Cover 1989 Ace Books Paperback Novel Fernando 208
The Patchwork Girl Cover 1991 Orbit Paperback Novel Peter Elson 144