The Planet Savers
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The Planet Savers is a science fiction novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley
in her Darkover
book series
. It was first published in book form in English by Ace Books
in 1962, dos-à-dos
with Bradley's novel The Sword of Aldones
. The story first appeared in the November 1958 issue of the magazine Amazing Stories
. It subsequently appeared in a German translation in 1960 with additional chapters added that were not by the author.
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
in her Darkover
Darkover series
The Darkover series consists of several novels and short stories set in the fictional world of Darkover as created by science fiction author Marion Zimmer Bradley.-Darkover chronology:...
book series
Book series
A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their publisher....
. It was first published in book form in English by Ace Books
Ace Books
Ace Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
in 1962, dos-à-dos
Dos-à-dos binding
In bookbinding, a dos-à-dos binding is a binding structure in which two separate books are bound together such that the fore edge of one is adjacent to the spine of the other, with a shared lower board between them serving as the back cover of both...
with Bradley's novel The Sword of Aldones
The Sword of Aldones
The Sword of Aldones is a science fiction novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley in her Darkover book series. It was first published by Ace Books in 1962, dos-à-dos with Bradley's novel The Planet Savers...
. The story first appeared in the November 1958 issue of the magazine Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
. It subsequently appeared in a German translation in 1960 with additional chapters added that were not by the author.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns a person with two personalities who seeks help from an alien race to save the planet Darkover.Publication history
- 1958, USA, Amazing StoriesAmazing StoriesAmazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
, Pub date November 1958, magazine publication - 1960, Germany, Utopia-Zukunftsroman , Pub date 1960, in German as Dr. Allisons zweites Ich with additional material not by Bradley
- 1962, USA, Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, Pub date September 1962, Paperback, dos-à-dos with The Sword of AldonesThe Sword of AldonesThe Sword of Aldones is a science fiction novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley in her Darkover book series. It was first published by Ace Books in 1962, dos-à-dos with Bradley's novel The Planet Savers... - 1979, USA, Gregg PressGregg PressGregg Press was founded about 1965 by Charles Gregg in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey to distribute in the United States the antiquarian reprints published in the UK by Gregg Press International....
ISBN 0839825145, Pub date 1979, Hardcover - 1979, UK, Arrow Books ISBN 0099193205, Pub date 1979, Paperback
- 1980, USA, Ace BooksAce BooksAce Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
ISBN 044167027X, Pub date 1980, Paperback, with The Sword of AldonesThe Sword of AldonesThe Sword of Aldones is a science fiction novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley in her Darkover book series. It was first published by Ace Books in 1962, dos-à-dos with Bradley's novel The Planet Savers...
, an additional short story and an article - 1995. USA, DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
ISBN 0-88677-630-9, Pub date April 1995, Paperback, with The Winds of DarkoverThe Winds of DarkoverThe Winds of Darkover is a science fiction fantasy novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley in her Darkover series. It was first published by Ace Books in 1970, as an Ace Double bound Dos-à-dos with The Anything Tree by John Rackham.-Plot introduction:...