ACE SF 5 Digit Number-Series SF Singles

10150 WALT and LEIGH RICHMOND Challenge the Hellmaker (c.1976; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Special (2nd series) and is listed as #6.

10253-0 ROGER ZELAZNY The Changeling (cover by Estaban Maroto; c.1981; 1983; 6th ACE printing)

10253-0 (back cover)

10257-3 ROGER ZELAZNY The Changeling (cover by Estaban Maroto; April 1981; 1st ACE mass market publication)

10257-3 (back cover)

The Changeling is a two-in-one edition that includes "Changeling" and "Madwand."

Listed as "Gorgeously Illustrated."

10258 MARGARET ST. CLAIR Change the Sky (1974, first thus)

This collection of short stories includes Change the Sky, Beaulieu, Marriage Manual, Age of Prophecy, Then Fly Our Greetings, An Old-Fashioned Bird Christmas, Stawdust, Thirsty God, The Altruists, Shore Leave, The Wines of Earth, Asking, Graveyard Shift, Fort Iron, The Goddess on the Street Corner, An Egg a Month from All Over, The Death of Each Day, and Lazarus.

10259-X FRITZ LEIBER Changewar (cover by Joe Chiolo; May 1983; 1st ACE printing)

Reprinted in August 1983 with the same ACE Letter-Number series, cover art and price.

10266-2 GORDON R. DICKSON The Chantry Guild (1989; 1st ACE printing)

10268-9 JACK L. CHALKER War of the Maelstrom (nd; ACE fantasy)

Book Three of the Changewinds series.  Thus, based upon placement in the ACE Letter-Number series, the title probably should be Changewind: War of the Maelstrom.

10267-0 FRANK HERBERT Chapterhouse: Dune (1987)

10287-5 GAIL VAN ASTEN Charlesmagne's Champion (cover by Keith Parkinson; April 1990; 1st ACE edition)

10400-2 TERESA EDGERTON Child of Saturn (nd; 1st ACE printing)

10410 A. E. VAN VOGT Children of Tomorrow (cover by John Schoenheer; c.1970; nd)

10411 A. E. VAN VOGT Children of Tomorrow (cover by John Schoenheer; c.1970; February 1975; 2nd ACE printing)

10412-6 A. E. VAN VOGT Children of Tomorrow (cover by John Schoenheer; c.1970; 1975; 1977; 3rd ACE printing)

10480 D. G. COMPTON Chronocules (cover by Leo and Diane Dillon; 1970; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is an ACE Science Fiction Special (1st series)

10595-5 ROBERT SHECKLEY Citizen in Space (cover by Dean Ellis; December 1978; 1st ACE printing)

Short story collection. Contents at URL:  http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?121921

10600 ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Citizen of the Galaxy (cover by Davis Meltzer; June 1971)

This ACE Letter-Number volume was printed twice (second time is in 1974 between February to July) with the same catalogue number, price, and cover art.  But the advertisements are different (thank Bill for sorting out this important technique to 'date' these volumes).  

10601 ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Citizen of the Galaxy (cover by Davis Meltzer; c.1971; 1974; October 1974)

This ACE Letter-Number volume was also printed twice with the same cover art, blurbs, and price, but the logos are different.  The October 1975 printing has the 'tombstone' ACE logo. In addition, the advertisements are different (thanks Bill).

10602-1 MICK FARREN Citizen Phaid (cover by Jim Gurney; nd)

10621 CLIFFORD D. SIMAK City (cover by Ed Valigursky; c.1952; 1958; 1967; June 1971; 3rd ACE printing)

City was originally published as ACE D-283 (1958) and H-30 (1967). Note that the cover art of ACE H-30 was reused in the 3rd printing.

10622 CLIFFORD D. SIMAK City (cover by Davis Meltzer; c.1952; 1958; 1967; 1971; April 1973; 4th ACE printing)

10624 CLIFFORD D. SIMAK City (cover by Michael Whelan; c.1952; 1958; 1967; 1971; 1973; September 1976) 

10624 (back cover)

New Introduction for this volume (copyright 1976).

10626-9 CLIFFORD D. SIMAK City (c.1952; 1958; 1967; 1971; 1973; 1976; October 1981; 7th ACE printing; new cover art) 

First printing to include the final ‘City’ story Epilog.

10630-7 MICHAEL MOORCOCK The City In The Autumn Stars (cover by Robert Gould; c.1987; April 1989; ACE mass market edition; ACE Fantasy)

10701 URSULA K. LeGUIN City of Illusions (cover by Jack Gaughan; c.1967; nd; probably 2nd ACE printing)

This copy uses the same cover art as ACE G-626 (including the notation "first book publication"). This represents the re-use of old stock with a different ACE Letter-Number series designation.

10702 URSULA K. LeGUIN City of Illusion (cover by Alex Ebel; c.1967; November 1974; 3rd ACE printing)

10703 URSULA K. LeGUIN City of Illusion (cover by Alex Ebel; c.1967; 1974; 1977; 4th ACE printing)

10704-4 URSULA K. LeGUIN City of Illusion (cover by Alex Ebel; c.1967; 1974;1977;  nd)

10705-2 URSULA K. LeGUIN City of Illusion (cover by Alex Ebel, but cropped; c.1967; 1974; 1977; November 1980)

10705-2 (back cover)

10706-0 URSULA K. LeGUIN City of Illusion (cover by Alex Ebel, but cropped; c.1967; 1974; 1977; 1980; June 1983; 9th ACE printing)

Note - this is listed as 9th printing - this suggests that there are some editions with the same ACE Letter-Number series.  More on this later.

10708-7 URSULA K. LeGUIN City of Illusion (cover by Alex Ebel; c.1967; 1974; 1977; 1980; 1983; May 1984; 10th ACE printing)

City of Illusion was originally published as ACE G-626 (1967).

10718-4 SAMUEL R. DELANY City of a Thousand Suns (cover by the Brothers Hildebrandt; c.1965; 1966; August 1977)

10719-2 SAMUEL R. DELANY City of a Thousand Suns (cover by the Brothers Hildebrandt; c.1965; 1966; 1977; nd)

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11036 PHILIP K. DICK Clans of the Alphane Moon (cover by Davis Meltzer; c.1964; 1972; 2nd ACE printing)

Clans of the Alphane Moon was originally published as ACE F-309 (1964).

11044-4 ALLEN STEELE Clarke County, Space (cover by Syd Dutton; December 1990; 1st ACE printing)

11050-9 AVRAM DAVIDSON Clash of the Star-Kings (cover by Boris Vallejo; c. 1966; July 1983; 2nd ACE printing)

Clash of the Star-Kings was originally published in ACE Double G-576 (1966) bound with John Rackham's (aka John T. Phillifent) Danger From Vega.

11080-0 WILLIAM E. COCHRANE Class Six Climb (1980; 1st ACE printing)

This is "An ANALOG Book" with Ben Bova acting as series editor. I believe I remember reading the story in ANALOG and this must be the expanded version.

11089-4 OCTAVIA E. BUTLER Clay's Ark (cover by Alan Gutierrez; June 1985)

11362-1 SEAN DALTON Code Name Peregrine: Operation Space Hawks (nd)

Book Two of the series.  Not sure the proper formatting for title, but this fits the ACE Letter-Number series coding.

11384-2 ROBERT E. VARDEMAN Colors of Chaos (cover by John Harris; June 1988; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is Book 3 of The Weapons of Chaos series.

11435-0 ROBERT LYNN ASPRIN and BILL FAWCETT Cold Cash Warrior (1989; 1st thus)

Based upon the work of Robert Asprin's Cold Cash War , originally published in Analog magazine, but I do not know if the rights to the franchise were acquired. This is one of the RPG ('role playing game') novels that have become more abundant (I will not indicate that they are popular - at least to me - I just could not get myself to read this yet) in the last 30 years. Listed under heading "Combat Command," and an encircled number (#9) indicating a series.

ROBERT ASPRIN (1946-2008) first novel was The Cold Cash War (1977). He is best known for creating (with Lynn Abbey) the Thieves' World fantasy shared world adventures in addition to his Phule science fiction comedies (many written with Peter J. Heck) and MythAdventures comic fantasies (many with Jody Lynn Nye).

11446-6 GARY GYGAX Come Endless Darkness (1988; 1st ACE printing and PBO; ACE fantasy)

11457-1 ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan The Freebooter (Conan #3; May 1984; ACE fantasy)

11463-6 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan The Flame Knife (1984; 5th ACE edition; ACE fantasy)

Listed as "Lavishly Illustrated."

11467-9 ROBERT E. HOWARD, BJORN NYBERG, and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan The Avenger (Conan #13; nd; ACE fantasy)

11479-2 L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, LIN CARTER, and BJORN NYBERG Conan The Swordsman (nd; 2nd ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

11510 ROBERT SILVERBERG Collision Course (cover by Don Ivan Punchatz; c.1961; February 1977; with a new introduction by author)

11511-X ROBERT SILVERBERG Collision Course (cover by John Harris; c.1961; 1977; May 1982)

Collision Course was originally published in ACE Double F-123 (1961) bound with Leigh Brackett's The Nemesis From Terra.

11531-4 GORDON R. DICKSON (ed.) Combat SF (cover by Vincent di Fate; June 1981; 1st ACE printing)

Short story collection on the future of military conflicts.

11535-7 MARK ACRES Combat Command: Shines the Name (1987; 1st ACE printing)

Based upon the work of Robert A. Heinlein Starship Troopers, but I do not know if the rights to the franchise were acquired. This is one of the RPG ('role playing game') novels that have become more abundant (I will not indicate that they are popular - at least to me - I just could not get myself to read this yet) in the last 30 years. Listed under heading "Combat Command," and an encircled number (#2) indicating a series. MARK ACRES also writes in a fantasy genre (Runesword). I would also like to know if this is a pseudonym.

11536-5 TROY DENNING Combat Command: The Omega Rebellion (cover by Don Dixon; 1987; 1st ACE printing)

Based upon the work of Keith Laumer's Star Colony. This is one of the RPG ('role playing game') novels and has interior illustrations. I do not know if the rights to the franchise were acquired, but it is listed under heading "Combat Command," and an encircled number (#13) indicating a series.

11546 LEIGH BRACKETT The Coming of the Terrans (c.1967; 1976)

Collection of five short stories. The Coming of the Terrans was originally published as ACE G--669 (1967) with a Gray Morrow cover.

11546 (back cover)

LEIGH DOUGLAS BRACKETT (b. 1915; d. 1978) was one of the earliest of the women science fiction (and fantasy) writers. Her first published science fiction story, Martian Quest, appeared in Astounding in 1940. She was a prolific writer in the genres of science fiction (her most recognized story is probably The Long Tomorrow, c. 1955), mystery, and western as well as television and movie scripts ("The Big Sleep" - 1946 and "Rio Bravo" - 1958).

11555-1 A. BERTRAM CHANDLER The Commodore at Sea and Spartan Planet (cover by Paul Alexander; c.1971; June 1979; 1st ACE printing)

11556-X A. BERTRAM CHANDLER The Commodore at Sea and Spartan Planet (cover by Paul Alexander; c.1971; September 1981; 2nd ACE printing)

11556-X (back cover) - note the ACE Letter-Number is different from front cover (Argh - ACE Books)

11577-2 ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE De CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan #1 (nd)

11590-X ROBERT E. HOWARD (edited by L. SPRAGUE de CAMP) Conan the Conqueror (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1967; nd)

11590-X (back cover)

Conan series #9.  Contains The Hour of the Dragon, REH's only full length Conan novel.

11591-8 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE De CAMP Conan the Usurper (cover by Frank Franzetta; 1983)

11591-8 (back cover)

Conan series #8.  Contains Introduction (L. Sprague de Camp) with The Treasure of Tranicos and Wolves Beyond the Border (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp) as well as The Phoenix on the Sword and The Scarlet Citadel (Robert E. Howard).

11596-9 ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE De CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan the Wanderer (cover by Boris Vallejo, 1983)

11596-9 (back cover)

Conan series #4.  Contains Introduction (L. Sprague de Camp) with Black Tears (L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter), Shadows in Zamboula and The Devil in Iron (Robert E. Howard), and The Flame Knife ( L. Sprague de Camp and Robert E. Howard).

11598-5 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE De CAMP Conan the Adventurer (1983; 8th ACE printing)

Conan series #5. 

11603-5 ROBERT E. HOWARD (edited by L. SPRAGUE de CAMP) Conan the Conqueror (c.1967; nd)

11609 ROBERT E. HOWARD (edited by L. SPRAGUE de CAMP) Conan and the Spider God (1989; 1st ACE printing)

11622 ANTHONY BOUCHER The Compleat Werewolf & Other Stories of Fantasy & Science Fiction (c.1969; February 1972; 1st ACE printing)

Original (alternate) cover art for The Compleat Werewolf. Gouache on board. 16" x 10." Alternate cover painting that is very similar to that used for ACE 11622. Not signed.

Anthology of 10 vintage Boucher stories published in the 1940s in the pulps.

11623-X L. SPRAGUE de CAMP and LIN CARTER Conan of the Isles (cover by Boris Vallejo; 1986)

11623-X (back cover)

Conan series #12.

11627-2 ANDREW J. OFFUTT Conan: The Mercenary (cover art by Sanjulian and illustrations by Esteban Maroto; c.1981; 1983; November 1985; 5th Ace printing) 

11630-2 ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan (c.1967)

Also listed as Conan #1.

11632-9 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP Conan the Freebooter (nd)

Conan series #3. 

11633-7 ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan: The Wanderer (nd)

11633-7X ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan: The Wanderer (nd)

11639-6 ROBERT E. HOWARD, BJORN NYBERG, and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan: The Avenger (nd)

Conan series #10. 

11642-6 POUL ANDERSON Conan: The Rebel (1988)

Conan series #17. 

11658 GARDNER F. FOX Conehead (cover by JHB; October 1973; 1st ACE printing)

JHB has been identified as J. H. Breslow (thank you Bill).

11659-0 ANDREW J. OFFUTT Conan: The Mercenary (cover art by Sanjulian and illustrations by Esteban Maroto; January 1981; 1st Ace printing)

Published at least four times with the same ACE Letter-Number series.  There are no dates for the 2nd and 3rd editions, but the 4th edition was released in April 1983.

Story based on ROBERT E. HOWARD'S famous hero CONAN. Includes 50 black and white illustrations.

11666-3 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP CONAN: The Flame Knife (cover art by Sanjulian and 50 B/W interior illustrations by Esteban Maroto; July 1981; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

Story based on ROBERT E. HOWARD'S  famous hero CONAN. Includes numerous interior illustrations by Esteban Maroto as well as 15 double-page illustrations.

MANUEL PEREZ CLEMENTS SANJULIAN (b.1941) was trained in the Belles Artes of Snat Jordi art school and was a successful illustrator before being known for his horror and fantasy illustrations in Creepy7, Eeire, and Vampirella. He has produced cover art for European and American paperback publishers including ACE, Fawcett, DAW, Harlequin, Panther, and many others. Most of his works are signed simply as Sanjulian.

11669-8 L. SPRAGUE de CAMP (ed.) The Spell Of Conan (cover by Sanjulian; July 1980; 1st Ace printing and PBO)

A tribute to ROBERT E. HOWARD'S famous hero CONAN. Includes writings from Poul Anderson, Lin Carter, L. Sprague De Camp, Fritz Leiber, Avram Davidson, Robert E. Briney, John Boardman, and George Schithers. Includes untitled fragments of lost works by Howard. Also Conan’s Great Grandfather and Who was Crom?

“This book and its companion volume, THE BLADE OF CONAN, are collections of articles having to do with heroic fantasy in general and with Robert E. Howard's famous hero Conan the Cimmerian in particular. Most of these materials are reprinted from AMRA, the amateur magazine published since 1959 by George H. Scithers; a few come from other sources. All are printed in the form in which they originally appeared, save for a few minor editorial corrections, deletions, and changes."  from the forward.

11670-1 L. SPRAGUE de CAMP (ed.) The Blade of Conan (cover by Sanjulian; May 1979; 1st Ace printing)

A tribute to ROBERT E. HOWARD'S famous hero CONAN. Includes writings from Poul Anderson, Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley, L. Sprague De Camp, Fritz Leiber, Jerry Pournelle and many others addressing the Hyborian Age and the fiction of Robert E. Howard. Includes Hyborian Technology, The Case of Solomon Kane, Richard the Lion-Hearted (Alive and Well in California), and Arming the Complete Enchanter.

11671-X ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan (Conan #1; 1967)

11672-8 ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan of Cimmeria (Conan #2; nd)

11673-5 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan the Freebooter (Conan #3; nd)

11674-4 ROBERT E. HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE de CAMP, and LIN CARTER Conan: The Wanderer (Conan #4; nd)

11675-2 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan: The Adventurer (Conan #5; nd)

11675-2 (back cover)

11676-0 L. SPRAGUE de CAMP and LIN CARTER (based on ROBERT E. HOWARD character) Conan the Buccaneer (Conan #6; nd)

11676-0 (back cover)

11678-7 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan: The Usurper (Conan #8; cover by Frank Frazetta; May 1983; 1st ACE printing)

11678-7 (back cover)

11679-5 ROBERT E. HOWARD (edited by L. SPRAGUE de CAMP) Conan: The Conqueror (Conan #9; nd)

11679-5 (back cover)

11680-9 ROBERT E. HOWARD, BJORN NYBERG, and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan: The Avenger (Conan #10; nd)

Same cover art as used on ACE 11639-6.

11681-7 L. SPRAGUE de CAMP and LIN CARTER Conan of the Isles (Conan #12; cover by Boris Vallejo; nd)

11681-7 (back cover)

In CONAN #12, by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter (1968 Ace Fantasy Books), on pages 6 and 7, are a map of Conan in the Hyborian age based upon notes and sketches by Robert E. Howard and upon previous maps by P. Schuyler Miller, John D. Clark, David Kyle, and L. Sprague de Camp, with a map of Europe and adjacent regions superimposed for reference.

11681-7 SPRAGUE de CAMP and LIN CARTER Conan of the Isles (Conan #12; different cover by Boris Vallejo; nd)

Once again, ACE Books makes cataloguing a difficult activity. It appears that this edition (Conan #12) uses the same ACE Letter-Number but has different cover art as well as a very interesting front cover blurb:

"This edition authorized by Conan Properties, Inc., the representatives of all Conan authors." Hmmmm - look like some publishing scandal. If any of the AIL users who are Conan fans can let me know, this might be something I need to annotate.

11682-5 L. SPRAGUE de CAMP and LIN CARTER Conan of Aquilonia (Conan #11; nd)

11682-5 (back cover)

11684-1 ANDREW J. OFFUTT Conan and the Sorcerer (cover art by Sanjulian and interior black-&-white illustrations by Esteban Maroto; c.1978; 1979; 1st mass market ACE printing)

11686-8 FRITZ LEIBER Conjure Wife (cover by FMA; November 1981; 1st ACE printing; fanasy)

The first ACE printing was issued with two covers, both die-cut, one in black and one in copper.  The artwork is initalled FMA - if any AIL user might know who this represents, please drop me a note.

Also published as ACE 11712-0 (1981).

11691 ANDREW J. OFFUTT Conan and the Sorcerer (cover art by Sanjulian and interior illustrations by Esteban Maroto; May 1979; 1st ACE printing)

11693-0 STAN LEE Conan: The Barbarian, Vol. 2 (~1978)

11694-9 STAN LEE Conan: The Barbarian, Vol. 3 (1978)

OK - a mash-up. Marvel Comics and ACE Books join together to reprint early Conan stories (and the comic artwork) by Roy Thomas and Barry (Winsor) Smith. This edition has three (3) stories (and associated art). Note that I am leaving Stan Lee as 'author' as he should get credit for everything Marvel Comics has done! I will see if I can sort out this series and find out who really edited this mash-up.

11695-7 ROY THOMAS and BARRY SMITH Conan: The Barbarian, Vol. 4 (1978)

Includes Beware the Wrath of Anu! and Rogues in the House. Note that Thomas and Smith are detailed as 'authors' and Stan Lee's name is missing (argh).

11705 ROBERT SILVERBERG Conquerers From the Darkness (c.1957; nd)

11705-8 ROBERT SILVERBERG Conquerers From the Darkness and Master of Life and Death (c.1957; 1965; July 1979)

An ACE Double in a single cover and in this form is a 1st thus.

Master of Life and Death was originally published in ACE Double D-237 (1957) bound with James White's The Secret Visitors.

11711-2 ZOHRA GREENHALGH Contrarywise (1989; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

An "ACE Fantasy Special."

11712-0 FRITZ LEIBER Conjure Wife (cover by FMA; c.1981; July 1981; 2nd ACE printing; fantasy)

Uses same cover art as ACE 11686-8 with different slugline location and the artist initials (FMA) are cropped out of the image.

11736-8 JAMES HENDERSON Copperhead (1972; SF mystery)

11736-8 (back cover)

11739-2 AKAN YATES Coriolanus, The Chariot! (cover by Alex Ebel; July 1978; 1st ACE printing)

11749-X FRITZ LEIBER Conjure Wife (cover by John Pound; nd)

11756-2 H. BEAM PIPER The Cosmic Computer (original title: Junkyard Planet; cover by Michael Whelan; c.1963; 1964; 1977; 2nd ACE printing)

11757-6 H. BEAM PIPER The Cosmic Computer (original title: Junkyard Planet; cover by Michael Whelan; c.1963; 1964; 1977; nd; 3rd ACE printing)

11759-7 H. BEAM PIPER The Cosmic Computer (original title: Junkyard Planet; cover by Michael Whelan; c.1963; 1964; 1977; September 1983; 4th ACE printing)

The Cosmic Computer was originally published as ACE F-274 (1964) and is one of the three most influential of the H. Beam Piper stories I read as a child.  Junkyard Planet (aka The Cosmic Computer) was published by Putnam in 1963.  With the change of name, I have indicated only the ACE publication history.

11773-2 WILLIAM GIBSON Count Zero (cover by Richard Berry; c.1986; April 1987; 1st ACE printing)

Although Neuromancer lofted Gibson to the top of the cyberpunk authors, I have always recommended Count Zero (the second book of the "Sprawl" series) as the best example of 'cyberpunk' genre writing by him.

11791-0 RICHARD A. LUPOFF Countersolar! (1989)

11816-X STEVEN BRUST Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille (cover by Jim Gurney; January 1990; 1st ACE printing)

11858-5 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan the Adventurer (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1968; nd)

11858-5 (back cover)

Conan series #5.  Contains Introduction (L. Sprague de Camp) with The People of the Black Circle, The Slithering Shadow, and The Pool of the Black One (all by Robert E. Howard) and Drums of Tombalku (Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp).

11863-1 ROBERT E. HOWARD and L. SPRAGUE de CAMP Conan the Freebooter (cover by Boris Vallejo; c.1968; November 1986; 19th ACE printing )

The Conan volumes compiled and edited by de Camp are crammed full of stuff. This volume is no exception. Pages 6 and 7 contain a map of the Hyborian Age world of Conan, based upon notes and sketches by Robert E. Howard and upon previous maps by P. Schulyer Miller, John D. Clark, David Kyle, and L. Spraque de Camp.

This edition contains an Introduction (by de Camp which details the writing and rewriting history) and five (5) short stories including Hawks Over Shem and The Road of Eagles (both by Howard and de Camp) and Black Colossus, Shadows in the Moonlight, and A Witch Shall Be Born (Howard).

11880-1 PIERS ANTHONY Chton (cover by John Jude Palencar; March 1987; 1st ACE printing)

An interesting variant of ACE Books publication was brought to my attention (Thank Bill). The 2nd ACE printing of Chton (with the same Palencar cover art) was published in 1988 (April). However, it was given away free to anyone who bought the hard cover edition of Robot Adept.   Except for the printing statement/line on the copyright page, the ACE logo does not appear on the book, nor is there an ACE Letter-Number assignment on the cover.

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12126 PHILIP K. DICK The Crack in Space (cover by JHB; c.1966; 1974)

JHB has been identified as J. H. Breslow (thank you Bill).

12130-6 CHRISTOPHER STASHEFF and BILL FAWCETT (eds.) The Crafters (1991; 1st thus; listed as "All New - First Time in Print"; ACE fantasy)

Edited collection of fantasy stories around the common theme of "crafters." Includes stories by Christopher Stasheff, Katherine Kurtz, and Morgan Llywelyn.

12163-2 WILHELMINA BAIRD (aka JOYCE CARSTAIRS HUTCHINSON) Crashcourse (cover by Bruce Jensen; September 1993; 1st ACE printing)

12266-3 BARRY N. MALZBERG The Cross of Fire (May 1982; 1st ACE printing)

12311 ANDRE NORTON The Crossroads of Time (c.1956; 1962; 1966; nd; listed as "complete and unabridged")

The Crossroads of Time was originally published in ACE Double D-164 (1956) bound with Gordon R. Dickson's Mankind on the Run. It was also reprinted as ACE D-546 (1962) and ACE F-391 (1966). Note that this edition has the same cover art and is probably the 4th ACE printing.

12312 ANDRE NORTON The Crossroads of Time (new cover art - artist unknown; c.1956;1962; 1966; June 1974)

12313-9 ANDRE NORTON The Crossroads of Time (new cover by Dean Ellis; c.1956;1962; 1966; 1974; July 1978; 4th ACE printing)

Note that although this is listed as "4th ACE printing," it is actually the 6th printing (which includes an ACE Double, a D-single, and a F-single).

12314-7 ANDRE NORTON The Crossroads of Time (cover by Dean Ellis; c.1956;1962; 1966; 1974; 1978; February 1980; 7th ACE printing)

12315-5 ANDRE NORTON The Crossroads of Time (cover by Dean Ellis; c.1956;1962; 1966; 1974; 1978; 1980; November 1981; 8th ACE printing)

12316-3 ANDRE NORTON The Crossroads of Time (cover by Dean Ellis; c.1956;1962; 1966; 1974; 1978; 1980; 1981; August 1985; 9th ACE printing)

12423-2 BRUCE STERLING Crystal Express (cover by Ian Entwistle; December 1990; 1st ACE printing)

A collection of Shaper/Mechanist, Science Fiction, and Fantasy short stories including Sunken Gardens (one of my favourites); Spider Rose; Spook; Green Days in Brunei; and Flowers of Edo.

12619-7 KARA DALKEY The Curse of Sagamore (cover by Don Maitz; March 1986; ACE Fantasy)

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13234-0 VICTOR MILAN Cybernetic Samurai (cover by Kinuko Craft; December 1986; 1st ACE printing)

13244-8 S. N. LEWITT Cyberstealth (cover by Luis Royo; August 1989; 1st ACE printing)

13245-6 ALAN DEAN FOSTER Cyber Way (cover by James Gurney; May 1990; 1st ACE printing)

13520-X BOB SHAW Dagger of the Mind (September 1982)

13556-0 ANNE McCAFFREY Damia (cover by Romas; February 1993; 1st ACE printing)

13600 MARGARET ST. CLAIR The Dancers of Noyo (1973)

13784 JERRY EARL BROWN Darkhold (cover by Enric; November 1985; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

13795 ANDRE NORTON Dark Piper (cover by Jack Gaughan; c.1968, October 1969; listed as "complete and unabridged"; 1st ACE printing)

This ACE Letter-Number series was printed at least three times with the same price and cover art. The only way to differentiate the two additional printings is the advertisements in the back. In the 1st printing,  all of the advertisements were of the unnumbered type. In the second printing, probably February 1971,
one advertisement has 8A-2-71 while the other advertisements just have numbers. The third printing, around June 1971, not only had the 8A-2-71 advertisement, but also 25-6-71 and [24]-6-7. Wow, and you thought the ads at the back were only good for checking on what new Andre Norton story you wanted to buy!

13796 ANDRE NORTON Dark Piper (cover by Jack Gaughan; c.1968, 1969, 1971, 1972; 4th ACE printing)

13797 ANDRE NORTON Dark Piper (cover by Jack Gaughan; c.1968, 1969; 1971, 1972, 1975; 5th ACE printing)

13798 A. E. VAN VOGT The Darkness on Diamondia (cover by John Schoenherr; January 1972)

13817-9 PHILIP JOSE FARMER The Dark Design (cover by Don Puchatz; August 1988; 1st ACE printing)

Berkley published The Dark Design, with the same Don Puchatz cover art, for 15 printings.

13849-7 GAIL VAN ASTEN The Dark Sword's Lover (cover by Keith Parkinson; November 1990; 1st ACE edition)

Sequel to Charlesmagne's Champion

13874-8 LYNN ABBEY Daughter of the Bright Moon (cover by Bob Adragna; c.1979; 1980; March 1982; 2nd ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

13875-6 LYNN ABBEY Daughter of the Bright Moon (cover by Bob Adragna; c.1979; 1980; 1982; nd; ACE fantasy)

13876-4 LYNN ABBEY Daughter of the Bright Moon (cover by Bob Adragna; c.1979; February 1980; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

13877-2 LYNN ABBEY Daughter of the Bright Moon (cover by Bob Adragna; July 1979; 1st ACE trade paperback printing; ACE fantasy)

13894-2 PATRICIA C. WREDE Daughter of Witches (May 1983; 2nd Ace printing; ACE fantasy)

13898-5 ROBERT RANDALL (aka ROBERT SILVERBERG and RANDALL GARRETT) The Dawning Light (cover by Walter Velez; October 1982; 1st ACE printing)

13898-5 (back cover)

Originally appeared as a three part serial in Astounding Science Fiction (March, April, and May 1957). In 1959, it was published in hardcover by Gnome Press and then in paperback in 1964 by Dell Books under its Mayflower logo. This novel is a sequel to The Shrouded Planet published in 1957 and found as ACE 76219.

13902 BARRY MALZBERG The Day of the Burning (cover by DP - Don Punchatz; October 1974)

13921-3 THOMAS BURNETT SWANN Day of the Minotaur (c.1966; October 1978; 2nd ACE printing)

Day of the Minotaur was originally published in ACE F-407 (1966).

13960 MACK REYNOLDS (aka DALLAS McCORD REYNOLDS) Day After Tomorrow (cover by Michael Whelan; c.1961; 1976; 1st ACE printing)

13972 BRIAN M. STABLEFORD Days of Wrath (cover by Kelly Freas; 1971)

13989 ANDRE NORTON Daybreak - 2250 A. D. (original title: Star Man's Son; c.1952; 1954; 1961; 1965; 1968; nd ~1977)

13991 ANDRE NORTON Daybreak - 2250 A. D. (original title: Star Man's Son; c.1952; 1954; 1961; 1965; 1968; 1969)

These volumes (ACE 13989 and ACE 13991) use the same cover art and format as ACE D-534.

13992 ANDRE NORTON Daybreak - 2250 A. D. (original title: Star Man's Son; c.1952; 1954; 1961; 1965; 1968; 1969; June 1972; 5th ACE printing)

13993 ANDRE NORTON Daybreak - 2250 A. D. (original title: Star Man's Son; c.1952; 1954; 1961; 1965; 1968; 1969; 1972; nd)

Probably published before 1975.

13994 ANDRE NORTON Daybreak - 2250 A. D. (original title: Star Man's Son; c.1952; 1954; 1961; 1965; 1968; 1969; 1972; nd)

Daybreak - 2250 A. D. was originally published in ACE Double D-69 (1954) bound with Lewis Padgett's (aka Henry Kuttner) and C. L. Moore's Beyond Earth's Gate. It was later published as ACE D-534 (1961), F-323 (1965), and G-717 (1968). Note that the cover art of ACE 13989, and ACE 13992 to ACE 13994 editions is a reinterpretation of the cover art of ACE D-69 (and in my estimation not as good).

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14000 BRIAN M. STABLEFORD The Days of Glory (Dies Irae I; cover by Kelly Freas; 1971, first thus)

14001-7 PHILIP JOSE FARMER Dayworld (cover by Don Punchatz; c.1985; June 1988; 1st ACE printing)

The Berkley edition of Dayworld (March 1985) was the PBO.

14002-5 PHILIP JOSE FARMER Dayworld Rebel (cover by Don Ivan Punchatz; c.1987; January 1988; 1st ACE printing)

14002-5 (back cover)

Second book of the Dayworld series.

14089-0 ROBERT LYNN ASPRIN and LYNN ABBEY (eds.)  The Dead of Winter: Thieves World, Book 7 (cover by Gary Ruddell; November 1985; ACE Fantasy)

14139-0 JOE HALDEMAN Dealing In Futures (September 1986; 1st ACE printing)

14168-4 JON MANCHIP WHITE Death By Dreaming (August 1982; 1st ACE printing)

14210-9 HARRY HARRISON Deathworld (cover by Bryn Barnard; April 1987; 1st ACE printing)

14214-1 JOHN E. STITH Death Tolls (cover by Neil Shigley; September 1987; 1st ACE printing)

14214-1 (back cover)

14215 GREG BENFORD Deeper Than The Darkness (cover by Kelly Freas; c.1969, 1970; 1st ACE printing)

Part of this novel appeared in a 1969 novelette of the same title in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.

14227-3 JOHN DECHANCIE The Kruton Interface (September 1993; 1st ACE printing)

14229-X ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (cover by Walter Velez; c.1963; 1966; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1978; 1980; November 1984; probably 9th ACE printing)

14231 ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (c.1963; 1966; nd; listed as "complete and unabridged")

This edition uses the same cover art and format as ACE M-150, suggesting re-use of old stock.

14232 ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (cover by Adams; c.1963; 1966; 1972)

14233 ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (cover by Adams; c.1963; 1966; 1972; probably 1973)

14234 ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (cover by Adams; c.1963; 1966; 1972; 1973; 1975 or 1976)

14235-4 ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (cover by David Meltzer; c.1963; 1966; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1978; 6th ACE printing)

However, this actually should be the 7th printing (based upon prior publication history). Thanks to Bill Taylor for this publication history information.

14236-2 ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (cover by Walter Velez; c.1963; 1966; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1978; 1979; September 1980; 7th ACE printing)

However, the number line is "8 0 9,"  so this date and edition is either a misprint or there is a duplicate printing with this or an earlier Letter-Number series. More on this later. 

29 July 2020: ACE Letter-Number 14229-X (November 1984) conflicts with ACE 14236-2, which has the number line 8 0 9.

The Defiant Agents was originally published as ACE F-183 (1963) and again as ACE M-150 (1966).

14244-3 JAMES SCHMITZ The Demon Breed (cover by Bob Adragna; c.1968; December 1974; 2nd ACE printing)

12426-X JAMES SCHMITZ The Demon Breed (cover by Bob Adragna; c.1968; 1974; December 1981; 3rd ACE printing)

The Demon Breed was orginally published as ACE H-105 (1968).

14249 ANDRE NORTON The Defiant Agents (cover by Walter Velez; c.1963; 1978; 1979; nd)

14250 MACK REYNOLDS (aka DALLAS McCORD REYNOLDS) Depression or Bust! (c.1974) and Dawnman's Planet (cover by Chris Foss; c.1966; September 1974)

14251-6 POUL ANDERSON and MILDRED DOWNEY BROXON The Demon of Scattery (cover by Michael Whelan; June 1980; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

14251-6 (back cover)

Includes 50 pages of interior illustrations by Alicia Austin

14253 JULES VERNE The Demon of Cawnpore (cover by Jerome Podwil; ACE "Fitzroy" edition; c.1959; nd; 1st ACE printing)

14257-5 DAVID MACE Demon-4 (1986; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

14261-3 E. C. TUBB Derai: Dumarest of Terra #2 (cover by Paul Alexander; May 1982; 3rd ACE printing)

Derai was originally published as ACE Double H-77 and ACE 89301.

14273-7 RICHARD PAUL RUSSO Destroying Angel (cover by Peter Gudynas; July 1992; 1st ACE printing)

14276-1 JOHN E. STITH Deep Quarry (cover by Richard Hescox; February 1989; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

14278-8 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.1 no. 4 (August - September, 1979) (cover by Dean Ellis and interior illustrations by David Egge, Steve Fabian, Alicia Austin, and Bea Font; August 1979; 1st ACE printing)

This edition includes cover story (with artwork by Dean Ellis) by CHARLES SHEFFIELD Skystalk

14279-6 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.1 no. 5 (October - December, 1979) (cover by John Rush and interior illustrations by Steve Fabian, E. T.Steadman, Alicia Austin, and Suso; October 1979; 1st ACE printing)

14281-8 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.1 no. 1 (November - December, 1978) (cover by Don Brautigom and interior illustrations by Steve Fabian, Schomburg, and Bob Adragna; October 1978; 1st ACE printing)

14282-6 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.1 no. 2 (January - February, 1979) (1979; 1st ACE printing)

14288-5 GENE WOLFE The Devil In A Forest (cover by F. Kegel; November 1977; 1st ACE printing)

14289-3 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Science Fiction Magazine, Vol.3 no. 1 (Winter, 1981) (cover by Steve Hickman; April 1981; 1st ACE printing)

14289-3 (back cover)

Cover story by GREGORY BENFORD Shall We Take A Little Walk?

14295-8 GENE WOLFE The Devil In A Forest (cover by Kinuko Y. Craft; c.1977; November 1981; 2nd ACE printing)

14302-4 FRANK HERBERT Destination: Void (cover by Paul Alexander; October 1987)

14303-2 JAMES BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. 2 no. 4 (Fall 1980) (1980; 1st ACE printing)

14304-0 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.2 no. 3 (Summer, 1980) (July 1980; 1st ACE printing)

Cover story (excerpt) by ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Expanded Universe.

14305-9 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.2 no. 1 (February - March, 1980) (1980; 1st ACE printing)

Cover story by GORDON R. DICKSON Lost Dorsai.

14306-7 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.2 no. 2 (Spring 1980) (cover by Vincent di Fate; 1980; 1st ACE printing)

14306-7 (back cover)

Cover story by KEVIN CHRISTENSEN Bellerophon.

14307-5 JAMES (PATRICK) BAEN (ed.) Destinies: The Paperback Magazine of Science Fiction and Speculative Fact, Vol.3 no. 2 (interior illustrations by Steve Fabian, Broeck Steadman and Janet Aulisio; August 1981; 1st ACE printing)

14800-X JAMES P. BLAYLOCK The Digging Leviathan (cover by James Gurney; September 1984; 1st ACE printing and PBO; ACE fantasy)

14860-3 ROBERT SHECKLEY Dimensions of Miracles (cover by Rowena Morrill; May 1979; 1st ACE printing)

14878-6 TIM POWERS Dinner at the Deviant's Palace (cover by John Berkey; c.1985; June 1985; 2nd ACE printing)

14879-4 TIM POWERS Dinner at the Deviant's Palace (cover by John Berkey; January 1985; 1st ACE printing)

14897-2 FRANK HERBERT Direct Descent (interior art by Garcia; October 1980; 1st ACE printing)

14897-2 (back cover)

14903-0 FRANK HERBERT Direct Descent (interior art by Garcia; c.1980; October 1981; 1st ACE mass market printing)

14904-9 FRANK HERBERT Direct Descent (interior art by Garcia; c.1980; 1981; February 1983; 2nd ACE mass market printing)

14905-7 FRANK HERBERT Direct Descent (interior art by Garcia; c.1980; 1981; 1983; March 1988; 3rd ACE mass market printing)

There are 69 pages of interior art by Garcia.

14924-3 CRAIG SHAW GARDNER A Disagreement With Death (nd; ACE fantasy)

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15238-4 GEORGE WARREN Dominant Species (cover by Stephen Hickman; November 1980; 1st ACE printing)

15313-5 ROBIN McKINLEY The Door in the Hedge (1982; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

15669-X DAVID STERN Dr. Bones: Nightmare World: Book 5 (1989; 1st ACE printing)

15670 PHILIP K. DICK Dr. Bloodmoney, Or How We Got Along After The Bomb (cover by Bob Pepper; c.1965; 1976; 2nd ACE printing)

Dr. Bloodmoney, Or How We Got Along After The Bomb was originally published as ACE F-337 (1965).

15672-X STEPHEN LEIGH Dr. Bones: The Secret of Lona: Book 1 (cover by David Dorman; September 1988; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

15678-9 THOMAS WYLDE Dr. Bones: Journey To Rilla: Book 6 (nd; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

15679-7 SANDRA MIESEL Dreamrider (cover by Stephen Hickman; July 1982; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

Includes an Introduction by Gordon R. Dickson.

15760-2 JACK DANN & GARDNER DOZOIS (eds.) Dogtales! (September 1988)

16 short stories concerning magical and heroic dogs

15866-8 NICK POLLOTTA Doomsday Exam (nd)

15866-8 (back cover)

Sequel to Bureau 13.

15935-4 MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY The Door Through Space (cover by Walter Velez; August 1979)

15935-4 (back cover)

There is another printing of this volume with the same cover art and ACE Letter-Number series, but no publication date.

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16015-8 GORDON R. DICKSON Dorsai! (wraparound cover by Jordi Penalva; c.1960; February 1980; 1st ACE printing)

16016-5 GORDON R. DICKSON Dorsai! (wraparound cover by Jordi Penalva; c.1960; afterword copyright 1980; 3rd ACE printing)

The Genetic General was originally published in ACE D-449 (1960) bound with Time To Teleport. The afterword entitled "The Road to the Dark Tower" by Sandra Miesel is a 32-page evaluation of the Childe Cycle.

16021-2 GORDON R. DICKSON Dorsai! (wraparound cover by Jordi Penalva; c.1960; 1980; March 1983; 6th ACE printing)

16025-5 GORDON R. DICKSON Dorsai! (wraparound cover by Jordi Penalva; c.1960; 1980; 1983; March 1986; 8th ACE printing)

Dorsai! is derived from the 1959 serial in Astounding Science Fiction. This serial was then revised and published in 1960 (by ACE, among others, under the title The Genetic General).

16026-3 GORDON R. DICKSON The Dorsai Companion (wrap-around cover by Enric; June 1986; 1st ACE trade paperback edition)

Short story collection that includes Introduction: See A Thousand Years , Amanda Morgan, Brothers, Warrior, and Lost Dorsai (Dickson) and When Your Contract Takes You To The Dorsai World (Sandra Miesel).  Also included are star charts, a list of worlds and a set of genealogies (all by Sandra Miesel).

16055-7 SARA STAMEY Double Blind (cover by Joe DeVito; May 1990; 1st ACE printing)

16069-7 HOWARD WALDROP Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (cover by Alan Clarke, July 1991; 1st ACE printing)

Short story collection contents at URL: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?33515

Yes, this is seriously out-of-sequence with respect to the ACE Letter-Number series.

16600 FRED SABERHAGEN The Dracula Tape (1972, 2nd ACE printing)

16610-5 MICHAEL MOORCOCK The Dragon in the Sword (1987; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

16611-3 GORDON R. DICKSON The Dragon At War (cover by Den Beauvais; c.1992; November 1993; ACE fantasy)

16611-3 (back cover)

16626-1 CARL MILLER Dragonbound (1988; ACE fantasy)

16631-8 JACK DANN and GARDNER DOZOIS (eds.) Dragons! (1993; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

Short story collection including Draco, Draco (Tanith Lee), Two Yards of Dragon (L. Sprague de Camp), Mrs. Byres and the Dragon (Keith Roberts), A Handful of Hatchlings (Mark Sumner), Covenant With a Dragon (Susan Casper), Paper Dragons (James P. Blaylock), Up the Wall (Esther M. Friesner), Lan Lung (M. Lucie Chin), Climacteric (Avram Davidson), and The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule (Lucius Shepard).

16644-X ANDRE NORTON Dragon Magic (cover by Charles Mikolaycak; c.1973; February 1980; 4th ACE printing)

The publication page give "Second ACE printing" but is probably 4th ACE edition.  ACE  is listed on cover and spine, while the title page has attribution to "A Tempo Star Book" distributed by ACE.

Printed twice with same ACE Letter-Number series, price, and cover art by Mikolaycak.  The first printing of this set is the one issued as a Tempo Star (1980) and has the tombstone logo on the cover [even though this logo was discontinued in 1978]. The next printing notes “This Ace printing: February 1982” below the line “First Ace printing: May 1973” and THEN has a full number line 2 4 6 8 0 9 7 5 3 1!  Just when you think ACE Books couldn’t get more obtuse ……..

16645 ANDRE NORTON Dragon Magic (cover by JHB; c.1973; nd)

16646 ANDRE NORTON Dragon Magic (cover by JHB; c.1973; nd)

16647 ANDRE NORTON Dragon Magic (cover by JHB; May 1973; 1st ACE printing)

JHB has been identified as J. H. Breslow (thank you Bill).

16648 JACK VANCE (aka JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE) The Dragon Masters ( c.1963; 1972; 3rd ACE printing)

16649-0 JACK VANCE (aka JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE) The Dragon Masters ( c.1963; 1972; 1978; 4th ACE printing)

16651-2 JACK VANCE (aka JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE) The Dragon-Masters (cover by David B. Mattingly; c.1963; 1972; 1973; 1978; December 1981)

16651-2 (back cover)

This ACE Letter-Number series was reprinted in August 192, with no changes to cover art or price.

The Dragon Masters was originally published in ACE Double F-185 (1963) bound with The Five Gold Bands.

16655-5 ADRIENNE MARTINE-BARNES The Dragon Rises (cover by David Schleinkofer; March 1983)

Hmmm - "defiant romance in a universe at war" = ACE SF romance?

16657-1 GORDON R. DICKSON The Dragon On The Border (cover by Den Beauvais; c.1992; June 1993; ACE fantasy)

16660-1 ORSON SCOTT CARD (ed.) Dragons of Light (cover by Michael Whelan; October 1980; 1st ACE printing)

Specific artists and contents can be found here.

16662-8 ORSON SCOTT CARD (ed.) Dragons of Darkness (cover by Don Maitz, interior art 'spot illustrations' by Tina Bear, frontispiece by Terri Windling; October 1981; 1st ACE printing)

16662-8 (back cover)

15 short stories, each with a separate illustration by a specific artist.  Artist include: Tim Kirk, Roger Stine, Don Maitz, Michael Whelan, Freff, and others.

16668 JOHN BRUNNER The Dramaturges of Yan (cover by Chris Foss; 1972)

Printed twice in 1972 with same ACE Letter-Number series as well as cover art and price.  The only way to tell them apart is the advertisments in the back. cover/price.  First printing was published in February [from a Brunner biography] and the second printing probably in December.  Thank you Bill. 

16669 ANDRE NORTON Dread Companion (cover by Kelly Freas; 1970; listed as "first time in paperback")

16670 ANDRE NORTON Dread Companion (cover by Kelly Freas; c.1970; nd; 2nd ACE printing)

16671 ANDRE NORTON Dread Companion (c.1970; March 1977; 3rd ACE printing; different cover art)

Original cover art by Kelly Freas for Dread Companion.

16701 ROGER ZELAZNY The Dream Master (cover by Kelly Freas; c.1966; June 1970)

The Dream Master was originally published as ACE F-403 (1966) and was the 1965 Hugo winner (tied with FRANK HERBERT Dune).

This volume reuses the same Freas cover art (including the notation "first book publication" and the interior illustration by Jack Gaughan) and represents the re-use of old stock with new letter-number designation. Probably 2nd ACE printing.

16702 ROGER ZELAZNY The Dream Master (c.1966, 1970; April 1973)

Cover for ACE 16702 (and following editions) is probably by J. H. Breslow [the Nebula seal covers the initials JHB].

16703 ROGER ZELAZNY The Dream Master (c.1966, 1970; 1973; 1974; 4th ACE printing)

16704 ROGER ZELAZNY The Dream Master (c.1966, 1970; 1973; 1974; 1976; 5th ACE printing)

This ACE Letter-Number volume was reprinted with the same cover art and price, probably later in 1976 (only difference is the advertisements in the back of the volume) Thank you Bill.

16705-5 ROGER ZELAZNY The Dream Master (c.1966; 1970; 1973; 1974; 1976; 1979)

16706-3 ROGER ZELAZNY The Dream Master (cover by Walter Velez; c.1966; 1970; 1973; 1974; 1976; 1979; October 1981; 7th ACE printing)

16708 ROGER ZELAZNY The Dream Master (c.1966; 1970; 1973; 1974; 1976; 1979; 1981; March 1987)

16712-8 LARRY NIVEN and STEVEN BARNES The Barsoom Project (cover by Joe Burleson; September 1989; 1st ACE printing)

16726-8 LARRY NIVEN and STEVEN BARNES Dream Park (cover by Michael Whelan; c.1981; April 1981; 1st ACE printing)

16727-6 LARRY NIVEN and STEVEN BARNES Dream Park (cover by Jim Burns; c.1981; April 1983; listed as "first mass market edition")

16727-6 (back cover)

There are probably two other printings of this same ACE Letter-Number series with same cover art ( May and August of 1982). Still working on this (Thank you Bill).

16728-4 LARRY NIVEN and STEVEN BARNES Dream Park (cover by Jim Burns; c.1981; 1983; nd)

16729-2 LARRY NIVEN and STEVEN BARNES Dream Park (cover by Jim Burns; c.1981; 1983; March 1984; 5th ACE printing)

16730-6 LARRY NIVEN and STEVEN BARNES Dream Park (cover by Matt Stawicki; c.1981; May 1982; seems out of sequence in publication series)

In answer to my comment on the 'out of sequence' appearance of this edition, I have new information (Thank you Bill).  This particular printing copies an earlier copyright page, but gives NO data on the current printing [except for the artist credit]. It has a new 10-1 number line, but is at least the 13th printing. It came out in April 2003 as part of the Ace 50th Anniversary year, although it has new artwork (by Matt Stawicki). Note that this particular ACE Letter-Number has been in use since about 1986 [through about 6-8 printings and at least three different covers].

16813-2 WILLIAM C. DIETZ Drifter (cover by Jean Targete; September 1991; 1st ACE printing)

Reprinted twice (December 1999 and February 2007) with the same ACE Letter-Number series and cover art, but different typography over the artwork.

16814-0 WILLIAM C. DIETZ Drifter's Run (cover by Jean Targete; June 1992; 1st ACE printing)

This volume was reprinted at least twice (January 2001 and March 2007) with the same ACE Letter-Number series.

16815-9 WILLIAM C. DIETZ Drifter's War (cover by Luis Royo; November 1992; 1st ACE printing)

This volume was reprinted at least three times with the same ACE Letter-Number series.

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17215-1 (no author listed on cover) Flash Gordon: Book Two: War of the Citadels (cover by Boris Vallejo; 1980; 1st ACE printing as ACE TEMPO edition)

17215-1 (back cover)

17233-X (no author listed on cover) Flash Gordon: Book Four: Forces From the Federation (cover by Boris Vallejo; 1981; 1st ACE printing as ACE TEMPO edition)

These volume constitute a series based upon the characters of the serial "Flash Gordon." The authorship for these is attributed to David Hagberg, but not given credit on the cover. They are also out-of-sequence in the ACE Letter-Number system, unless this is because they are under the ACE Tempo subgroup.

17239-3 BEN BOVA The Dueling Machine (cover by Ken Barr; September 1978; 1st ACE printing)

17260 FRANK HERBERT Dune (cover by John Schoenherr; c.1965; 1966; nd; 2nd ACE printing; listed as "complete and unabridged")

There is a bit of a story with this ACE Letter-Number volume.  I had been informed (a couple of years ago) that there was an ACE 17260 that may be the 2nd ACE printing - and was awaiting for more information on this issue (thank you Martin).  Bill, one of the major contributors to the AIL, send me an image of his copy of Dune - with the ACE Letter-Number of 17620 (yes, not a typo - though there may be some dyslexia involved ….). Here is the image (I am not going to put this in the sequence just yet).  More on this as we gather more information.

17269-5 FRANK HERBERT Dune Messiah (July 1985; 1st ACE printing)

Please note that I have seen up to the 20th ACE printing under this cover art and the same Letter-Number series. I also have another cover art image for this ACE Letter-Number series, listed as 31st ACE printing, still using the same cover art.

17271-7 FRANK HERBERT Dune (c.1965; 1966; 1974; 1987; 1990; 22nd ACE printing; different cover art than ACE 17266-0)

Listed as "Book One in the Dune Chronicles." I also have seen a similar ACE Letter-Number edition with a 1996 publication date.

17272-0 GIL KANE and RON GOULART Star Hawks II (1981; ACE Tempo edition; 1st ACE Tempo printing; illustrated graphic style)

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18044-2 GORDON R. DICKSON The Earth Lords (cover by Keith Parkinson; January 1989; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

18067-1 PHYLLIS GOTLIEB Emperor, Swords, Pentacles (c.1982; May 1985; 3rd ACE printing)

The first two printings of this story are ACE 20547-X.  See that ACE Letter-Number series for discussion on this placement in the ACE catalogue.

18111-2 C. L. MOORE and HENRY KUTTNER Earth's Last Citadel (cover by Tim Hildebrandt; c.1943; 1964; April 1977)

18112-0 C. L. MOORE and HENRY KUTTNER Earth's Last Citadel (cover by Bob Layzell; c.1943; 1964; 1977; March 1983)

Earth's Last Citadel was originally published in Argosy and as an ACE single (F-306) in 1964.

18120-1 ALEXEI and CORY PANSHIN Earth Magic (cover by Boris Vallejo; October 1978; 1st ACE printing and PBO; ACE fantasy)

18200-3 STEVEN BRUST Taltos (cover by Kinuko Craft; March 1988; 1st ACE printing and PBO; ACE fantasy)

18373-5 CYNTHIA FELICE Iceman (1991)

18378-X ROSE ESTES Elfwood (1992; "listed as 'First Time In Print"; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

18481-2 ALAN DEAN FOSTER and MARTIN HARRY GREENBERG (eds.) Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves (1991; 1st thus; ACE fantasy)

Edited collection of fantasy short stories. Includes tales by Harlan Ellison, Alan Dean Foster, Robert Silverberg, and Roger Zelazny.

18630 GORDON EKLUND The Eclipse of Dawn (cover by Leo and Diane Dillon; 1971; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

Gordon Eklund's first novel. This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st series).

18770 RICHARD A. LUPOFF Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master Of Adventure (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1968; nd; biography)

Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master Of Adventure was originally published as ACE N-6 (1968). Note the renumber block in white and the same cover art. This is probably the 2nd ACE printing.  This volume is also listed in the ACE Potpourri pages.

This volume is an ERB biography that focuses upon the characters, stories, and venues of his writings.  Cover art by Frank Frazetta.  In addition, there are 12 interior pieces of art. Six by Frazetta, two by Reed Crandall and four by Al Williamson with Reed Crandall.

18771 RICHARD A. LUPOFF Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master Of Adventure (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1968; 1975; different cover art; biography)

This edition has a new Introduction that is dated 1975.

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19681 SAMUEL R. DELANY The Einstein Intersection (c.1967; nd - probably 1971) 

19682 SAMUEL R. DELANY The Einstein Intersection (c.1967; June 1973; 4th ACE printing)

19683 SAMUEL R. DELANY The Einstein Intersection (c.1967; nd)

19684-5 SAMUEL R. DELANY The Einstein Intersection (c.1967; nd - possibly 1976)

The Einstein Intersection was originally published as ACE F-427 (1967).