ACE SF 5 Digit Number-Series SF Singles

60563 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS The Oakdale Affair (cover by Frank Frazetta; 1974; 1st ACE printing; listed as "First Time in Paperback")

Features an introduction by longtime ERB fan writer/editor Kevin B. Hancer

60564-8 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS The Oakdale Affair (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1974; nd; 2nd ACE printing)

60739 FRED SABERHAGEN Octagon (July 1981; 1st ACE printing)

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62160 FRED SABERHAGEN Old Friend of the Family (1979; 1st ACE printing)

62380 GEORGE ZEBROWSKI The Omega Point (wrap around cover by Bob Pepper; August 1972; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

Author's first novel.

62382-4 STEVE PERRY and MICHAEL REAVES The Omega Cage (cover by Royo; April 1988; 1st ACE printing)

62686-6 TIM POWERS On Stranger Tides (November 1988; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

62938 BOB SHAW One Million Tomorrows (cover by Leo and Diane Dillon; 1970; September 1971; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st Series).

62940 TERRY CARR (ed.) On Our Way to the Future (cover by Charles Gross; 1970; 1st thus)

Short story collection that includes an Introduction by Terry Carr; Frank Herbert Greenslaves; Edgar Pangborn A Better Mousehole; Kris Neville Ballenger's People; Roger Zelazny King Solomon's Ring; Robert Silverberg Sundance; Algis Budrys Be Merry (another of my personal favourites); Philip Latham Under the Dragon's Tail; Brian W. Aldiss A Taste for Dostoevsky; Fritz Leiber Cyclops; and James H. Schmitz Goblin Night.

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63160-6 GORDON R. DICKSON On The Run (original title: Mankind on the Run; c. 1956; 1979, 1st thus with this title)

63165 KENNETH BULMER On The Symb-Socket Circuit (cover by Kelly Freas; 1972)

63166 KENNETH BULMER On The Symb-Socket Circuit (cover by David Schleinkofer; c.1972; nd)

63410 ANDRE NORTON Operation Time Search (cover and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan; January 1969; 1st ACE printing)

63411 ANDRE NORTON Operation Time Search (c.1969; 1973)

63412 ANDRE NORTON Operation Time Search (c.1969; 1973; 1977)

63484-2 JOHN VARLEY The Ophiuchi Hotline (cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton; 1993; 1st ACE printing)

63590 JOHN RANKINE (aka DOUGLAS RANKINE MASON) Operation Umanaq (cover appears as by Vincent Di Fate with an interior illustration by Waldman; February 1973; 1st ACE printing)

63754 POUL ANDERSON Orbit Unlimited (cover by Alan Gutierrez; 1984; 1st thus)

63780 BOB SHAW Orbitsville (1977; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (2nd. Series) and listed as #10.

63819-8 ANDRE NORTON Ordeal in Otherwhere (cover by Don Meltzer; interior illustration by Waldman; c.1965; 1973; 1985)

63822 ANDRE NORTON Ordeal in Otherwhere (interior illustration by Waldman; c.1965; February 1973; 2nd ACE printing)

Note: this volume has different cover art than ACE 63824 - and has the same release information and interior illustration by Waldman - hmmm. In addition, note how this cover art is very similar (in context and arrangement of the ship and person in the hatch) to the cover art by Jack Gaughan for ACE G-595 Quest Crosstime.

63823 ANDRE NORTON Ordeal in Otherwhere (c.1965; 1973)

63824 ANDRE NORTON Ordeal in Otherwhere (cover by Don Meltzer; interior illustration by Waldman; c.1965; 1973)

63825-2 ANDRE NORTON Ordeal in Otherwhere (cover by Don Meltzer; c.1965; 1973; 1982)

Ordeal In Otherwhere was originally published as ACE F-325 (1965). This is the sequel to Storm Over Warlock.

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64146-1 JOHN DeCHANCIE Paradox Alley (1987; 1st ACE printing)

64240 BOB SHAW Other Days, Other Eyes (July 1972; 1st ACE printing)

The classic "Slow Glass" story

64400 PHILIP K. DICK Our Friends From Frolix 8 (cover by John Schoenherr; 1970; 1st ACE printing)

64401 PHILIP K. DICK Our Friends From Frolix 8 (cover by David Ploude; 1977; 2nd ACE printing)

64451-1 ROBIN McKINLEY The Outlaws of Sherwood (August 1989; 1st ACE printing)

Revisionistic Robin Hood fantasy.

64460 MARK S. GESTON Out of the Mouth of the Dragon (cover by John Schoenherr; 1969; 1st ACE printing)

MARK SYMINGTON GESTON (b. 1946) studied law at New York University Law School (1971).

The cover art for Out of the Mouth of the Dragon was the same scene as the cover art for Lords of the Starship (ACE G-673; 1967), but envisioned years after the first, with the subject matter further reduced to ruin. Schoenherr was really happy that Don Wollheim let him do this. Thanks to David for this additional information.

64465-1 PIERS ANTHONY Out Of Phaze (1994; ACE fantasy)

This is the 4th volume of the Apprentice Adept series.

64484 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Out of Time's Abyss (c.1963; later printing)

Out of Time's Abyss was originally published as ACE F-233 (1963).

64512 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS The Outlaw of Torn (c.1968; 1973; 2nd ACE printing)

64514-3 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS The Outlaw of Torn (c.1968; 1973; nd)

The Outlaw of Torn was originally published as ACE A-25 (1968).

64571-2 GREGORY FEELEY The Oxygen Barons (cover by Dave Archer; July 1990; 1st ACE printing)

This is an example of the new line (at least in 1990) of the ACE Science Fiction Special Editions (3rd series). These editions are edited by DAMON KNIGHT and represent new talent in the genre.

64576-3 HARLAN ELLISON Paingod and Other Delusions (c.1965; 1975; December 1983; 1st ACE printing)

Paingod and Other Delusions is a collection of short stories by the wordsmith Harlan Ellison. Originally published in 1965 and later reprinted by Pyramid Books in 1975, it contains two introductions and eight stories.

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65050 BOB SHAW The Palace of Eternity (cover by Leo and Diane Dillon; 1969; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st Series).

65065-1 CARTER SCHOLZ and GLENN HARCOURT Palimpsets (cover by Attilla Heija; 1984; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (3rd. Series), edited by Terry Carr. This is also the author's first novel.

65125 JACK WILLIAMSON The Pandora Effect (cover by C. Gross; 1969, first thus)

This volume is a collection of short stories that have their first appearance in a WILLIAMSON collection. They are from 1928 to 1953 and include stories from Amazing, Astounding, and Star Science Fiction 2 & 3. Contains the stories The Happiest Creature, The Cosmic Express, The Metal Man, The Cold Green Eye, Guinevere for Everybody, With Folded Hands, and The Equalizer..

65127-5 JAMES P. BLAYLOCK The Paper Grail (1992; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

65169-0 H. BEAM PIPER Paratime (cover by Michael Whelan; August 1981; 1st ACE printing)

This contains most of the Astounding/Analog SF magazine Paratime short stories with an Introduction and notes by JOHN F. CARR. Contains the short stories He Walked Around the Horses, Police Operation, Last Enemy, Temple Trouble, and the short novel Time Crime.

65170-4 H. BEAM PIPER Paratime (cover by Michael Whelan; c.1981; December 1982; 3rd ACE printing)

65204 HARLAN ELLISON Partners In Wonder (1983; 1st ACE printing)

65241-7 SEAN STEWART Passion Play (cover by Keith Birdsong; December 1993; 1st ACE printing; this copy is the 2nd edition)

65301-4 R. A. LAFFERTY Past Master (c.1968; 1972)

65302 R. A. LAFFERTY Past Master (cover by John Melo; c.1968; nd)

65316 LARRY NIVEN The Patchwork Girl (1981; listed as "1st mass market paperback edition")

65316-2 LARRY NIVEN The Patchwork Girl (c.1981; nd; 2nd ACE printing; same cover art)

65317-0 LARRY NIVEN The Patchwork Girl (c.1981; later printing; modified cover art)

An illustrated edition dealing with the "ARM" organization in Niven's "Known Space" universe. 50 black and white drawings by Fernando Fernandez.

65390-1 COLIN KNAPP Patterns of Chaos (1978)

65430 KEITH ROBERTS Pavane (c.1966; 1968; 1st ACE printing)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st Series). This is also (in my estimation) one of the best of the "alternate history" tales ever written.

65431-2 KEITH ROBERTS Pavane (c.1966; 1982)

65740-0 ROLAND J. GREEN Peace Company (nd)

65741-9 ROLAND J. GREEN These Green Foreign Hills (cover by Les Edwards; 1st ACE printing 1987)

65742-7 ROLAND J. GREEN The Mountain Walks (1989)

The Roland J. Green stories revolve around the Peace Company.

65852 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Pellucidar (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1962; nd)

65855-5 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Pellucidar (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1962; nd)

Pellucidar was originally published as ACE F-158 (1962).

65890 JACK WILLIAMSON People Machines (cover by Enrich; 1971)

65941 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS The People That Time Forgot (cover by Roy Krenkle Jr.; c.1963; nd)

The People That Time Forgot was originally published as ACE F-220 (1963). This edition is another example of the re-use of old stock as it has the same cover art by Roy Krenkle Jr. and the same ACE Science Fiction Classic logo. I suggest that this represents the 2nd ACE printing.

65942 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS The People That Time Forgot (cover by Frank Frazetta; c.1963; nd)

65946-2 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS The People That Time Forgot (c.1963; nd)

This edition is a tie-in volume linked to the American International Pictures (AIP) movie release and uses a modified cover remininescent of the movie poster art.

65948-9 MACK REYNOLDS (aka DALLAS McCORD REYNOLDS) Perchance to Dream (nd)

65954 POUL ANDERSON The Peregrine (nd)

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66100 AVRAM DAVIDSON The Phoenix and the Mirror (cover by Leo and Diane Dillon; c.1966, 1969)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st. Series).

66141-6 WALT and LEIGH RICHMOND Phase 2 (c. 1969; 1979)

66201 JOANNA RUSS Picnic On Paradise (c.1968; probable 2nd ACE printing)

Picnic on Paradise was originally published as an ACE Science Fiction Special (1st series) as H-72 (1968).

66232-3 MICK FARREN Phaid the Gambler (cover by Jim Gurney; c.1981; August 1986; 1st ACE printing)

JAMES GURNEY (b.1958) is best known for his Dinotopia books and has won many honors for his artwork including two Hugo awards (1993 and 1996).

66251-X ROBERT LYNN ASPRIN Phule's Company (1990; 1st thus)

66253-6 ROBERT LYNN ASPRIN Phule's Paradise (cover by Robert Grace; 1st ACE printing and PBO; Febuary 1992)

66253-6 (back cover)

66320-6 ROBERT E. HOWARD Pigeons From Hell (cover by Esteban Maroto; 1978; 1st ACE printing)

Short story collection that includes Pigeons from Hell, The Children of the Night, The Hyena, The Dead Remember, and The Dream Snake

66385-0 ROBERT SHECKLEY Pilgrimage to Earth (1978; 1st ACE printing)

66502 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Pirates of Venus (c.1963; nd)

66503 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Pirates of Venus (c.1963; later printing; same cover as 66502)

66505 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Pirates of Venus (c.1963; nd; same cover as 66502)

66509-8 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Pirates of Venus (cover by Esteban Maroto; c.1963; nd)

Pirates of Venus was originally published as ACE F-179 (1963).

66760 GRAHAM MASTERTON Plague (1978; 1st ACE and U.S. printing and PBO)

66780-9 WILLIAM BARTON A Plague of All Cowards (August 1976; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

66832 ANDRE NORTON Plague Ship (cover by David Meltzer; c.1959; 1973)

66833 ANDRE NORTON Plague Ship (cover by David Meltzer; c.1959; 1973)

Plague Ship was originally published in ACE Double D-345 (1959) under the Andrew North pseudonym. and bound with Voodoo Planet.

66883-6 PAMELA O'NEILL and KIM MOHAN Gary Gygax's Cyborg Cammando: Book 1: Planet in Peril (1987; 1st thus in ACE New Infinities Edition)

This appears to be based upon the gaming designs (role-playing stuff) of Gary Gygax (sorry - not much into role-playing scenarios that get put into book form). Gary Gygax recently died (2008).

66900 JACK VANCE (aka JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE) Planet of Adventure #2: Servants of the Wankh (cover by Jeff Jones; 1969; 1st ACE printing)

66901 JACK VANCE (aka JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE) Planet of Adventure #3: The Dirdir (cover by Jeff Jones; 1969)

66902 JACK VANCE (aka JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE) Planet of Adventure #4: The Pnume (cover by Jeff Jones; 1970)

66902 (back cover)

66951 URSULA K. LE GUIN Planet of Exile (cover by Josh Kirby; c.1966, May 1971; 2nd ACE printing)

66952 URSULA K. LE GUIN Planet of Exile (c.1966; 1971; nd; different cover art)

66953 URSULA K. LE GUIN Planet of Exile (cover by Alex Ebel; c.1966; 1971; July 1976; 6th ACE printing)

Planet of Exile was originally published in ACE Double G-597 (1966) bound with Thomas M. Disch Mankind Under the Leash.

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67020 MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY The Planet Savers (cover by Michael Whelan; c.1962, 1976)

Includes the Darkover short story "The Waterfall."

67021-0 MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY The Planet Savers and The Sword of Aldones (cover by Michael Whelan; same cover for ACE 67020 - a single with only The Planet Savers; c.1962; nd)

Note: this is a double story with a single cover. Includes "Darkover Retrospective"

67025-3 MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY The Planet Savers and The Sword of Aldones (cover by Michael Whelan; same cover for ACE 67020; c.1962; nd)

Note: this is a double story with a single cover. The original ACE Double with single cover is 67021-0, which also has the same cover art as this edition and the ACE single 67020. However, it is not referenced in any of the databases I have investigated. Since it is not listed, I have not placed the image in the ACE SF Doubles pages.

Never-the-less, The Planet Savers and The Sword of Aldones were originally published in ACE Double F-153 (1962).

67060 JOHN JAKES The Planet Wizard (cover by Jeff Jones but no notation for identity of artist for interior illustration - though it looks like a Jack Gaughan illustration; 1969; listed as "first book publication")

Here is an image of the original cover illustration by Jeff Jones for Planet Wizard.

67061 JOHN JAKES The Planet Wizard (nd)

67061-X JOHN JAKES The Planet Wizard (cover by Alex Ebel; reprint 1977)

67145-4 MICHAEL KURLAND Pluribus (cover by Boris Vallejo; 1980; 1st ACE printing)

67402 ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Podkayne of Mars (nd)

67460 MACK REYNOLDS (aka DALLAS McCORD REYNOLDS) Police Patrol: 2000 A. D. (March 1977; 1st ACE printing)

67555 ANDRE NORTON Postmarked the Stars (cover by Jeff Jones and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan; 1969)

67800 PHILIP K. DICK The Preserving Machine (cover by Leo and Diane Dillon; 1969; 1st ACE printing and PBO)

This is one of the ACE Science Fiction Specials (1st Series).

67801 PHILIP K. DICK The Preserving Machine (cover by David Schleinkofer; 1976)

67900 THOMAS M. DISCH The Prisoner (1969)

67900 (back cover)

Another example of a spin-off novel popularizing (or filling in the blanks) of science-fiction or fantasy television programs. Later, not published by ACE, an entire collection of The Prisoner novels appeared in the literature, much like the novelization of the Man From U. N. C. L. E. Thomas M. Disch was another author of some repute enticed into the TV-series/novel money train.

For a good reference for this genre, investigate KURT PEER TV Tie-Ins (1999, 2nd edition; TV Books, NY).

THOMAS M. DISCH (1940-2008) was a distinguished author and poet who began publishing science fiction in 1962. His darkly brilliant short stories and novels, such as Camp Concentration (1968), 334 (1972) and On Wings of Song (1979; John W. Campbell Memorial Award), "delighted us with an unadulterated shot of pure bracing gloom." (Brian Aldiss). He won the Hugo for The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World (1998). The Brave Little Toaster (1980 F&SF) won a BSFA award and was made into a film.

67901 DAVID McDANIEL The Prisoner #2 (nd)

The next installment of the spin-off novel for The Prisoner.

67902 HANK STINE The Prisoner #3 (1970)

The question to ask is whether Hank Stine is a shortened version of G. Harry Stine. The third spin-of paperback installment of The Prisoner.

67937-4 L. SPRAGUE de CAMP The Prisoner of Zhamanak (1983; listed as "first publication in paperback")

Book #5 of the Krishna series.

67936-6 WILLIAM C. DIETZ Prison Planet (1989)

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68023-2 GORDON R. DICKSON Pro (cover by Benvenutti; interior illustrations - (listed as "fully illustrated") - by James R. Odbert; October 1978; 1st ACE printing)

68029-1 KIRK MITCHELL Procurator: A Novel of Alternate History (cover by Jim Gurney; April 1984; 1st ACE printing)

68305 STEPHEN ROBINETTE Projections (cover by Dean Ellis; January 1979; 1st ACE printing)

Original cover art by Dean Ellis for Projections. Gouache on board, 23" x 14" and signed lower right.

68697-4 RICHARD S. McENROE (ed.) Proteus: Voices for the 80's (A Destinies Special; May 1981; 1st ACE printing)

Short story collection (and accompanying illustrations) with contributions from Reginald Bretnor and John Bryne, George Alec Effinger and Broeck Steadman, Charles Sheffield and Rick DeMarco, Craig Strete and Reg Wells, Eileen Gunn and Alicia Austin, Jean Karl and Michael Wm. Kaluta, H.C. Petley and John Barnes, Andrew Weiner and Stephen Fabian, Nicholas Yermakov and Allan Jones and Takashi Ishikawa and T. Windling.

68790-3 GREG BEAR Psychlone (cover by Edward Soyka; 1979; 1st ACE printing)

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69168-4 ARSEN DARNAY The Purgatory Zone (1981; 1st ACE printing)

69190 L. SPRAGUE DECAMP The Purple Pterodactyls: The Adventures of Wilson Newbury, Ensorcelled Finacier (c. 1979; 1980; 1st ACE printing)

69323-7 ASHLEY McCONNELL Quantum Leap: Too Close For Comfort (April 1993; 1st ACE printing)

This is another of the TV tie-in crossover novels based upon the Universal Television series created by Donald P. Bellisario. For a good reference for this genre, investigate KURT PEER TV Tie-Ins (1999, 2nd edition; TV Books, NY).

69348-2 JACK L. CHALKER The Quintara Marathon: The Run to Chaos Keep (1992; 1st ACE printing)

69454-3 ALAN DEAN FOSTER Quozl (wrap-around cover by James Gurney; 1989; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

Original cover art by James Gurney for Quozl. Oil on board, 18" x 24" and signed lower center.

69540 D. G. COMPTON The Quality of Mercy (c.1965; revised U. S. edition 1970)

69658 L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP The Queen of Zamba (nd)

69658-9 L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP The Queen of Zamba (nd)

69660-0 ROBERT THURSTON Q Colony (cover by John Harris; February 1985; 1st ACE printing)

69721-6 JOHN MORRESSY The Questing of Kedrigern (1987; 1st ACE printing; ACE fantasy)

69681 ANDRE NORTON Quest Crosstime (cover by Jack Gaughan; c.1965; nd)

Quest Crosstime was originally published as ACE G-595 (1965). This edition has the same cover art and it probably a re-numbered volume - maybe considered the 2nd ACE printing. Quest Crosstime is the sequel to The Crossroads of Time (ACE F-391, 1966).

69682 ANDRE NORTON Quest Crosstime (cover by Victor Kalin; c.1965; 1972)

69683 ANDRE NORTON Quest Crosstime (c.1965; 1972; 1975; same cover art as ACE 69682)

69684-8 ANDRE NORTON Quest Crosstime (cover by Davis Meltzer; c.1965; 1972; 1975; 1981)

69685-6 ANDRE NORTON Quest Crosstime (cover by Davis Meltzer; c.1965; 1972; 1975; 1981; 1985)

69700 A. E. VAN VOGT Quest For the Future (cover by John Schoenherr; nd)

69700 A. E. VAN VOGT Quest For the Future (cover by John Schoenherr; December 1972; 2nd ACE printing; )

Oh, the joys of ACE Book numbering. Thanks to Bill T., we have a second edition ACE printing with the same number. The things that you find! Same cover art with slightly different layout.

69770 POUL ANDERSON Question and Answer (nd)

69992 JACK L. CHALKER Quintara Marathon #1: The Demons at Rainbow Bridge (cover by Darrell K. Sweet; 1990; nd)

69992-8 JACK L. CHALKER Quintara Marathon #1: The Demons at Rainbow Bridge (cover by Darrell K. Sweet; 1990; nd)