Cover art: Jack Gaughan · Four Square, April 1965
- Novel
- First published 1964
- 58,000 words
Alternative titles
The Escape Orbit
Open Prison (Part 1 of 3)
Open Prison (Part 2 of 3)
Open Prison (Part 3 of 3)
"Take the problem of what to do with captured prisoners-of-war when they do not breathe the same atmosphere as you do, and the chances are you'll come up with the answer: put them on a planet where they can breathe; leave a satellite monitor to see that they don't try to escape and leave them to their own resources" (from Tom Boardman, Jr.'s introduction to the Four Square edition). Some prisoners plot escape; others just till their plots of land. The newly arrived Sector Marshall must avert a pointless civil war. Starship Troopers was nothing like this, I'm happy to say.
Synopsis by Graham Andrews
English editions
| Publisher | Date | Format | Printing | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ace Books | October 1964 | |||
|
Four Square | April 1965 | Paperback | ||
|
Corgi, London, UK | December 1970 | Paperback | 9780552085915 | |
|
Ace Books | April 1983 | Paperback | Reprint | 9780441215904 |
Translations
German
| Title | Translator | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gefängnis im All | Susi-Maria Roediger | Moewig | March 1966 |
|
Gefängnis im All | Susi-Marie Roediger | Erich Pabel Verlag | November 1980 |
Italian
| Title | Translator | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partenza da Zero | Beata Della Frattina | Mondadori | October 1964 | |
| Partenza da Zero | Mondadori | 27 August 1978 | ||
|
Vita con gli automi | Bianca Russo, Beata Della Frattina | Mondadori | June 2011 |
Portuguese
| Title | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prisão aberta | Livros do Brasil | Mid-1972 |
Serialised in
| Title | Published as | Language | Editor | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New Worlds, February 1964 | Open Prison (Part 1 of 3) | English | John Carnell | February 1964 |
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New Worlds, March 1964 | Open Prison (Part 2 of 3) | English | John Carnell | March 1964 |
|
New Worlds, April 1964 | Open Prison (Part 3 of 3) | English | John Carnell | April 1964 |
|
Urania (collana) 355, 25 October 1964 | Partenza da zero (Complete Novel) | Italian | Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | 25 October 1964 |
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Urania (collana) 756, 27 August 1978 | Partenza da zero (Complete Novel) | Italian | Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | 27 August 1978 |
References
Data sources
James White Information (original site). Synopsis by Graham Andrews.
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).