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y separately published work icon The Luck of Brin's Five single work   novel   young adult   science fiction  
Is part of Torin Trilogy 1977 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 The Luck of Brin's Five
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On a cold winter night in the ancient land of Torin, a messenger from Earth fell from the sky. Discovered by Dorn, eldest son of the family of Brin's Five, earthling astronaut Scott Gale was taken under the wing of Dorn's family and called Diver, the Luck of Brin's Five.(Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Atheneum ,       1977 .
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      Extent: vii, 230p.p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
      ISBN: 0689306016
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Pocket Books ,       1977 .
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      Extent: 219p.
      Note/s:
      • First Pocket Books printing Ocober, 1979.
      ISBN: 0671416375
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1979 .
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      Extent: vii, 230p.p.
      ISBN: 0207138230, 0207143684 (pbk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Pocket Books ,       1979 .
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      Extent: 208p.
      Note/s:
      • Printed without p. 209-219 and withdrawn by the publishers.
      ISBN: 0671830325
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 1995 .
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      Extent: 248p.
      Note/s:
      • First published as a science fiction novel for adults by Atheneum (New York), 1977 and reprinted in this YA series. All other ed. of this title are intended for a general readership. (Kerry White Australian Children's Books: A Bibliography: Volume Three 1989-2000 (2004): 606).
      ISBN: 0732251249
      Series: y separately published work icon Moonstone Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1995-1997 Z922465 1995 series - publisher children's young adult fantasy science fiction
Alternative title: Das Gluck von Brins Funf
Language: German
    • Rastatt,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Moewig ,       1982 .
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      Extent: 256p.
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Works about this Work

[Review] The Luck of Brin's Five Stephen McVey , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 47)
— Review of The Luck of Brin's Five Cherry Wilder , 1977 single work novel
Australian SF Novels : A Grey, Grey Future Van Ikin , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 2 no. 1 (Issue 4) 1979; (p. 85-95)
— Review of The Moon Baby John Bailey , 1978 single work novel ; The Luck of Brin's Five Cherry Wilder , 1977 single work novel ; Moon in the Ground Keith Antill , 1979 single work novel ; Displaced Person Lee Harding , 1979 single work novel
[Review] The Luck of Brin's Five Stephen McVey , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 47)
— Review of The Luck of Brin's Five Cherry Wilder , 1977 single work novel
Australian SF Novels : A Grey, Grey Future Van Ikin , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 2 no. 1 (Issue 4) 1979; (p. 85-95)
— Review of The Moon Baby John Bailey , 1978 single work novel ; The Luck of Brin's Five Cherry Wilder , 1977 single work novel ; Moon in the Ground Keith Antill , 1979 single work novel ; Displaced Person Lee Harding , 1979 single work novel
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