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y separately published work icon Beloved Son single work   novel   science fiction  
Is part of The Ethical Culture Series George Turner , 1978 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Beloved Son
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'Forty years after his starship escapes from an apocalyptic Earth, Commander Albert Raft and his crew return to a much younger and violent Earth society that wants to embrace Raft as a god because of his telepathic powers.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Avon reprint).

Notes

  • Dedication: For John Bangsund without whose encouragement and bullying I might have spent the time writing something else.

  • Epigraph: The Truth about History:

    'Nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be, / When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.' -- From a hymn by A.C. Ainger

    'If I had been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better arrangement of the Universe.' -- Attr. to Alfonso the Wise, King of Castile

    'Great men are almost always bad men.' -- Lord Acton: Historical Essays and Studies

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Faber ,       1978 .
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      Extent: 375p.
      ISBN: 0571111521
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Avon Books ,       1996 .
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      ISBN: 038077884X
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Orion ,       2019 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 10 January 2019.
      ISBN: 9781473225114
      Series: y separately published work icon Gateway London : Orion , 2011- 19458199 2011 series - publisher novel science fiction

      Inaugurated by Orion in 2011, Gateway originally republished significant works of science fiction. By 2015, it had a catalogue of nearly three thousand titles, by over two hundred authors. Latterly, it has extended its catalogue to classic works of fantasy, horror, and crime, as well as science fiction.

      It is a companion series to SF Masterworks.

      Only works on the list by Australian authors are included on AustLit.

      Sources include https://www.thebookseller.com/news/more-hachette-authors-join-gateway.
Alternative title: Geliefde zoon
Language: Dutch
    • Antwerp, Belgium, Western Europe, Europe,: Spectrum , 1979 .
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      Extent: 368p.
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