Note: Originally appearing in 2 parts in Analog as "The Ethical Engineer", this story was expanded
from 42,000 words to a 60,000 word novel.
This book has also been adapted into a series of comic books.
Dedication: "For John W.Campbell without whose aid this book - and a good
percentage of modern science fiction - would never have been written."
Jason dinAlt is kidnapped and taken to an unknown and savage planet, where slavers capture anyone they
chance upon and sell them to one of the settlements.
The settlements exist in various stages of technological development, where the 'magic' of technology and
science is jealously guarded by the evil Brotherhood. It
is dinAlt's task to free the people from the oppression of the Brotherhood.
New York: Bantam, September 1964, 151pp., pbk. Cover: Lehr.
as: The Ethical Engineer. London: Gollancz, November 1964, 176pp., hbk.
Toronto: Bantam Books, 1964, 151pp., pbk.
as: L'Ingenere Etico, in: Galassia #37, 15th January 1964. Milan: La Tribuna Editrice. Translated by Roberta Rambelli. [Italian]
Tokyo: Sogen SF Bunko, March 1967, 270pp., ISBN: 4-488-61702-6. Translated by Yasuo Nakamura. Reprinted 1978. [Japanese]
as: Mundo Muerto. Barcelona: Editorial Ferma, 1967, pbk. Cover: Enrich. Translated by Ramio. [Spanish]
as: Die Sklavenwelt. Munich: Heyne, 1968, 160pp. Translated by Wulf H. Bergner. Reprinted 1971 (ISBN: 3-453-30541-8). [German]
as: Doods Strijd in Appsala. Amsterdam: Meulenhoff, 1969, pbk. Cover photograph: Frank Stoovelaar. Translated by Walter B. Relsky. [Dutch]
London: Sphere, June 1973, 160pp., ISBN: 0-7221-4351-6, pbk. Cover: Eddie Jones. Reprinted May 1974; March 1977 (ISBN: 0-7221-4417-2); 1979; 1980 (ISBN: 0-7221-4484-9, Cover: Peter Elson); 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; February 1987 (Cover: Les Edwards); 1988 (Cover: Edwards); 1989, 1990.
in: The Deathworld Trilogy. New York: Doubleday (Book Club), November 1974, p.149-283, hbk. Jacket: Richard V. Corben.
in: The Deathworld Trilogy. New York: Berkley, February 1976, pbk. Cover: Fragasso. Reprinted 1976; February 1980 (ISBN: 0412-8); 1980 (6 times); May 1981 (ISBN: 0485-9); 1981; 1982 (ISBN: 06827); 1984 (ISBN: 07486-2).
as: Parte Seconda, in: Planeta Imposible - Ciclo Completo de Jason dinAlt. Milan: Editrice Nord, November 1978, 465pp., ISBN: 88-429-0332-9. Translated by Sandro Sandrelli and Giampaolo Cossatto. [Italian]
The Deathworld Series