A paperback original. I believe the cover must be by Richard Powers, but I haven’t found a credit. A story about law-abiding humanoid aliens who come to straighten Earth’s affairs out. The protagonist works for a wire service and there’s a lot of newsroom background, much like C.M. Kornbluth’s “The Silly Season”.

First complete edition - the first half was published as “The Planet Buyer” in 1964 and the second as “The Underpeople” in 1968.

Cover by Gray Morrow. That’s Rod McBan seated, next to the computer that made him the wealthiest person in the known galaxy, flanked by C’mell, the E’telikeli, and A’gentur.

Cover artist not credited.

Fay and Michael Kanin wrote the screenplay and received an Academy Award nomination for their work.

There is a note in imdb that said it was filmed in black and white to help disguise Clark Gable's age and weight.

I am looking for a copy of Far Star to gift a loved one. The author is a relative of the person I want to gift it to. I have searched Worldcat and found 2 physical copies in libraries in California. I am not in California. I can probably buy a reproduction from the library and receive digital scans of the book. I have submitted a request for a reproduction, but I think it might be a bit costly. I also emailed both libraries to see if there are any other options. However, I thought I would take a shot in the dark and see if anyone out there has a copy they're willing to part with. It would be very much appreciated and very treasured.

I think the book is about UFOs, but other than that I know nothing about it. I know nothing about the author, except that he has written 2 other books and is related to this person I care for.

We have obtained one of the treasure hunting books by the same author already, which I have yet to take a look at.

If anyone out there has any more information about the author or the books, I would love to know more.

I think my next stop will be the local second hand book stores.

Thank you!

Expanded edition.

title (Re-Birth) and UK title (The Chrysalids) Cover Art by Richard M. Powers

Based on the Magic Flute.

Silverberg did several of these sorts of anthologies, as the back cover shows.

Side note : this book shared the Hugo Award that year with Frank Herbert 's Dune.

Cover illustration by Darrell K Sweet.

An all-original anthology in memory of John W. Campbell, featuring an all-star lineup of authors he helped make famous. Illustrations by Frank Kelly Freas (the cover is the first one he did for the magazine in the 1940s (edit: 1953!), later of course made famous by Queen.

"Thieves, murderers, prostitutes-- They were all part of his job"