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The Collapsium

(2000)
(The first book in the Queendom of Sol series)
A novel by Wil McCarthy

Awards
Nebula Awards Best Novel (nominee)

A far future hard SF epic, The Collapsium takes quantum physics forward into a gloriously realised future where a new imperium based on Earth is built on the dream of collapsium - a building material made from black holes. It is a dream that may soon be about to end as the collapsium ring that circles the sun is in danger of collapsing into it sparking an apocalyptic chain reaction. What follows is a remarkable fusion of hard science, extravagant imagination and baroque court politics. The Collapsim marks out Wil McCarthy as one of the brightest of the new generation of SF talents.

Genre: Science Fiction

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Used availability for Wil McCarthy's The Collapsium

Hardback Editions

November 2002 : USA Library Binding

Title: Collapsium
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 0-613-36945-9 / 978-0-613-36945-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
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September 2000 : UK Hardback

Title: The Collapsium
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 0-575-06892-2 / 978-0-575-06892-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Gollancz
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August 2000 : USA Hardback

Title: The Collapsium
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 0-345-40856-X / 978-0-345-40856-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey
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Paperback Editions

June 2021 : Mass Market Paperback

Title: Collapsium (Queendom of Sol)
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 1-982125-48-9 / 978-1-982125-48-6
Publisher: BAEN BOOKS
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March 2020 : Paperback

Title: Collapsium (The Queendom of Sol)
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 1-982124-49-0 / 978-1-982124-49-6
Publisher: BAEN BOOKS
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November 2002 : USA Mass Market Paperback

Title: The Collapsium (The Queendom of Sol)
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 0-553-58443-X / 978-0-553-58443-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: Bantam
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September 2001 : UK Paperback

Title: The Collapsium (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 1-85798-326-2 / 978-1-85798-326-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Gollancz
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK

July 2001 : USA Paperback

Title: The Collapsium
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 0-345-43522-2 / 978-0-345-43522-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA

September 2000 : UK Paperback

Title: The Collapsium
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
ISBN: 0-575-06893-0 / 978-0-575-06893-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: Gollancz
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon AU

Audio Editions

April 2021 : USA Audio edition

Title: The Collapsium: Queendom of Sol, Book 1
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Availability: Amazon

April 2021 : Australia Audio edition

Title: The Collapsium: Queendom of Sol, Book 1
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Availability: Amazon AU

April 2021 : UK Audio edition

Title: The Collapsium: Queendom of Sol, Book 1
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Availability: Amazon UK

Kindle Editions

April 2020 : USA, Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition

Title: The Collapsium (Queendom of Sol Book 1)
Author(s): Wil McCarthy
Publisher: Baen Books
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU