Publication History
- UK first hardback edition: September 1982 Jonathan Cape
- U.S. first hardback edition: April 1982 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
- UK first paperback edition: 1982 Coronet Books
- U.S. first paperback edition: April 1983 Berkley Books
The U.S. hardcover had a first printing of 95,000 copies.
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