Publication History
- UK first hardback edition: May 1981 Jonathan Cape
- US first hardback edition: April 1981 Richard Marek/G. P. Putnam's Sons
- UK first paperback edition: 1982 Coronet Books
- US first paperback edition: May 1982 Berkley Books
The U.S. hardcover edition sold more than 130,000 copies.
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