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Novel

Solar Lottery

1955

Also published as: World of Chance

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About this book

In a world where political leadership is awarded by lottery, an ordinary man enters the service of a displaced ruler. His new position draws him into a system where chance, assassination, and manipulation determine who survives.

Chronology

Work history

  1. no later than Mar 23, 1954

    Composition: no later than Mar 23, 1954

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. Mar 23, 1954

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    Mar 23, 1954

  3. May 1955

    First published May 1955

    Solar Lottery · Ace Books

  4. Has textual variant World of Chance

    UK textual variant based on an earlier draft; retained as a distinct work/version.

    World of Chance

Textual relationships

Genealogy

  • Textual variantWorld of ChanceWorld of Chance is a UK textual variant based on an earlier draft of Solar Lottery.
  • Discussed inWhat the Quizmaster took --Solar Lottery and World of Chance: A comparisonGregg Rickman provides a detailed comparison of text of Solar Lottery and World of Chance in PKDS Newsletter #21.