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[[Image:N13746.jpg|thumb|Cover UK cover art for Alien Earth by [[Mark Salwowski]], 2002 paperback.]]
'''Alien Earth''' is Megan Lindholm's only sci-fi novel so far. It was first published in 1992 in the US. The human race has destroyed their home planet, but was rescued by an alien race called [[''Arthroplana]] '' and has survived on Castor and Pollux, learning to adjust to a new environment where they can make no impact on the ecology of their new home. After thousands of years, [[''John Gen-93-Beta]]'', captain of the [[Beastship]] [[''Evangeline]]'', is send on a mission to find out if there's anything left alive on Earth.
==Editions==
* A US paperback the 1st of July 1992 by Bantam Books with ISBN 055329749X. Cover by [[Oscar Chichoni]].
* A UK paperback the 13th of April 1993 by Grafton with ISBN 0586215166. Cover by [[Mark Salwowski]].
* A UK paperback in 2002/2003 by Voyager with ISBN 0586215166 (same as previous). Cover by Mark Salwowski but now features pillars similar to other Megan Lindholm titles published by Voyager. Reprints of this book seem to have been published at least up to and including 2011.
* A Kindle edition the 10th of November 2011 from Collins with ASIN: B005Z4QTPQ
==Editions=Covers===<gallery perrow="5">* 1st of July Image:Megan Lindholm 1992, Bantam Books, ISBN 055329749X, paperbackAlien Earth. Cover by [[Oscar Chichoni]]jpg|US (1992)Image:77aa 1.* 13th of April JPG|UK (1993, Harper Collins (Grafton?), ISBN 0586215166, paperback. Cover by [[Mark Salwowski]. </gallery>==Translations==* 2002 by Voyager, A French translation ''Alien Earth'' from Télémaquee in 2006 with ISBN 0586215166 paperback9782753300323. Cover Translated by [[Mark Salwowski]]. Although it uses the same ISBN as the previous edition it starts a new printing number line, so there might be some changesClaudine Richetin. Reprinted again 17th by Le Livre de Poche in March 2003.* 1st of August 2009, HarperCollins, 2008 with ISBN 97800073335789782253122647, paperback. Cover cover art by [[Mark SalwowskiManchu]] (same image as in the earlier UK editions, just sans the pillars and different font). Not quite sure if this really has been published yet, can anyone confirm?
==Translations=International covers===<gallery perrow="5">Image:51A3S5CQKFL._AA240_.jpg|French (2006* Image:A alienearth.jpg|French translation ''Alien Earth'' by SW(reprint?)Image:Fr-Télémaque in 2006 with ISBN 9782753300323alien. Translated by [[Claudine Richetin]].* A jpg|French translation ''Alien Earth'' by Le Livre de Poche SF, 6 March (2008 with ISBN 9782253122647. Translated by [[Claudine Richetin]], cover art by [[Manchu]].)</gallery>
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