NMLP P-032134 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Marooned in Realtime

Vernor Vinge · Bluejay Books (New York) · 1986

US Bluejay Books hardcover (September 1986) is the true first. Second book in the Realtime/Bobble sequence (following The Peace War). Issued among the very last Bluejay titles before the firm folded; distribution was handled through St. Martin's, so first-issue jackets and boards may carry St. Martin's/Bluejay International distribution notes.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-032134 for "Marooned in Realtime" by Vernor Vinge (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-032134, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).