Ace Books began publishing genre fiction starting in 1952. Initially these were mostly in the attractive tête-bêche format, but they also published a few single volumes, in the early years, and that number grew until the doubles stopped appearing in about 1978. The tête-bêche format was discarded in 1973, but future double novels were continued for a while.
The Ace doubles were largely supplanted by "Ace Specials" series, which included work by authors such as Alexei Panshin.
Between 1952 and 1968, the books had a letter-series identifier; after that date they were given five-digit numeric serial numbers. The list given here covers every Ace Double published between 1952 and 1978, for all genres. It gives a date of publication; in all cases this refers to the date of publication by Ace, and not the date of original publication of the novels. For more information about the history of these titles, see Ace Books, which includes a discussion of the serial numbering conventions used and an explanation of the letter-code system.
Genres and collectability
Ace published science fiction, mysteries, and westerns, as well as books not in any of these genres. Collectors of these genres have found the Ace doubles an attractive set of books to collect, because of the unusual appearance of the tête-bêche format. This is particularly true for the science fiction books, for which several bibliographic references have been written (see the References section). The format inspired a further series of sf doubles published by Tor Books between 1988 and 1991, the Tor Double Novels.
Because the tête-bêche format is part of the attraction for collectors, titles published between 1974 and 1978, which contained two titles by one or two authors but which are not tête-bêche, are not regarded by some collectors as true Ace Doubles. The distinction is up to each collector; the books are included in the list given below, with the difference in format noted.
The list given here includes an indication of the genre of the works, in italics after the serial number. Abbreviations used are "SF" for science fiction titles; "MY" for mystery titles, and "WE" for westerns. In addition, "NA" is used to mean "not applicable", when one or both of the books is not in one of these three genres; and "UN", when the genre of the books is not known. The list also gives a date of publication; in all cases this refers to the date of publication by Ace, and not the date of original publication of the novels.
The list is thought to be complete, but there may be minor omissions among the later lists.
For more information about the history of these titles, see Ace Books, which includes a discussion of the serial numbering conventions used and an explanation of the letter-code system.
Jokes
The double format inspired contests for ironic or satirical combinations of titles that might appear, as in "No Blade of Grass"/"The Sheep Look Up"
"If the Holy Bible was printed as an Ace Double", an editor once remarked, "it would be cut down to two 20,000-word halves with the Old Testament retitled as ‘Master of Chaos’ and the New Testament as ‘The Thing With Three Souls.’"
– Charles McGrath, New York Times, May 6, 2007
D and S Series
- D-001 MY Samuel W. Taylor The Grinning Gismo / Keith Vining Too Hot For Hell (1952)
- D-002 WE William Colt MacDonald Bad Man's Return / J. Edward Leithead Bloody Hoofs (1952)
- D-003 MY Mel Colton The Big Fix / Kate Clugston Twist the Knife Slowly (A Murderer in the House) (1952)
- D-004 WE Lewis B. Patten Massacre at White River / Walter A. Tompkins Rimrock Rider (1952)
- D-005 MY Eaton R. Goldthwaite The Scarlet Spade / Harry Whittington Drawn To Evil (1952)
- D-006 WE William E. Vance The Branded Lawman / Nelson C. Nye Plunder Valley (1952)
- D-007 MY Stephen Ransome I, the Executioner (False Bounty) / Harry Whittington So Dead My Love! (1953)
- D-008 WE Allan K. Echols Terror Rides the Range / Tom West Gunsmoke Gold (1953)
- D-009 MY Michael Morgan Decoy / Sherwood King If I Die Before I Wake (1953)
- D-010 WE Leslie Scott The Brazos Firebrand / Gordon Young Hell on Hoofs (1953)
- D-011 MY Day Keene Mrs. Homicide / William L. Stuart Dead Ahead
- D-012 WE Dudley Dean Mcgaughty (as Dean Owen) The Man From Boot Hill / Dan J. Stevens Wild Horse Range (1953)
- D-013 NA Theodore S. Drachman Cry Plague! / Leslie Edgley The Judas Goat (1953)
- D-014 WE Paul Evan Lehman Vultures On Horseback / George Kilrain Maverick With A Star (1953)
- D-015 MY William Burroughs (as William Lee) Junkie / Maurice Helbrant Narcotic Agent (1953)
- D-016 MY Edmond de Goncourt and J. De Goncourt Germinie'' / Paul Bourget Crime D'Amour (1953)
- D-017 MY William Campbell Gault (as Roney Scott) Shakedown / Howard Fast (as Walter Ericson) The Darkness Within
- D-018 WE J. Edward Leithead The Lead-Slingers / Samuel Peeples (as Brad Ward) The Hanging Hills (1953)
- D-019 MY Hal Braham (as Mel Colton) Never Kill A Cop / Leslie Edgley Fear No More (1953)
- D-020 WE Roy Manning The Desparado Code / Allan K. Echols Double-Cross Brand
- D-021 MY John N. Makris Nightshade / Lester Dent High Stakes (1953)
- D-022 WE Bliss Lomax Maverick Of The Plains / Leslie Scott Badlands Masquerader (1953)
- D-023 MY Louis Trimble (as Stuart Brock) Bring Back Her Body / Richard Sale Passing Strange (1953)
- D-024 WE Tom West Vulture Valley / John Callahan The Sidewinders (1953)
- D-025 NA P. G. Wodehouse Quick Service / The Code Of The Woosters (1953)
- D-026 NA Harold Acton and Lee Yi-Hsieh (translators) Love In A Junk And Other Exotic Tales / Charles Pettit The Impotent General (1953)
- D-027 MY Bruno Fischer The Fingered Man / Hal Braham (as Mel Colton) Double Take (1953)
- D-028 WE Paul Evans Gunsmoke Kingdom / William E. Vance Avenger From Nowhere (1953)
- D-029 MY Ross Laurence The Fast Buck / J. F. Hutton Dead Man Friday
- D-030 WE George Kilrain South To Santa Fe / Samuel Peeples (as Brad Ward) Johnny Sundance (1953)
- D-031 SF A. E. van Vogt The World of Null-A / The Universe Maker (1953)
- D-033 MY Carl G. Hodges Murder By The Pack / Frank Kane About Face
- D-034 WE Ken Murray Hellion's Hole / Ken Murray Feud In Piney Flats (1953)
- D-035 NA Rae Loomis The Marina Street Girls / Jack Houston Open All Night (1953)
- D-036 SF Robert E. Howard Conan the Conqueror / Leigh Brackett The Sword of Rhiannon (1953)
- D-037 MY Marvin Claire The Drowning Wire / Will Oursler Departure Delayed (1953)
- D-038 WE Bliss Lomax Outlaw River / Louis L'Amour (as Jim Mayo) Showdown At Yellow Butte
- D-039 WE Frank Gruber Quantrell's Raiders / Frank Gruber Rebel Road (1953)
- D-040 MY Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish) Waltz Into Darkness / Malden Grange Bishop Scylla
- D-041 MY Day Keene Death House Doll / Thomas B. Dewey Mourning After (1953)
- D-042 WE Walter A. Tompkins One Against The Bullet Horde / Charles M. Martin Law For Tombstone (1954)
- D-044 SF Donald A. Wollheim (ed.) The Ultimate Invader and Other Science-Fiction / Eric Frank Russell Sentinels From Space (1954)
- D-045 MY Martin L. Weiss Dead Hitches A Ride / Leslie Edgley Tracked Down (1954)
- D-046 WE Chuck Martin Law From Back Beyond / Roy Manning Vengeance Valley (1954)
- D-047 MY Joe Barry Kiss And Kill / Richard Powell On The Hook (1954)
- D-048 WE Louis L'Amour (as Jim Mayo) Utah Blaine / Brad Ward Desert Showdown (1954)
- D-049 MY Dan Cushman Tongking! / Charles Grayson Golden Temptress
- D-050 NA Wilene Shaw The Mating Call / Ozro Grant The Bad 'Un (1954)
- D-051 MY Emmett Mcdowell Switcheroo / Lawrence Treat Over The Edge (1954)
- D-052 WE William Colt Macdonald Boomtown Buccaneers / Louis L'Amour Crossfire Trail (1954)
- D-053 SF Murray Leinster Gateway to Elsewhere / A. E. van Vogt The Weapon Shops of Isher (1954)
- D-055 MY Robert Turner The Tobacco Auction Murders / Michael Stark Kill-Box
- D-056 WE Bliss Lomax Ambush At Coffin Canyon / Dwight Bennett Newton (as Clement Hardin) Hellbent For A Hangrope' ' (1954)
- D-057 MY A. S. Fleischman Counterspy Express / M. V. Heberden (as Charles L. Leonard) Treachery In Trieste (1954)
- D-059 MY Robert Bloch Spiderweb / David Alexander The Corpse In My Bed (1951)
- D-061 SF L. Sprague de Camp Cosmic Manhunt
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