The Fifty Year Sword
| Author | Mark Z. Danielewski |
|---|---|
| Original title | Het Vijftig Jaars Zwaard |
| Cover artist | Peter van Sambeek |
| Language | Dutch, English |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | De Bezige Bij |
Publication date | Holland edition 31 October 2005 and US edition in October 2012 |
| Publication place | Netherlands |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 100 |
| ISBN | 90-234-1856-5 (orig. Dutch) & ISBN 90-234-1877-8 (Eng. trans.) |
| OCLC | 71707811 |
| Preceded by | The Whalestoe Letters |
| Followed by | Only Revolutions |
The Fifty Year Sword is a novella by Mark Z. Danielewski. Danielewski created the book with the Dutch artist Peter van Sambeek. The recto pages of the book are empty except for page numbers and van Sambeek's art. The Dutch publishing house De Bezige Bij published 1000 first editions on October 31, 2005, and 1000 second editions on October 31, 2006. Little is known about the inspiration for the story, or the exact time period during which it was written.