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. Source: Wikipedia (en)