Publication: Space Opera

Publication: Space OperaPublication Record # 31428
Editor: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1974-08-00
ISBN: 0-86007-058-1 [978-0-86007-058-0]
Publisher: Futura
Price:
£0.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
Pages: 324
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: Space Opera by Eddie Jones
Notes:
- "First published in Great Britain in 1974/by Weidenfeld and Nicolson/First Futura Publications edition 1974" on copyright page.
- "Publisher's printing history is incorrect, according to Whitaker's Cumulative Book List, which records the Orbit [Futura] edition as published in August 1974, followed by the Weidenfeld and Nicolson edition published in November 1974." - Currey.
- Despite the above comment, this is a Futura book with no Orbit branding.
- Cover artist not credited in or on book, he is credited here though.
- Other prices: Australia $1.70, New Zealand $1.70, Canada $1.95.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 3091244

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Anthology Title: Space Opera • anthology by Brian W. Aldiss

Contents (view Concise Listing)

7 • Introduction (Space Opera) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
13 • Is Everything an Illusion? • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
18 • Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead • (1972) • short story by Robert Sheckley
23 • Honeymoon in Space (excerpt) • [Stories of Other Worlds] • (1968) • short fiction by George Griffith
31 • The Red Brain • (1927) • short story by Donald Wandrei
40 • Tonight the Sky Will Fall • [Tarl Brent] • (1953) • novella by Daniel F. Galouye (variant of Tonight the Sky Will Fall! 1952)
107 • "Precipices of Light That Went Forever Up ...." • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
111 • The Star of Life • (1947) • short story by Edmond Hamilton
127 • After Ixmal • (1962) • short story by Jeff Sutton
139 • Sea Change • (1956) • short story by Thomas N. Scortia
153 • Exile Is Our Lot • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
158 • Breaking Point • (1953) • novelette by James E. Gunn
205 • The Sword of Rhiannon (excerpt) • short fiction by Leigh Brackett
220 • All Summer in a Day • [All Summer in a Day] • (1954) • short story by Ray Bradbury
226 • The Mitr • (1953) • short story by Jack Vance
233 • The Godlike Machines • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
238 • The Storm • [Mixed Men] • (1943) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
272 • The Paradox Men • (1949) • novelette by Charles L. Harness [as by Charles Harness]
304 • Time Fuze • (1954) • short story by Randall Garrett
309 • The Last Question • [Multivac] • (1956) • short story by Isaac Asimov
323 • Answer • (1954) • short story by Fredric Brown
324 • Envoi (Space Opera) • (1974) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss

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Verifier	Date	Type	Last User Activity Date
BLongley	2009-09-26 12:49:14	Permanent	2013-09-09
Dirk P Broer	2011-04-27 16:46:12	Permanent	2025-05-03

Secondary Verifications

Source	Status	Verifier	Date
Clute/Nicholls	Verified	Bluesman	2011-10-13 18:09:30
Contento1 (anth/coll)	Verified	Bluesman	2009-05-31 22:24:02
Currey	Verified	Bluesman	2009-05-31 22:24:02
OCLC/Worldcat	Verified	Bluesman	2011-10-13 18:09:31

Publication: Space Opera

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