Title: True Names
Title Record # 14225
Author: Vernor Vinge
Date: 1981-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Vernor Vinge
Date: 1981-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: This title has no votes. VOTE
Current Tags: virtual reality (1), ai perspective (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 5 | 1982 Hugo | Best Novella |
| 8 | 1982 Locus | Best Novella |
| Nomination | 1982 Nebula | Novella |
| Win | 2007 Prometheus | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award |
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20 ⓘ22 votes.
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2012 Locus Online | 20th Century Novella |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binary Star No. 5 | 1981-02-00 | ed. uncredited | Dell | 0-440-10757-1 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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. |
anth | George Tsui | |
| Binary Star No. 5 | 1981-02-00 | ed. uncredited | Dell | 0-440-10757-1 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
239 | 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. |
anth | George Tsui | |
| True Names | 1984-11-00 | Vernor Vinge | Bluejay Books (Bluejay Illustrated Editions #5) | 0-312-94444-6 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
153 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
chap | Bob Walters | |
| True Names ... and Other Dangers | 1987-11-00 | Vernor Vinge | Baen Books | 0-671-65363-6 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
275+ [5] |
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. |
coll | Gary Ruddell | |
| True Names ... and Other Dangers | 1987-11-00 | Vernor Vinge | Baen Books | 0-671-65363-6 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
275+ [5] |
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. |
coll | Gary Ruddell | |
| Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology | 1996-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell, Milton T. Wolf | Tor | 0-312-85287-8 | $24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
798 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology | 1996-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell, Milton T. Wolf | Tor | 0-312-86224-5 | $35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
798 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | |
| True Names and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier | 2001-12-00 | ed. James Frenkel | Tor | 0-312-86207-5 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
352 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Shelley Eshkar | |
| Il vero nome | 2003-01-00 | Vernor Vinge | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #329) | 88-429-1240-9 | €12.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
140 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
chap | ||
| Die Tiefen der Zeit | 2006-04-00 | Vernor Vinge | Heyne | 3-453-52132-3 | €15.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
796 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
| True Names and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier | 2016-09-29 | ed. James Frenkel | Penguin Books (Penguin Worlds) | 978-0-241-97558-9 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxiii+ 293 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | La Boca | |
| True Names and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier | 2016-09-29 | ed. James Frenkel | Penguin Books | 978-0-241-97559-6 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth |
Reviews
- Review by Roz Kaveney (1981) in Foundation, #23 October 1981
- Review by Elton T. Elliott (1985) in Science Fiction Review, Spring 1985
- Review by David Mead [as by Dave Mead] (1985) in Fantasy Review, April 1985
- Review by Robert Coulson (1985) in Amazing Stories, July 1985
- Review by Richard Sandomir (2024) in The New York Times, March 30, 2024