Title: Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair
Title Record # 49084
Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1983-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1983-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: In the future, overpopulation is addressed by giving people lotteries where the losing prize is death.
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Awards
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| 3 | 1984 Locus | Best Short Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1983 | 1983-10-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Thomas Kidd | ||
| The 1984 Annual World's Best SF | 1984-06-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #581) | 0-87997-934-8 / UE1934 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
256 | 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 | Vincent Di Fate | |
| The 1984 Annual World's Best SF | 1984-06-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-934-8 / UE1934 | C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
256 | 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 | Vincent Di Fate | |
| Nacht in den Ruinen | 1984-07-00 | ed. Ronald M. Hahn | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4099) | 3-453-31059-4 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
320 | 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 | Don Maitz | |
| World's Best SF 3 | 1984-07-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24058) |
3-404-24058-8 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
379 | 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 | Di Fate | |
| The 1984 Annual World's Best SF | 1984-08-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | DAW Books / SFBC | 1783 | $3.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 242 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
| Pohlstars | 1984-10-00 | Frederik Pohl | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-31545-6 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 257 |
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 | Rick Sternbach | |
| Pohlstars | 1984-10-00 | Frederik Pohl | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-31545-6 | C$3.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
x+ 257 |
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 | Rick Sternbach | |
| Fiction, #356 | 1984-11-00 | ed. Editors of Fiction | OPTA | F32.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
196 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Jean-Claude Hadi | ||
S-Fマガジン 1985年02月号, #322?Esu-Efu Magajin 1985-nen 02-gatsu Gō, #322 Esu-Efu Magajin 1985-nen 02-gatsu Gou, #322 S-F Magajin 1985-nen 02-gatsu Gō, #322 S-F Magajin 1985-nen 02-gatsu Gou, #322 |
1985-02-00 |
ed.
早川浩?はやかわひろし Hiroshi Hayakawa |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ |
488 | 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. |
mag |
Ichirō Tsuruta?つるたいちろう
Ichirō Tsuruta |
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Fantastyka 10(37) październik 1985?Fantastyka 10(37) pazdziernik 1985 |
1985-10-00 | ed. Adam Hollanek | Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Książka-Ruch"?Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Ksiazka-Ruch" |
zł 80?zł: Polish zloty. ISO codes: PLZ in 1950-1994, PLN since 1995 |
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | Andrzej Brzezicki | |||
| Pohlstars | 1986-01-00 | Frederik Pohl | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-03718-0 | Ł8.95?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
x+ 203 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Urania #1019 | 1986-03-30 | ed. Gianni Montanari | Mondadori | 1019 | Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
160 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Karel Thole | |
| Pohlstars | 1990-11-00 | Frederik Pohl | VGSF | 0-575-04855-7 | Ł3.50?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
203 | 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 | The Image Bank | |
| Windy City Pulp Stories #4 | 2004-00-00 | Tom Roberts | Black Dog Books | 64 | ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications. |
non-fic | Tom Roberts | |||
| Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories | 2005-12-00 | Frederik Pohl | Tor (A Sci Fi Essential Book) | 0-312-87527-4 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
463 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Digital Art / Corbis | |
| Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories | 2006-01-00 | Frederik Pohl | Tor / SFBC | 1198278 | $13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
463 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Digital Art / Corbis | |
| Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories | 2007-01-00 | Frederik Pohl | Orb | 0-765-30145-8 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
463 | 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 | Digital Art / Corbis | |
| Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories | 2007-01-23 | Frederik Pohl | Tor | 978-1-4668-2644-1 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Téridő – ugróknak: A sci-fi klasszikusai?Terido - ugroknak: A sci-fi klasszikusai |
2017-00-00 |
ed.
Ifj. Veress István?Ifj. Veress Istvan |
Urbis Könyvkiadó | 978-615-5289-21-7 | Ft 2,500?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF |
333 | 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 | ||
| Frederik Pohl Audiobook Collection | 2024-12-28 | Frederik Pohl | MotionAudiobooks | $46.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
audio MP3 DVD?DVD with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
omni |