Title: Star Light, Star Bright
Title Record # 40429
Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1953-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1953-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: An elementary school principal discovers that one of his fifth grade students belongs to a group of children with remarkable powers who have not been detected yet.
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Awards
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| 3 | 2004 Retro Hugo | 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 and Science Fiction, July 1953 | 1953-07-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Fantasy House, Inc. | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | 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 | Emsh | ||
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1954-02-18 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Doubleday | $3.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
252 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | ||
| Fiction, #4 | 1954-03-00 | ed. Editors of Fiction | OPTA | F100?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
132 | 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 Maroquène | ||
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1954-08-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
252 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | ||
| I Romanzi di Urania #72 | 1955-02-28 | ed. Giorgio Monicelli | Mondadori | 72 | Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
128 | 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 | Curt Caesar | |
| Univers de la science fiction | 1957-00-00 | ed. Hubert Juin | Club des libraires de France | 444 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Starburst | 1958-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | S1524 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1960-02-15 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Ace Books | D-422 | $0.35?$: 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 | Ed Emshwiller | |
S-Fマガジン 1960年08月号, #7?S-F Magajin 1960-nen 08-gatsu Gō, #7 |
1960-08-00 |
ed.
福島正実?Fukushima Masami ふくしままさみ |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ |
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 | |||||
Häpna!, december 1963?Haepna!, december 1963 Hapna!, december 1963 |
1963-12-00 |
ed.
Kjell Ekström?Kjell Ekstroem Kjell Ekstrom |
Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner?Grafiska Foerlaget Kindberg & Soener Grafiska Forlaget Kindberg & Soner |
98 | 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 | HK | |||
| Les 20 meilleurs récits de science-fiction | 1964-00-00 | ed. Hubert Juin | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Géant?Bibliotheque Marabout - Geant #207) |
445 | 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 | ||||
| Starburst | 1965-04-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | D2672 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| Starburst | 1965-04-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | D2672 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
160 | 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 | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| Urania #391 | 1965-07-04 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 391 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
144 | 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 | |
Антология фантастических рассказов?Antologiya fantasticheskikh rasskazov |
1967-00-00 |
ed.
Р. Подольный?R. Podolny |
Молодая гвардия?Molodaya Gvardiya (Библиотека современной фантастики?Biblioteka sovremennoi fantastiki #10) |
560 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series | 1968-00-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Ace Books | G-712 | $0.50?$: 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 | Ed Emshwiller | |
| Starburst | 1968-10-00 | Alfred Bester | Sphere Books | 16071 | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
158 | 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 | ||
| Starburst | 1970-12-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | T4460 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| Starburst | 1973-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1610-1 | £0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
158 | 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 | Colin Hay | |
| Histoires de pouvoirs | 1975-04-07 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3770) | 2-253-00739-0 | 413 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
| Star Light, Star Bright | 1976-07-00 | Alfred Bester | Berkley/Putnam | 0-399-11816-0 | $7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
248 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1976-12-00 | Alfred Bester | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 3140 | $3.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
409 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Jack Woolhiser | |
| Verrukkelijk Fahrenheit | 1977-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Meulenhoff (M=SF #123) | 90-290-0516-5 | 349 | 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 | Paul Lehr | ||
| Starburst | 1977-06-00 | Alfred Bester | Pan Books | 0-330-25111-2 | £0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
155 | 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 | Gino D'Achille | |
| Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1977-07-00 | Alfred Bester | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03451-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
452 | 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. |
omni | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| Star Light, Star Bright | 1978-02-00 | Alfred Bester | Gollancz | 0-575-02320-1 | £4.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
248 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen | 1978-09-00 | Alfred Bester | Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #705) | 3-426-00705-3 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
176 | 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 | George Jones | |
Det hände i morgon 10?Det hande i morgon 10 |
1979-00-00 | ed. Sam J. Lundwall | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #91) | 91-7228-195-2 | skr 50.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
275 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | David A. Hardy | |
| Star Light, Star Bright | 1979-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Fontana | 0-00-615406-9 | £0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
220 | 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 | Tim White | |
| Starburst | 1980-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-09132-9 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| Starburst | 1980-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | 0-451-09132-9 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen | 1981-06-00 | Alfred Bester | Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #5705) | 3-426-05705-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
175+ [1] |
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 | George Jones | |
| Oh, luminosa y brillante estrella | 1985-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Teorema (Visión Arcadia) | 84-7604-042-3 | 281 | 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 | Tim White | ||
| Histoires de pouvoirs | 1985-04-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3770) | 2-253-00739-0 | 414 | 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 | Philippe Adamov | ||
| Aller Glanz der Sterne | 1991-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #278) | 3-518-38455-4 | DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
184 | 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 | ||
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Topeka Bindery | 1-4177-1932-X | $17.92?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1998-08-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books / SFBC | 1-56865-805-2 / 17770 | $10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
366 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Irrealidades Virtuais, 1º volume | 1999-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #241) |
972-1-04623-X | 138 | 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 | Estúdios PEA | ||
| Irrealidades virtuales | 2003-03-00 | Alfred Bester | Minotauro | 84-450-7307-9 | 420 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Sci Fiction, December 7, 2005 | 2005-12-07 | ed. Ellen Datlow | SciFi.com | webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
mag | |||||
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 2013-05-30 | Alfred Bester | Byron Preiss Visual Publications | 0-679-76783-5 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Evan Gaffney | ||
| Les 20 meilleurs récits de science-fiction | date unknown | ed. Hubert Juin | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Géant?Bibliotheque Marabout - Geant #207) |
445 | 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 | ||||
| Starburst | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | T4460 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | Bob Pepper | |
| Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03451-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
452 | 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. |
omni | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
| Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 978-0-679-76783-1 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney |