Title: 5,271,009
Title Record # 40432
Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1954-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1954-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: An unusual character enlightens a man to the consequences of his decisions.
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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, March 1954 | 1954-03-00 | 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 | Kirberger | ||
| Assignment in Tomorrow | 1954-09-07 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Hanover House | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard M. Powers | ||
| Assignment in Tomorrow | 1954-11-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Hanover House / SFBC | $1.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
317 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Powers (artist) | ||
Ciencia y fantasía, Numero 2?Ciencia y fantasia, Numero 2 |
1956-12-00 | ed. uncredited | Novaro | Mx$2.00?Mx$: Mexican dollar. ISO codes: MXP until 1993, MXN since 1993 |
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 | Bill Stone | ||
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | ||
| Twenty Years of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1970-06-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Robert P. Mills | G. P. Putnam's Sons | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
264 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mel Hunter | ||
| 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 | |
| Twenty Years of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1970-12-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Robert P. Mills | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-01923-3 / #N1923 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Mel Hunter | |
| Twenty Years of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1970-12-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman, Robert P. Mills | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-01923-3 / N1923 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
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 | Mel Hunter | |
| Assignment in Tomorrow | 1972-04-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Lancer Books | 447-78699-125 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
302 | 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 | Mike Hinge | |
| 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 | |
| Alpha 4 | 1973-10-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23564-9 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
279 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| Alpha 4 | 1973-10-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23564-9 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
279 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
Det hände i morgon 3?Det hande i morgon 3 |
1974-00-00 | ed. Sam J. Lundwall | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #16) | 91-7228-032-8 | skr 30.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
207 | 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 | Virgil Finlay | |
| Modern Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Norman Spinrad | Anchor Press / Doubleday | 0-385-02263-8 / A978 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 540 |
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 | ||
| Modern Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Norman Spinrad | Anchor Press / Doubleday | 0-385-02263-8 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 540 |
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 | ||
| The Light Fantastic: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Best Volume I | 1976-04-00 | Alfred Bester | Berkley/Putnam | 0-399-11614-1 | $7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| Modern Science Fiction | 1976-06-00 | ed. Norman Spinrad | Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) | 0-8398-2339-8 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ xiv+ 540 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Robot - Rivista di Fantascienza, #4 | 1976-07-00 | ed. Vittorio Curtoni | Armenia Editore | Lit 700?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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| The Light Fantastic | 1977-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-02294-9 | £4.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| The Light Fantastic: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume 1 | 1979-07-00 | Alfred Bester | Fontana | 0-00-615281-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
223 | 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 | |
| Science Fiction of the Fifties | 1979-09-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Avon | 0-380-46409-8 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxiii+ 438 |
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 | Stanislaw Fernandes | |
| Science Fiction of the Fifties | 1980-02-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Avon / SFBC | 3671 | $3.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 393 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary Viskupic | |
| 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 | |
| La fantástica luz | 1984-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Teorema (Visión Arcadia) | 84-85958-87-X | 271 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
Фата-Моргана 6?Fata-Morgana 6 |
1993-00-00 |
ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov Sergei Barsov |
Флокс?Floks (Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv ) |
5-87198-032-5 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo |
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| 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 | |||
| The Starcomber | 2013-05-01 | Alfred Bester | Positronic Publishing | 978-1-62755-087-1 | 40 | 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 | Nejron | ||
| 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 | ||
| Fantasy & ScienceFiction - Edizione Italiana, #5 | 2013-11-00 | ed. Armando Corridore | Elara | €5.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
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. |
mag | |||
| The Starcomber | 2013-12-06 | Alfred Bester | Start Publishing | 978-1-62793-993-5 | $0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | Nejron | ||
| Alpha 4 | 2022-07-15 | ed. Robert Silverberg | ReAnimus Press | 978-1-005-07413-5 | $3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Bruce Pennington | ||
| 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 |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction