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Title: The Keys to December Title Record # 41241
Author: Roger Zelazny
Date: 1966-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1969ⓘTranslated by Andra Zomer
 Dutch Sleutels tot december
1973ⓘTranslated by Elisabeth Böhm
 German Die Erschaffung eines Gottes
1980ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack as Heinz Nagel.
 German Dezemberwelt
1984ⓘTranslated by Jacques Polanis
 French
Les clefs de décembre?Les clefs de decembre
1985ⓘTranslated by Jean Bailhache
 French Clefs pour Décembre

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1968 Nebula Novelette
47
ⓘ11 votes.
 2012 Locus Online 20th Century Novelette

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Worlds, August 1966 1966-08-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Roberts & Vinter Ltd.  
3/6?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).
 164
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 Keith Roberts Checkmark
Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 1967-00-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Panther 2243
3/6?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).
 141
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 Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 1967-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #3) A-10
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 285
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Best SF Stories from New Worlds 1968-02-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Berkley Medallion X1513
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Science-fiction verhalen 1969-00-00 ed. uncredited Het Spectrum     600
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: Third Series 1970-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #3) 91355
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 285
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1971-00-00 Roger Zelazny Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Peggy Barnett Checkmark
To the Stars: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1971-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Hawthorn Books  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Judith Lerner Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1973-05-00 Roger Zelazny Faber and Faber 0-571-10105-4
£2.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dennis Leigh Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 27 1973-08-00 ed. uncredited Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #49 (2976)) 3-548-02976-0
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 126
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 Frank Frazetta Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1974-04-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 0-380-18846-5 / 18846
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1974-04-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 18846
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1974-08-00 Roger Zelazny Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1090
£0.68?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1975-03-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 18846
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1975-11-00 Roger Zelazny Corgi 0-552-10021-8
£0.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 271
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 Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1978-01-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 0-380-01146-8
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-266-3
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
754
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 Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-246-9
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
754
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Die Türen seines Gesichts?Die Tueren seines Gesichts
 1980-11-00 Roger Zelazny Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3505) 3-8118-3505-X
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 272
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 Langeveld Checkmark
Histoires de surhommes 1984-03-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3786) 2-253-03411-8   382
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 Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Roger Zelazny 1985-12-17 Roger Zelazny Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5217) 2-266-01650-4   378
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 Marcel Laverdet  
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1987-01-00 Roger Zelazny Methuen 0-413-40970-8
£2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 271
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century 1987-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas  
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2000-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-25462-8
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
481
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon 2000-05-00 Gardner Dozois Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-1009-1 / 11247
$17.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 916
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni John Berkey Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 2001-06-00 Roger Zelazny ibooks 0-7434-1329-6
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 510
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 Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2001-12-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-27570-6
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
446
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois   0-312-27150-6
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-70366-X
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 2004-04-00 Roger Zelazny ibooks 0-7434-7922-X
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 510
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 Lebbeus Woods  
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 2005-11-09 Roger Zelazny ibooks 1-59687-142-3
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 510
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 Lebbeus Woods  
Power & Light 2009-02-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-77-1
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 576
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Power & Light 2009-12-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-77-1
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 576
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2011-04-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-1-4299-6186-8
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
L'île des morts : édition intégrale 2016-07-00 Roger Zelazny
Mnémos?Mnemos
(Intégrales)		 978-2-35408-501-8
€27?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 473
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.
 omni Fabio Montiel  
Power & Light: Volume 2: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny 2018-05-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-77-1
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Magic: (October 1961-October 1967) Ten Tales 2018-11-13 Roger Zelazny Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-3974-5
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 618
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Best of Roger Zelazny 2023-10-26 Roger Zelazny Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-3501-4
£12.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of Roger Zelazny 2023-10-26 Roger Zelazny Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-3500-7
£12.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 viii+
486
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 Checkmark
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-27150-3
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
The Best of Roger Zelazny date unknown Roger Zelazny Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-3500-7
£12.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 viii+
486
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 Checkmark
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-27570-6
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
446
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 Chesley Bonestell  
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