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Title: The Engine at Heartspring's Center Title Record # 58653
Author: Roger Zelazny
Date: 1974-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: lightspeedmagazine.com
Language: English
Note: Length: 2,850 words.
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Current Tags: science fiction (2), death (1), cyborg (1), love (1), suicide (1), euthanasia (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
2023 Engine at Heartspring's Center
Year Language Title
1976ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt and Pon Ruiter
 Dutch De machine bij centrum hartebron
1982ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Die Maschine im Herzsprung-Zentrum
1984ⓘTranslated by Vesna Mahečić
 Croatian Stroj u centru
1985ⓘTranslated by Jean Bailhache
 French Une plage au bout du chemin
1989ⓘTranslated by Melita Bačić and Ivan Bilosnić
 Croatian
Automat u centru za srčane bolesti?Automat u centru za srcane bolesti
Automat u centru za srchane bolesti
1990ⓘTranslated by Ștefan Ghidoveanu
 Romanian
Mașina de la Heartspring's centre?Mashina de la Heartspring's centre
Masina de la Heartspring's centre
1991ⓘTranslated by Kurt Bracharz
 German Die Maschine im Herzsprung-Zentrum

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1975 Nebula Short Story
5 1975 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
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1974 1974-07-00 ed. Ben Bova Condé Nast  
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 180
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 Leo Ramon Summers Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 1975-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24529-6
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
304
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
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 1975-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24529-6
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 xii+
304
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
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 1975-09-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02010-5
£3.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 10 1975-11-00 ed. James Gunn Gollancz 0-575-02059-8
£3.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Nebula Award Stories Ten 1975-12-00 ed. James Gunn Harper & Row 0-06-011628-5
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Science fiction verhalen 1976-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Het Spectrum (Prisma #1755) 90-274-0882-3
ƒ5.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 232
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 Alphons Koppelman Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 1976-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24529-6
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 304
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
Nebula Award Stories Ten 1976-12-00 ed. James Gunn Berkley Medallion 0-425-03278-7 / D3278
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
240
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 10 1977-06-00 ed. James Gunn Corgi 0-552-10485-X
£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 255
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Time of Passage 1978-09-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Taplinger 0-8008-7733-0
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Time of Passage 1978-10-19 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-6848-9
£4.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
From Heinlein to Here 1979-12-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61784-3 / ME1784
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
656
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 Stinson Checkmark
1985 / Alternities, Autumn-Winter 1980 1980-09-00 ed. Matthew Berger, Alexander Klapwald, Kenneth Sharp 1985 / Alternities Publications  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 60
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 fanzine Dan Burger  
The Last Defender of Camelot 1980-12-00 Roger Zelazny Pocket Books 0-671-41773-8
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 vii+
308
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot 1980-12-00 Roger Zelazny Pocket Books 0-671-41773-8
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 308
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot 1981-04-00 Roger Zelazny Pocket Books / SFBC 5908
$2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ken Barr Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot 1981-12-00 Roger Zelazny Underwood-Miller 0-934438-48-X
$30.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Alicia Austin Checkmark
Der Tag vor der Revolution 1982-09-00 ed. James Gunn Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6732) 3-8118-6732-6
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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 Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1983-09-00 ed. uncredited Octopus Books 0-7064-1963-4
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Moore Checkmark
Sirius, #102 1984-12-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
 Vjesnik  
Din 60?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006
 132
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 Virgil Finlay 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 Last Defender of Camelot 1986-01-00 Roger Zelazny Sphere 0-7221-9413-7
£2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 246
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1987-00-00 ed. uncredited Gallery Books / W. H. Smith 0-8317-7988-8   349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Moore Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1988-02-00 ed. uncredited Treasure Press 1-85051-208-6
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Moore  
The Last Defender of Camelot 1988-10-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 0-380-70316-5
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 308
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 James Warhola Checkmark
Sirius, #152 1989-01-05 ed.
Hrvoje Prćić?Hrvoje Prcic
 Vjesnik  
Din 4,000?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006
 132
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
Vladimir Vesović?Vladimir Vesovic
 Checkmark
Cronici microelectronice 1990-00-00 ed.
Mihai Bădescu?Mihai Badescu
,
Ștefan Ghidoveanu?Stefan Ghidoveanu
Shtefan Ghidoveanu
, Alexandru Mironov
Editura Tehnicǎ?Editura Tehnica
 973-31-0242-3
Lei 15?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005
 156
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 Sergiu Nicola  
Von Ellison bis Haldeman 1991-06-00 ed. James Gunn Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #96) 3-453-05024-X
DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 319
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 John Harris Checkmark
From Heinlein to Here 1996-07-00 ed. James Gunn Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-821-0 / WW 11089
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxvii+
529
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 Michael Scott Cohen Checkmark
My Favorite Science Fiction Story 1999-03-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1115) 0-88677-830-1 / UE2830
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
372
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
My Favorite Science Fiction Story 1999-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / SFBC 0-7394-0349-4 / 00941
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Angus McKie Checkmark
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-07-18 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6
$47.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xviii+
1166
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 Frank R. Paul Checkmark
From Heinlein to Here 2002-03-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4245-9
$32.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxxi+
565
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 Hallie Gladden Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot 2002-03-00 Roger Zelazny ibooks 0-7434-3510-9
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 416
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 Scott Grimando  
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2003-00-00 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6   xviii+
1166
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 Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot 2003-12-00 Roger Zelazny ibooks 0-7434-7970-X
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 416
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 Scott Grimando Checkmark
My Favorite Science Fiction Story 2005-09-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg ibooks 1-59687-121-0
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
372
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 Kimberly Chandler Checkmark
This Mortal Mountain 2009-06-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-78-8
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 576
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Science fiction verhalen 2011-04-00 ed. Terry Carr Het Spectrum (Vantoen.nu #1755) 978-90-315-0340-7
€14.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 232
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 Alphons Koppelman  
This Mortal Mountain: Volume 3: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny 2011-05-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-78-8
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot 2014-03-17 Roger Zelazny ibooks 978-1-59687-107-6
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 418
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
Lightspeed, January 2019 2019-01-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Lightspeed Magazine  
$3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 mag Reiko Murakami Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot 2023-12-16 Roger Zelazny ibooks      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Scott Grimando Checkmark
From Heinlein to Here date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor 0-451-62427-0
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
656
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 Stinson Checkmark
From Heinlein to Here date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61910-2
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
656
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 Stinson Checkmark
The Last Defender of Camelot date unknown Roger Zelazny Pocket Books 0-671-44377-1
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 308
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
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