Title: Going Under

Title: Going Under Title Record # 52373
Author: Jack Dann
Date: 1981-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English

Synopsis: Stephen meets and falls in love with Esme during the maiden voyage of Titanic. Only, it's not really the Titanic, is it? Esme is traveling with her father's head in a box and talks to him. Stephen forgets to wear period appropriate clothes. A reporter is trying to guess, who will choose to go down with the ship.

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Translations

Year	Title
1985	Going Under [as by Jack M. Dann]

Year	Language	Title
1984^ⓘTranslated by Edda Petri	German	Untergang
1985^ⓘTranslated by Annemarie van Ewijc	Dutch	De ondergang [as by Jack Dan]
1985^ⓘTranslated by Johannes Piron	German	Der Untergang
1986^ⓘTranslated by Alicia Steimberg	Spanish	El naufragio
1986^ⓘTranslated by Anita C. van de Ven	Dutch	Ten onder gaan

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
23	1982 Locus	Best Novelette
Nomination	1982 Nebula	Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Omni, September 1981	1981-09-00	ed. Ben Bova, Robert Sheckley	Omni Publications International Ltd.	0149-8711	$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	148	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Ludek Pesek
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11	1982-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Timescape / Pocket Books	0-671-44483-2	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 438	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 Best Science Fiction of the Year 11	1982-11-00	ed. Terry Carr	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-03156-5	£9.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	viii+ 430	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Nebula Award Stories Seventeen	1983-08-00	ed. Joe Haldeman	Holt, Rinehart and Winston	0-03-063528-4	$16.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	291	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Lucy Albanese
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 2	1984-02-00	ed. Terry Carr	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4047)	3-453-30990-1	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	526	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
Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice	1984-07-00	ed. Josh Pachter	J. M. Dent	0-460-04647-0	£8.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	viii+ 340	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Graham Potts
De beste SF van het jaar	1985-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Het Spectrum (Prisma #2410)	90-274-1553-6		254	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	Tim White
Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice	1985-00-00	ed. Josh Pachter	J. M. Dent	0-460-02425-6	£2.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	viii+ 340	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	Graham Potts
Das Zeit-Tippen	1985-03-00	Jack Dann	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3665)	3-8118-3665-X	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	191	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
Nebula Award Stories 17	1985-06-00	ed. Joe Haldeman	Ace Science Fiction Books	0-441-56797-5	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	291	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	Jeffrey Ridge
The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction	1985-07-00	ed. Ellen Datlow	Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.	0-8217-1630-1	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	397	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 Berkey
The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction	1985-07-00	ed. Ellen Datlow	General Paperbacks	0-7737-8404-7	C$4.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	397	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 Berkey
De beste science fiction verhalen	1986-00-00	ed. Josh Pachter	Hema / Loeb			624	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 Frazetta
Top SF 1	1986-00-00	ed. Josh Pachter	Bruna	4-490-10088-4		312	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	Kate Higgins
Das Zeit-Tippen	1987-09-00	Jack Dann	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3771)	3-8118-3771-0	DM 8.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	191	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 R. Alexander
Top Science Fiction: Dritter Teil	1990-00-00	ed. Josh Pachter	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4654)	3-453-03918-1	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	348	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	Wojtek Siudmak
The Legend Book of Science Fiction	1991-07-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Legend	0-7126-5010-5	£8.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	vii+ 672	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
The Legend Book of Science Fiction	1991-07-11	ed. Gardner Dozois	Legend / Century	0-7126-4861-5	£14.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	vii+ 672	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	NASA
Modern Classics of Science Fiction	1992-02-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press	0-312-07238-4	$27.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Modern Classics of Science Fiction	1992-04-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press / SFBC	19603	$12.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	vii+ 672	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Modern Classics of Science Fiction	1993-02-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press	0-312-08847-7	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	vii+ 672	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
Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Summer 1996	1996-01-00	ed. Jeremy G. Byrne, Richard Scriven, Jonathan Strahan	Eidolon Publications			142	A5^?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines	mag	Nick Stathopoulos
La crema de la ciencia ficción	1999-01-00	ed. Josh Pachter	Emecé Editores	950-04-1960-2		429	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Jubilee	2001-04-00	Jack Dann	Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia)	0-7322-6719-6	A$27.50^?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD	441	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	Nick Stathopoulos
Jubilee	2003-01-00	Jack Dann	Tor	0-765-30676-X	$27.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	441	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jon D. Hamilton
Jubilee	2004-02-00	Jack Dann	Tor	0-765-30677-8	$16.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	441	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	Jon D. Hamilton
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-06-00	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-3079-3	$49.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	991	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
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-12-20	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-4035-8	$39.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Masters of Science Fiction: Jack Dann	2022-07-00	Jack Dann	Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press))	978-1-61347-304-7	$65.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	751	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan

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