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Title: Not Long Before the End Title Record # 53493
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1969-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Magic Goes Away
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973ⓘTranslated by Bodo Baumann.
 German Magie und Materie
1973ⓘTranslated by René Lathičre
 French La fin des magiciens
1975ⓘTranslated by Knut Azimuth
 Dutch Niet lang voor het eind
1981ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Nicht lange vor dem Ende
1990ⓘTranslated by Zbigniew Andrzej Królicki
 Polish
Niedługo przed końcem?Niedlugo przed koncem
1990 Hungarian
Nem sokkal a vége előtt?Nem sokkal a vege elott
Nem sokkal a veege elooett

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
3 1970 Hugo Best Short Story
Nomination 1970 Nebula 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, April 1969 1969-04-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.50?$: 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 Bert Tanner Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 5 1970-11-00 ed. James Blish Gollancz 0-575-00579-3
36/-?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).
 216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Nebula Award Stories Five 1970-12-11 ed. James Blish Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ann Crews , Donald Crews Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1971-06-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-02280-7
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1971-06-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-02280-7
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Five 1972-01-00 ed. James Blish Pocket Books 0-671-77423-9
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Five 1972-11-00 ed. James Blish Pocket Books 0-671-77423-9
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 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.
 anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 5 1972-12-00 ed. James Blish Panther 0-586-03785-3
Ł0.35?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 170+
[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.
 anth Checkmark
Myriaden 1973-00-00 Larry Niven
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Taschenbuch?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Taschenbuch
#21034)		 3-404-00177-X
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Inconstant Moon 1973-02-00 Larry Niven Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01586-1
Ł2.20?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Fiction, #236 1973-08-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
 OPTA  
F5.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
 196
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 Bertrand (I) Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster 0-671-21554-X
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Joel Avirom Checkmark
Inconstant Moon 1974-04-00 Larry Niven The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1086   251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Golden Road 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01900-X
Ł3.00?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
De stranden van Sirius vier 1975-00-00 Larry Niven Meulenhoff (M=SF #91) 90-290-0160-7   316
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1975-12-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24084-7
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1975-12-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24084-7
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1977-02-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27133-5
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1978-11-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28196-9
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Ein Junge und sein Hund und andere »Nebula«-Preis-Stories 2 1981-00-00 ed. James Blish Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6723) 3-8118-6723-7
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 189
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1981-03-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30048-3
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Magic May Return 1981-09-00 ed. Larry Niven Ace Books 0-441-51548-7
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 255+
[1]
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 John Berkey Checkmark
The Magic May Return 1983-01-00 ed. Larry Niven Ace Books 0-441-51549-5
$2.95?$: 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 John Berkey Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1983-02-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30048-3
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Histoires écologiques 1983-09-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demčtre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3778) 2-253-02600-X   410
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
The Magic May Return 1983-10-00 ed. Larry Niven Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-51549-5
$2.95?$: 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 Checkmark
The Time of the Warlock 1984-11-00 Larry Niven SteelDragon Press 0-916595-01-3
$20.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 183+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dennis Wolf Checkmark
The Time of the Warlock 1984-12-00 Larry Niven SteelDragon Press 0-916595-02-1
$30.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dennis Wolf  
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1985-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Octopus Books 0-7064-2568-5
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 792+
[8]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Steve Crisp Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1985-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33416-7
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Barbarians 1986-01-00 ed. Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library 0-451-14054-0
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 368
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 Ken Kelly Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1988-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33416-7
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 181
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Fenix, V1 #4, 1990 1990-00-00 ed.
Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz?Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz
 Radwan      
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 Brian Onis  
The Magic May Return 1990-03-00 ed. Larry Niven Ace Books 0-441-51549-5
$3.95?$: 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  
Atlantisz fantasztikus magazin, June 1990 1990-06-00 ed. Baranyai Gyula
Móra Ferenc Ifjúsági Könyvkiadó?Mora Ferenc Ifjusagi Konyvkiado
  
Ft 41.50?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF
 52
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag Alan Craddock (in error) Checkmark
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1991-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-145-3   544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Alan Baker Checkmark
The Magic May Return 1993-06-00 ed. Larry Niven Ace Books 0-441-51549-5
$4.99?$: 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 Checkmark
Nem sokkal a vége előtt?Nem sokkal a vege elott
Nem sokkal a veege elooett
 1994-00-00 Larry Niven
Cherubion Könyvkiadó?Cherubion Konyvkiado
(Osiris könyvek #18)		 963-7841-36-9
Ft 248?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF
 190
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
Zubály Sándor?Zubaly Sandor
 Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 1994-02-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-214216-X
Ł17.95?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xxii+
499
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Pete Lyon  
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 1994-03-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press, USA 0-19-214216-X
$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxii+
499
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Pete Lyon Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 1995-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-282398-1
Ł7.99?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 499
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 Pete Lyon Checkmark
Treasures of Fantasy 1997-06-00 ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis HarperPrism 0-06-105327-9
$14.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
401
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 Paul Youll Checkmark
Treasures of Fantasy 1999-09-00 ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis HarperPrism 0-06-105630-8
$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
559
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 Youll  
Treasures of Fantasy 1999-09-01 ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis HarperPrism 0-06-105630-8
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
559
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 Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 2003-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-282398-1
Ł9.99?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xxii+
499
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 Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 2003-04-17 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-280382-4
Ł9.99?Ł: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xxii+
499
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 Checkmark
The Best of Larry Niven 2010-12-00 Larry Niven Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-331-0
$40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 618
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Edward Miller Checkmark
The Best of Larry Niven 2010-12-00 Larry Niven Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-331-0
$60.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 618
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Edward Miller  
All the Myriad Ways 2011-05-27 Larry Niven Spectrum Literary Agency  
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 181
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Time of the Warlock 2012-05-09 Larry Niven Spectrum Literary Agency  
$4.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 183
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-04-19 Larry Niven Larry Niven  
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio  
$13.22?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-2979-2
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-2978-5
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-2977-8    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll  
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