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Title: Immortality, Inc. Title Record # 1008
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1959-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Magazine serial as 'Time Killer'. Abridged version published 1958 by Bouregy as 'Immortality Delivered'. (Sheckley did not approve the abridgment.) Filmed as "Freejack" (1992).
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations Translated Serializations
Year Title
1958Text abridged against Sheckley's wishes. Full text published as Immortality Inc. in 1959.
Immortality Delivered
Year Language Title
1965Translated by Ginetta Pignolo
Italian Anonima aldilà
1969Translated by Henk Bouwman
Dutch N.v. onsterfelijkheid
1974Translated by Ben Zimet.
French Le temps meurtrier
1982Translated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Michael%20G%F6rden&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Michael Görden</a> (1982)
German Die Jenseits-Corporation
1982Translated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Michael%20G%F6rden&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Michael Görden</a>
German Lebensgeister GmbH
1982Translated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Michael%20G%F6rden&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Michael Görden</a> (1982)
German Lebensgeister-GmbH
1992Translated by António Porto
Portuguese Imortalidade e Cª
1992 French Éternité société anonyme
1993Translated by Elżbieta Kadej
Polish
Nieśmiertelność na zamówienie?Niesmiertelnosc na zamowienie
2000Translated by Alexandra Santos Tavares
Portuguese A Conquista da Imortalidade
2003Translated by 송경아 (Kyŏng-a Song)
Korean 불사판매주식회사 [as by
로버트셰클리지음?Lobeoteu Syekeullijieum
]
Year Title
1958 Time Killer (Part 1 of 4)
1958 Time Killer (Part 2 of 4)
1958 Time Killer (Part 3 of 4)
1959 Time Killer (Part 4 of 4)
Year Language Title
1958Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Ammazzare il tempo (Part 1 of 4)
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Ammazzare il tempo (Part 2 of 4)
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
French Le temps meurtrier (Part 1 of 4)
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Ammazzare il tempo (Part 3 of 4)
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
French Le temps meurtrier (Part 2 of 4)
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Ammazzare il tempo (Part 4 of 4)
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
French Le temps meurtrier (Part 3 of 4)
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
French Le temps meurtrier (Part 4 of 4)
1970Translated by 福島正実 (Masami Fukushima)
Japanese
不死販売株式会社 (Part 3 of 5)?ふしはんばいかぶしきがいしゃ (Part 3 of 5)
Fushi Hanbai Kabushiki Gaisha (Part 3 of 5)
[as by ]
1970Translated by 福島正実 (Masami Fukushima)
Japanese
不死販売株式会社 (Part 4 of 5)?ふしはんばいかぶしきがいしゃ (Part 4 of 5)
Fushi Hanbai Kabushiki Gaisha (Part 4 of 5)
[as by ]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Finalists 1959 Hugo Best Novel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Immortality Delivered 1958-00-00 Robert Sheckley Avalon Books  
$2.75?$: US dollar
221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Ric Binkley Checkmark
Galaxy Magazine, October 1958 1958-10-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
148
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 Dember Checkmark
Galaxy Magazine, November 1958 1958-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
148
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 Wenzel Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 69 1958-12-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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).
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 Dember Checkmark
Galaxy Magazine, December 1958 1958-12-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
148
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 Gaughan Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 70 1959-01-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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).
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 Wenzel Checkmark
Galaxy Magazine, February 1959 1959-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.50?$: US dollar
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 Wood Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 71 1959-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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).
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 Gaughan Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 72 1959-03-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
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).
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 Wood Checkmark
Immortality, Inc. 1959-10-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books A1991
$0.35?$: US dollar
152
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.
novel Louis S. Glanzman Checkmark
Immortality, Inc. 1963-00-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz     152
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1973-10-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz 0-575-01677-9   320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1975-00-00 Robert Sheckley Penguin Books 0-14-003982-1
£0.80?£: UK pound
392
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Immortality, Inc. 1978-07-00 Robert Sheckley Peacock Books / Penguin 0-14-047138-3
£0.75?£: UK pound
183
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.
novel Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Immortality, Inc. 1978-11-00 Robert Sheckley Ace Books 0-441-36880-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
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.
novel Jordi Penalva Checkmark
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1984-00-00 Robert Sheckley Penguin Books 0-14-003982-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
392
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 Adrian Chesterman  
Immortality Inc. 1991-10-00 Robert Sheckley Tor 0-812-51931-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
250
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.
novel John Harris  
Immortality Inc. 1992-04-00 Robert Sheckley Legend 0-09-915741-1
£3.99?£: UK pound
204
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.
novel Peter Gudynas Checkmark
Immortality, Inc. 1993-00-00 Robert Sheckley Buccaneer Books 0-89968-363-0    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Immortality, Inc. 1999-00-00 Robert Sheckley Aldo Press 973-9307-41-8   250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Dimensions of Sheckley 2002-02-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press 1-886778-29-9
$29.00?$: US dollar
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Dimensions of Sheckley 2002-09-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press / SFBC 52643
$14.50?$: US dollar
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Bob Eggleton  
Immortality Inc. 2014-04-01 Robert Sheckley Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4804-9673-6
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Immortality Inc. date unknown Robert Sheckley Tor 0-812-51931-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
250
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.
novel John Harris  
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