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Title: The Very Slow Time Machine

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Title: The Very Slow Time Machine Title Record # 40819
Author: Ian Watson
Date: 1978-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
User Rating: 7.33 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (2), time travel (1), hard sf (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1980ⓘTranslated by Jean A. Schalekamp
 Dutch De zeer trage tijdmachine
1980ⓘTranslated by Michelangelo Spada
 Italian Cronomacchina Molto Lenta
1981ⓘTranslated by Elisabeth Vonarburg
 French La machine à voyager très lentement dans le temps
1982ⓘTranslated by Rainer Schmidt
 German Die Sehr Langsame Zeitmaschine
2004ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand (? Silviu Genescu?)
 Romanian
O foarte lentă mașină a timpului?O foarte lenta masina a timpului

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
11 1979 Locus Best Short Story
Finalists 1979 Hugo 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
Anticipations 1978-00-00 ed. Christopher Priest Faber and Faber 0-571-11207-2
£4.60?£: UK pound
 214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dave Griffiths Checkmark
Anticipations 1978-09-00 ed. Christopher Priest Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-15634-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
 214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dave Griffiths Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8 1979-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz 0-575-02727-4
£6.50?£: UK pound
 viii+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Very Slow Time Machine: Science Fiction Stories 1979-02-00 Ian Watson Gollancz 0-575-02582-4
£4.95?£: UK pound
 189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Very Slow Time Machine 1979-04-00 Ian Watson Ace Books 0-441-86190-3
$1.95?$: US dollar
 244
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 Alexander Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 1979-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28083-0
$2.25?$: US dollar
 xi+
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 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 1979-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28083-0
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 xi+
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 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 1979-08-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC 3355
$3.50?$: US dollar
 viii+
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gary Viskupic Checkmark
Anticipations 1980-00-00 ed. Christopher Priest Pan Books 0-330-25545-2
£0.95?£: UK pound
 214
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 Very Slow Time Machine 1981-08-00 Ian Watson Panther / Granada 0-586-05064-7
£1.25?£: UK pound
 222
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 Trevor Webb Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1994-07-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-85062-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
 990+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carol Russo Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1994-10-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orbit 1-85723-271-2
£25.00?£: UK pound
 990
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Berkey Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1994-10-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor / SFBC 05435
$17.98?$: US dollar
 990
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Berkey Checkmark
Tales in Time 1997-04-01 ed. Peter Crowther Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-989-6 / WW 10042
$12.99?$: US dollar
 285
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 Larry S. Friedman Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1997-09-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-85509-5
$27.95?$: US dollar
 990
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 Very Slow Time Machine 2011-09-29 Ian Watson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11475-3
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF 2013-07-04 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-4721-0025-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
 viii+
535
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 joeroberts.co.uk Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF 2013-07-04 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-4721-0026-9
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth joeroberts.co.uk Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF 2013-09-03 ed. Mike Ashley Running Press 978-0-7624-4939-2
$13.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
535
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 Joe Roberts Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF 2013-11-00 ed. Mike Ashley Running Press 978-0-7624-4939-2
$14.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
535
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 Joe Roberts Checkmark
The Best of Ian Watson 2014-04-00 Ian Watson PS Publishing 978-1-84863-749-8
£60.00?£: UK pound
 539
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jim Burns  
The Best of Ian Watson 2014-04-00 Ian Watson PS Publishing 978-1-84863-748-1
£25.00?£: UK pound
 539
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jim Burns  
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF date unknown ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-4721-0025-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
 viii+
535
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 Joe Roberts  
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF date unknown ed. Mike Ashley Running Press 978-0-7624-4939-2
$14.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
535
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 Joe Roberts Checkmark
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