Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Year: 1955
Type: SHORTFICTION
Storylen: shortstory
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_(short_story)
Note: First published in Infinity Science Fiction, November 1955.
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Awards:
- 1956 - The Star Hugo Award, Best Short Story (Win)
Publications:
- The Other Side of the Sky, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 158pp, pb, coll)
- The Twelve Frights of Christmas, (date unknown, Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh, Avon, 0-380-75098-8, $3.50, 263pp, pb, anth) Cover: Daly
- The Nine Billion Names of God, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet, 0-451-08999-5, $1.95, 240pp, pb, coll)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-09912-5, $2.25, 158pp, pb, coll)
- Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (date unknown, Terry Carr, Funk & Wagnalls, #F47, $0.95, 190pp, pb, anth) Cover: Bob Korn - [VERIFIED]
- The Other Side of the Sky, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, #Q5553, $0.95, 158pp, pb, coll)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-07528-5, $1.50, 158pp, pb, coll) Cover: Fernandez
- The Other Side of the Sky, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-08380-6, $1.75, 158pp, pb, coll)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-09912-5, $2.25, 158pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two, (date unknown, Isaac Asimov, Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #02000, 849pp, hc, anth) Cover: F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc. - [VERIFIED]
- The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, (date unknown, Arthur C. Clarke, Tor, 0-312-87821-4, $29.95, x+966pp, hc, coll) Cover: Drive Communications - [VERIFIED]
- Infinity Science Fiction, November 1955, (Nov 1955, Larry T. Shaw, Royal Publications, Inc., $0.35, 132pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Robert Engle - [VERIFIED]
- The Other Side of the Sky, (1958, Arthur C. Clarke, Harcourt, Brace & World, $3.95, 245pp, hc, coll) Cover: Edward Sorel
- The Other Side of the Sky, (Nov 1959, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet, #S1729, $0.35, 160pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- From the Ocean, from the Stars, (1961, Arthur C. Clarke, Harcourt, Brace & World, $4.50, 515pp, hc, omni) - [VERIFIED]
- The Other Side of the Sky, (1961, Arthur C. Clarke, Gollancz, 15/-, viii+245pp, hc, coll)
- A Century of Science Fiction, (1962, Damon Knight, Simon & Schuster, $4.95, 352pp, hc, anth) Cover: H. Lawrence Hoffman
- The Hugo Winners, (1962, Isaac Asimov, Doubleday, $4.50, 318pp, hc, anth)
- From the Ocean, from the Stars, (Jan 1962, Arthur C. Clarke, Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC, $1.90, 515pp, hc, omni) - [VERIFIED]
- The Other Side of the Sky, (Apr 1962, Arthur C. Clarke, The Science Fiction Book Club [UK], #60, 5/6, viii+245pp, hc, coll)
- A Century of Science Fiction, (Jul 1962, Damon Knight, Simon & Schuster / SFBC, $1.90, 352pp, hc, anth) Cover: H. Lawrence Hoffman - [VERIFIED]
- The Hugo Winners, (Nov 1962, Isaac Asimov, Doubleday / SFBC, 318pp, hc, anth)
- Best SF Five, (1963, Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber, 18/-, 256pp, hc, anth) Cover: John Griffith - [VERIFIED]
- The Hugo Winners, (1963, Isaac Asimov, Dennis Dobson, 18/-, 318pp, hc, anth)
- A Century of Science Fiction, (1963, Damon Knight, Gollancz, 21/-, 352pp, hc, anth)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (1963, Arthur C. Clarke, Gollancz, 16/-, 245pp, hc, coll)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (1963, Arthur C. Clarke, Corgi, #YS1289, 3/-, 158pp, pb, coll) Cover: Josh Kirby
- A Century of Science Fiction, (Feb 1963, Damon Knight, Dell, #1157, $0.75, 384pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Hugo Winners, (1964, Isaac Asimov, Avon, #S-127, $0.60, xv+320pp, pb, anth) Cover: Richard Powers - [VERIFIED]
- The Other Side of the Sky, (Feb 1964, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet, #D2433, $0.50, 160pp, pb, coll)
- The Hugo Winners, (Oct 1964, Isaac Asimov, Penguin, #1905, 4/6, 342pp, pb, anth) Cover: Monsù Desiderio
- Second Orbit, (1965, G. D. Doherty, John Murray, hc, anth)
- Gamma #3, (Dec 1965, Valentino De Carlo, Edizioni Gamma (Italy), # 3, 500 Lit, 160pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Peggy Braun - [VERIFIED]
- Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (1966, Terry Carr, Doubleday, $3.95, 190pp, hc, anth)
- A Century of Science Fiction, (1966, Damon Knight, Pan, #T19, 6/-, 446pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Nine Billion Names of God, (1967, Arthur C. Clarke, Harcourt, Brace & World, 277pp, hc, coll) Cover: Robin Sherwood
- Science Fiction, (1967, S. H. Burton, Longmans, 0-582-34895-1, 7/-, 245pp, hc, anth)
- Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (1968, Terry Carr, Funk & Wagnalls, #F47, $0.95, 190pp, pb, anth) Cover: Bob Korn - [VERIFIED]
- The Hugo Winners, (1968, Isaac Asimov, Penguin, #1905, 5/-, 342pp, pb, anth) Cover: Richard Hollis
- The Other Side of the Sky, (1968, Arthur C. Clarke, Harbrace Paperbound Library, #HPL 25, $0.75, vi+248pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, (1968, Terry Carr, Funk & Wagnalls, #F47, $0.95, 190pp, pb, anth) Cover: Bob Korn
- Infinity One, (Jan 1970, Robert Hoskins, Lancer, #75-108, $0.75, 249pp, pb, anth) Cover: Jim Steranko - [VERIFIED]
- Science Fictions, (1971, Arnold Thompson, University Tutorial Press (London), 0-7231-0529-4, 168pp, hc, anth)
- A Century of Science Fiction, (1971, Damon Knight, Gollancz, 0-575-00817-2, 349pp, hc, anth)
- A Century of Science Fiction, (1972, Damon Knight, BCA - Book Club Associates, 352pp, hc, anth)
- The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two, (Jan 1972, Isaac Asimov, Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #2000, $3.98, 849pp, hc, anth) Cover: F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc. - [VERIFIED]
- Speculations, (1973, Thomas E. Sanders, Glencoe Press, $6.95, xvii+621pp, tp, anth)
- The Hugo Winners, Volume 1, (Apr 1973, Isaac Asimov, Fawcett Crest, #Q2315, $1.50, 320pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971, (Oct 1973, Arthur C. Clarke, Sidgwick & Jackson, 0-283-97979-8, £2.50, 336pp, hc, coll)
- Outwards from Earth, (1974, Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber, 0-571-10489-4, 150pp, pb, anth)
- Modern Science Fiction, (1974, Norman Spinrad, Anchor Press / Doubleday, 0-385-02263-8, $3.50, xiv+540pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Other Side of the Sky, (1974, Arthur C. Clarke, Corgi, 0-552-09705-5, 158pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- I premi Hugo: Volume 1°: 1955-1961, (1974, Isaac Asimov, De Carlo Editore (Italy), 4,500 Lit, 405pp, hc, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- The Nine Billion Names of God, (Jun 1974, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, #Y5949, $1.25, 240pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Nine Billion Names of God, (Jun 1974, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, #Y5949, $1.25, 240pp, pb, coll) Cover: Dean Ellis
- The Nine Billion Names of God, (Jun 1974, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, #Y5949, $1.25, 240pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, (Jun 1974, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-07589-7, $1.50, 240pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Science Fiction, (1975, S. H. Burton, Longman, 0-582-34895-1, 245pp, pb, anth)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (1975, Arthur C. Clarke, Corgi, 0-552-09705-5, £0.50, 158pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955, (1976, Arthur C. Clarke, Sphere, 0-7221-2410-4, £0.65, 152pp, pb, coll) Cover: Chris Foss - [VERIFIED]
- Decade: The 1950s, (1976, Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison, Macmillan UK, 0-333-19001-7, £3.95, 219pp, hc, anth)
- Modern Science Fiction, (Jun 1976, Norman Spinrad, Gregg Press, 0-8398-2339-8, $25.00, x+xiv+540pp, hc, anth)
- Decade the 1950s, (Mar 1977, Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison, Pan, 0-330-25034-5, £0.70, 219pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- To Follow a Star: Nine Science Fiction Stories About Christmas, (Oct 1977, Terry Carr, Thomas Nelson, 0-8407-6573-8, $6.95, 152pp, hc, anth)
- Decade: The 1950s, (1978, Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison, St. Martin's Press, 0-312-18987-7, $3.95, 219pp, tp, anth) Cover: Ken Leeder - [VERIFIED]
- Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories, (1979, Eric S. Rabkin, Oxford University Press, 0-19-502542-3, $22.50, xvii+478pp, hc, anth)
- Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories, (May 1979, Eric S. Rabkin, Oxford University Press, 0-19-502541-5, $5.95, xvii+478pp, tp, anth) Cover: Hieronymus Bosch - [VERIFIED]
- The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955, (1982, Arthur C. Clarke, Sphere, 0-7221-2410-4, £1.75, 152pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology, (1983, Eric S. Rabkin, Oxford University Press, 0-19-503290-X, $19.95, 529pp, hc, anth)
- Peter Davison's Book of Alien Planets, (1983, Peter Davison, Sparrow Books, 0-09-930880-0, £0.95, 96pp, pb, anth)
- Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology, (1983, Eric S. Rabkin, Oxford University Press, 0-19-503272-1, $9.95, 529pp, tp, anth)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (Dec 1985, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-14937-8, $2.95, xii+254pp, pb, coll)
- The Twelve Frights of Christmas, (Dec 1986, Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh, Avon, 0-380-75098-8, $3.50, 263pp, pb, anth) Cover: Daly
- The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, (Mar 1987, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-14755-3, $3.50, 253pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Other Side of the Sky, (May 1987, Arthur C. Clarke, Gollancz, 0-575-03988-4, £2.95, 245pp, pb, coll)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (Aug 1987, Arthur C. Clarke, Signet / New American Library, 0-451-14937-8, $3.50, xii+254pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
- The Great SF Stories: #17 (1955), (Jan 1988, Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 0-88677-256-7, $3.95, 349pp, pb, anth) Cover: Jim Burns - [VERIFIED]
- New Stories from the Twilight Zone, (Dec 1991, Martin H. Greenberg, Avon, 0-380-75926-8, $10.00, viii+295pp, tp, anth)
- New Stories from the Twilight Zone, (Aug 1992, Martin H. Greenberg, Warner Books UK, 0-7088-5455-9, £8.99, viii+295pp, tp, anth)
- The Other Side of the Sky, (Aug 1992, Arthur C. Clarke, Gollancz, 0-575-03988-4, £3.99, 245pp, pb, coll) Cover: Tony Roberts
- The Super Hugos, (Sep 1992, Isaac Asimov, Baen, 0-671-72135-6, $4.99, 424pp, pb, anth) Cover: Frank Kelly Freas
- Christmas Stars, (Nov 1992, David G. Hartwell, Tor Books, 0-812-52286-9, $4.99, xii+305pp, pb, anth) Cover: Nicholas Jainschigg
- Christmas Stars, (Dec 1992, David G. Hartwell, Tor / SFBC, #03340, $8.98, 305pp, hc, anth) Cover: Nicholas Jainschigg
- New Stories from the Twilight Zone, (1993, Martin H. Greenberg, Warner Books, 0-7515-0329-0, £4.99, 419pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
- Christmas Stars, (Nov 1993, David G. Hartwell, Tor Books, 0-812-52286-9, $4.99, xii+305pp, pb, anth) Cover: Nicholas Jainschigg
- The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF, (1994, David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Tor, 0-312-85062-X, $35.00, 990+[2]pp, hc, anth) Cover: Carol Russo - [VERIFIED]
- The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF, (Oct 1994, David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Orbit, 1-85723-271-2, £25.00, 990pp, hc, anth) Cover: John Berkey
- The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF, (Oct 1994, David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Tor / SFBC, #05435, $17.98, 990pp, hc, anth) Cover: Carol Russo - [VERIFIED]
- The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF, (Sep 1997, David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Tor Books, 0-312-85509-5, $27.95, 990pp, tp, anth)
- The Road to Science Fiction 5: The British Way, (Feb 1998, James E. Gunn, White Wolf, 1-56504-157-7, $14.99, 622pp, tp, anth)
- The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, (2000, Arthur C. Clarke, Gollancz / Orion, 0-575-07065-X, £20.00, x+966pp, hc, coll) Cover: blacksheep Design - [VERIFIED]
- The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2, (Apr 2000, Frederik Pohl, Tor, 0-312-86879-0, $25.95, 432pp, hc, anth)
- The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, (Feb 2001, Arthur C. Clarke, Tor, 0-312-87821-4, $29.95, x+966pp, hc, coll) Cover: Drive Communications
- The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, (Feb 2001, Arthur C. Clarke, Tor / SFBC, #35027, $14.98, x+966pp, hc, coll) Cover: Drive Communications
- The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2, (Apr 2001, Frederik Pohl, Tor, 0-312-86878-2, $15.95, 432pp, tp, anth)
- The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, (Oct 2001, Arthur C. Clarke, Gollancz / Orion, 1-85798-323-8, £9.00, 966pp, tp, coll) Cover: BlackSheep
- Christmas Stars, (Nov 2004, David G. Hartwell, Tor Books, 0-765-31095-3, $14.95, 320pp, tp, anth) Cover: Brad Holland
- Galileo's Children: Tales Of Science vs. Superstition, (Aug 2005, Gardner Dozois, Pyr, 1-59102-315-7, $25.00, 346pp, hc, anth) Cover: David Brian
- Galileo’s Children: Tales Of Science vs. Superstition, (2009, Gardner Dozois, Pyr, $11.99, ebook, anth) Cover: David Brian
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