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Title: It's a Good Life Title Record # 41109
Author: Jerome Bixby
Date: 1953-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: In a small American town, a child with paranormal powers is born.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
2011 'It's a Good Life'
Year Language Title
1957Translated by Sybren Polet
Dutch Het leven is goed
1961Translated by François Valorbe
French La meilleure des vies
1961Translated by Franco Lucentini.
Italian Una vita magnifica
1967Translated by Luisa Ripoll and Salvador Bordoy Luque
Spanish ¡Qué vida tan buena!
1975Translated by François Valorbe
French C'est vraiment une bonne vie
1977Translated by Horst Pukallus
German Schöner Leben
1987Translated by Giampaolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli
Italian Una vita splendida
1988 Hungarian Élni jó
1990Translated by С. Бережков (S. Berezhkov). This is a pseudonym of Аркадий Стругацкий.
Russian
Мы живём хорошо!?My zhivem khorosho!
Мы живем хорошо!
[as by
Джером Биксби?Dzherom Biksbi
Jerome Bixby
]
1993Translated by an unknown translator
Italian È una bella vita

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 2004 Retro 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
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1953-12-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books H-55
$2.00?$: US dollar
[4]+
195+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1953-12-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 55
$0.35?$: US dollar
[8]+
195
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Science Fantasy, November 1955 1955-11-00 ed. John Carnell Nova Publications Ltd.  
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).
128
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 Gerard Quinn Checkmark
De vuurballons 1957-08-00 ed. Sybren Polet Bert Bakker (Ooievaar #61) 61   192
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
Star of Stars 1960-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eric Carle Checkmark
Fiction Spécial No 3: 17 Récits d'anticipation passionnants 1961-00-00 ed. uncredited OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#3)
 
F3.35?F: French frank
239
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".
anth Jean-Claude Forest  
Stories for Late at Night 1961-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$5.95?$: US dollar
469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Banbery  
Star of Stars 1961-01-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eric Carle Checkmark
Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories 1961-03-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
15/-?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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Griffiths Checkmark
Il secondo libro della fantascienza 1961-06-00 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Einaudi     x+
612
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1962-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 612
$0.35?$: US dollar
196
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Stories for Late at Night 1962-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Max Reinhardt  
20/-?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).
500
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bernard Blatch Checkmark
Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories 1962-07-00 ed. Edmund Crispin The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 63
5/6?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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Griffiths Checkmark
More Stories for Late at Night 1962-12-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 5815
$0.50?$: US dollar
207
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 Fred Banbery  
Introducing SF: A Science Fiction Anthology 1964-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber  
18/-?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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bridget Riley  
Star of Stars 1964-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books U2171
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
224
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Star of Stars 1964-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books U2171
$0.50?$: US dollar
224
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1964-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
285
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 Glenn Steward  
Best SF Four 1965-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
6/6?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).
224
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
Stories for Late at Night: Part One 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Pan Books X344
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).
285
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 Glenn Steward Checkmark
Horror Anthology 1965-10-00 ed. Syd Bentlif Mayflower-Dell 3720
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).
126
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 Jacks  
Masters' Choice 1966-00-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Simon & Schuster  
$5.95?$: US dollar
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Carl Smith Checkmark
Star Fourteen 1966-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Whiting & Wheaton  
21/-?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).
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tomorrow's Children 1966-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1966-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$5.70?$: US dollar
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut  
Cuentos para la madrugada 1967-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Aguilar (El Lince Astuto)     867
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Introducing SF: A Science Fiction Anthology 1967-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
224
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 Bridget Riley Checkmark
Wake Up Screaming 1967-02-00 ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright Bantam Books H2950
$0.60?$: US dollar
213
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
Masters' Choice 1968-00-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Herbert Jenkins (Herbert Jenkins SF)  
25/-?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).
327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Star Fourteen 1968-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Pan Books 0-330-02043-9
5/-?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).
236
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
Masters' Choice 1 1969-00-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Tandem 3279 / PB. 380
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).
175
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 Panos Checkmark
Science fiction classics 1970-00-00 ed. Sybren Polet Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1335) 90-229-1335-X
ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
175
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1970-04-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Doubleday  
$7.95?$: US dollar
xi+
558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Sagebrush Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1970-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Doubleday / SFBC 2265
$2.98?$: US dollar
xi+
558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Sagebrush Checkmark
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories 1971-01-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-05375-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
x+
310
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1971-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
$1.50?$: US dollar
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1971-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
672
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
Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol Two 1972-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Sphere 0-7221-7833-6
£?£: UK pound
352
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  
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02718-3
$0.95?$: US dollar
195
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
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02718-3
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
195
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1972-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
$1.50?$: US dollar
672
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
Cuentos para la madrugada 1973-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Aguilar (El Lince Astuto) 84-03-68080-5   914
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Speculations 1973-00-00 ed. Thomas E. Sanders Glencoe Press  
$6.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
621
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 Supernatural in Fiction 1973-00-00 ed. Leo P. Kelley McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) 0-07-033497-8
$3.96?$: US dollar
[iv]+
313
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1973-04-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
$1.50?$: US dollar
672
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
Tomorrow's Children 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£0.75?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss  
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1974-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6412-X
$6.50?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time 1975-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 22012
$1.75?$: US dollar
672
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
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1975-01-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson / SFBC 6434
$1.98?$: US dollar
x+
182
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Histoires de pouvoirs 1975-04-07 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3770) 2-253-00739-0   413
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
In Dreams Awake 1975-07-00 ed. Leslie A. Fiedler Dell Laurel 4159
$1.75?$: US dollar
400
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
Tomorrow's Children 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Compton Russell 0-85955-034-6
£?£: UK pound
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tomorrow's Children 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£0.90?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Some Things Weird and Wicked 1976-03-12 ed. Joan Kahn Pantheon Books 0-394-83244-2
$5.95?$: US dollar
x+
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alan E. Cober  
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1976-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Abelard-Schuman 0-200-72455-X
£3.95?£: UK pound
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Titan 4 1977-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke, Frederik Pohl Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3533) 3-453-30426-8
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
142+
[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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
Mutants 1977-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Corgi 0-552-10387-X
£0.65?£: 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.
anth Peter Jones Checkmark
Some Things Weird and Wicked 1977-08-00 ed. Joan Kahn Bantam Books 0-553-10608-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
xii+
207+
[5]
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 Bob Larkin Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1977-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£1.25?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Galerij der giganten 4 1978-00-00 ed. Ben Bova, Robert Silverberg Elsevier (Elsevier SF) 90-10-02002-9   219
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 Tim White Checkmark
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1979-06-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-53752-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
473
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1979-06-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-53635-8
$8.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
473
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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Constellations: Stories of the Future 1980-00-00 ed. Malcolm Edwards Gollancz 0-575-02838-6
£4.95?£: UK pound
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Stuart Hughes (artist) Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1981-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£1.75?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov: De vijftig beste science fiction-verhalen 1981-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Publiboek / Baart 90-6513-003-9   467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank Frazetta Checkmark
Weekend Book of Science Fiction 1981-00-00 ed. Stuart Gendall Harmsworth Publications Ltd. for Assoc. Newspapers Group Ltd. 0-85144-180-7
£1.00?£: UK pound
127
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 Reginald Gray Checkmark
The Golden Age of Science Fiction 1981-10-00 ed. Kingsley Amis Hutchinson 0-09-145770-X
£6.95?£: UK pound
370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Constellations: Stories of the Future 1983-00-00 ed. Malcolm Edwards Puffin (Puffin Plus) 0-14-031582-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
171
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
The Golden Age of Science Fiction 1983-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis Penguin Books 0-14-006382-X
£2.95?£: UK pound
365
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 Mick Brownfield Checkmark
Hallucination Orbit: Psychology in Science Fiction 1983-03-14 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-32835-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Christopher Burg Checkmark
Constellations: Stories of the Future 1983-07-00 ed. Malcolm Edwards Penguin Books 0-14-006734-5
£1.50?£: UK pound
175
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh MJF Books 1-56731-065-6   550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Orbite hallucination 1985-05-13 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Londreys 2-904184-19-8
F75.00?F: French frank
255
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 Christopher Burg  
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-07-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh Avon Books 0-380-89601-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
550
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1986-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$4.95?$: US dollar
672
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 Great SF Stories #15 (1953) 1986-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #694) 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171
$3.50?$: US dollar
352
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) 1986-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
352
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Magische Schatten 1987-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6927) 3-453-00367-5
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
319
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 Otto (I) Checkmark
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 15 1987-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Armenia Editore (Le Grandi Storie della Fantascienza #15) 88-344-0205-7
Lit 20,000?Lit: Italian lira
304
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 Bob Layzell  
Gyilkos idő?Gyilkos ido
Gyilkos idooe
1988-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Mecénás 963-02-5722-X
Ft 88?Ft: Hungarian forint
333
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
Boros Zoltán?Boros Zoltan
,
Szikszai Gábor?Szikszai Gabor
Checkmark
1990-00-00 ed. ( #151) 5-206-00039-6   181
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
А. Махов?A. Makhov
 
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1990-00-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Lester & Orpen Dennys 0-88619-124-6   xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1991-01-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-57559-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
White Fire: Further Fantastic Literature 1991-04-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-31380-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Reel Terror 1992-04-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Xanadu 0-947761-53-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
249
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
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic 1992-06-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Vintage Canada 0-394-22264-4
C$20.00?C$: Canadian dollar
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
Reel Terror 1992-06-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Carroll & Graf 0-88184-821-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
249
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
Brivido a 35 mm 1993-06-00 ed. Sebastian Wolfe Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #14)  
Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira
224
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 Miani  
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror 1994-11-00 ed. Leonard Wolf Newmarket Press 1-55704-214-4
$16.00?$: US dollar
viii+
343
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  
Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream! 1998-08-00 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63461-5
£5.99?£: UK pound
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Sarfati , Tony Cordoza  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1998-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Doubleday / SFBC 1-56865-878-8 / 17987
$10.98?$: US dollar
xi+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream! 1999-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-1574-2   223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Sarfati , Tony Cordoza Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 2001-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg The Easton Press     xi+
558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 2003-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Tor 0-765-30536-4
$27.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Kenn Brown  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 2005-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Orb 0-765-30537-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
560
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 Kenn Brown Checkmark
Mutants 2009-03-05 ed. Robert Silverberg Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5512-3
$14.99?$: US dollar
228
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 Jesse-lee Lang Checkmark
Time Enough at Last & Other SF Stories that Inspired Classic Episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Tales of Tomorrow, and Other Classic SF Television Series 2010-02-24 ed. Jean Marie Stine Pageturner 978-1-61508-103-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
164
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 Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2011-10-31 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Corvus 978-0-85789-487-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3360-5
$39.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor / SFBC 1356431
$22.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3362-9
$29.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
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 Nic Cheetham Checkmark
Mirror, Mirror 2014-11-18 Jerome Bixby Strange Particle Press 978-1-5033-0243-3
$14.99?$: US dollar
210
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 Laura Givens Checkmark
Mirror, Mirror 2014-11-18 Jerome Bixby Strange Particle Press  
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Laura Givens  
The 18th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack 2015-06-04 Jerome Bixby Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0605-0
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Allen Anderson  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 2017-12-19 ed. Robert Silverberg Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-3979-1    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 2018-02-06 ed. Robert Silverberg Tor 978-1-250-30362-2
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Kenn Brown  
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 2: Die besten Storys 1948-1963 2018-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Golkonda 978-3-944720-56-2
€19.90?€: Euro
395
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
s.BENeš?s.BENes
Checkmark
Dr. Acula's Reel Monsters: The Original Short Stories That Became 8 Classic Horror Films 2020-07-09 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Marie Stine Strange Particle Press / Digital Parchment Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Laurence M. Janifer Tempo Books 0-448-12128-X
$1.50?$: US dollar
x+
310
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson Potter 0-517-57559-0
$17.50?$: US dollar
xx+
941
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 George Tooker  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-44933-1
$2.50?$: US dollar
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 26346
$1.95?$: US dollar
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 26346
$1.95?$: US dollar
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.25?$: US dollar
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
xii+
672
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Orb 0-765-30537-2
$19.99?$: US dollar
xiv+
560
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 Kenn Brown Checkmark
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