Title: The Men Who Murdered Mohammed Title Record # 41160
Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1958-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Translations

Year Language Title 1958ⓘTranslated by Eduardo Saló Portuguese Os Assassinos de Maomé 1959 French Qui a tué Mahomet ??Qui a tue Mahomet ? 1960ⓘTranslated by 中田耕治(Nakada Kohji) Japanese モハメッドを殺した男たち?モハメッドをころしたおとこたち Mohameddo wo Koroshita Otoko-tachi Mohameddo wo Koroshita Otokotachi Mohameddo o Koroshita Otoko-tachi Mohameddo o Koroshita Otokotachi [as by アルフレッド・ベスター?Arufureddo Busutā Arufureddo Busutaa ] 1967ⓘTranslated by Hilja Brinis Italian L'uomo che uccise Maometto 1970ⓘTranslated by Alfred Joseph German Die Mörder Mohammeds 1971ⓘTranslated by Zofia Uhrynowska-Hanasz Polish Ludzie, którzy zamordowali Mahometa 1971 Portuguese Os homens que mataram Maomé 1976ⓘTranslated by P. J. Izabelle French L'homme qui tua Mahomet 1977ⓘTranslated by Warner Flamen Dutch De mannen die Mohammed vermoordden 1984ⓘTranslated by José Manuel Álvarez Flórez Spanish Los hombres que asesinaron a Mahoma 1987ⓘTranslated by Edda Petri German Die Männer, die Mohammed ermordeten 1988ⓘTranslated by Goran Pavelić Croatian Ljudi koji su ubili Muhameda 1993ⓘTranslated by Michael Koseler. German Die Männer, die Mohammed ermordeten

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Finalists	1959 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
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1958	1958-10-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Mercury Press, Inc.		$0.35?$: US dollar	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	Emsh
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eighth Series	1959-01-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Doubleday		$3.75?$: US dollar	240	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Arthur Renshaw
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eighth Series	1959-03-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20?$: US dollar	240	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Arthur Renshaw
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eighth Series	1963-00-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Ace Books	F-217	$0.40?$: 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	Ed Emshwiller
Venture Science Fiction [UK], April 1964	1964-04-00	ed. Ronald R. Wickers	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		2/6?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).	116	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
The Dark Side of the Earth	1964-05-00	Alfred Bester	Signet / New American Library	D2474	$0.50?$: US dollar	160	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
The Dark Side of the Earth	1964-05-00	Alfred Bester	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2474	C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar	160	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
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy	1966-02-00	ed. Christopher Cerf	Vintage Books	V-326	$1.65?$: 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	Adelson & Eichinger
An Alfred Bester Omnibus	1967-00-00	Alfred Bester	Sidgwick & Jackson	102199	30/-?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).	710	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Voyagers in Time: Twelve Stories of Science Fiction	1967-09-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Meredith Press		$4.95?$: US dollar	xii+ 243	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Barry Martin
The Dark Side of the Earth	1969-11-00	Alfred Bester	Pan Books	0-330-02393-4	£0.25?£: 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.	coll	W. F. Phillipps
Voyagers in Time	1970-07-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap	5344	$0.95?$: US dollar	xi+ 208	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
Voyagers in Time	1970-09-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap	5344	$0.95?$: US dollar	xi+ 208	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
The Dark Side of the Earth	1970-10-00	Alfred Bester	Signet / New American Library of Canada	T4402	C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar	160	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	Bob Pepper
As Tomorrow Becomes Today	1974-00-00	ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III	Prentice-Hall	0-13-050021-6	$4.95?$: US dollar	xv+ 456	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
Cosmic Laughter: Science Fiction for the Fun of It	1974-00-00	ed. Joe Haldeman	Holt, Rinehart and Winston	0-03-006931-9	$5.95?$: US dollar	x+ 189	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Joey Cavanaugh
As Tomorrow Becomes Today	1974-00-00	ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III	Prentice-Hall	0-13-050039-9	$7.95?$: US dollar	xv+ 456	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Light Fantastic: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Best Volume I	1976-04-00	Alfred Bester	Berkley/Putnam	0-399-11614-1	$7.95?$: US dollar	254	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard Powers
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	1976-12-00	Alfred Bester	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	3140	$3.98?$: US dollar	409	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Jack Woolhiser
The Dark Side of the Earth	1977-00-00	Alfred Bester	Pan Books	0-330-02393-4	£0.60?£: 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.	coll	Gino D'Achille
The Light Fantastic	1977-05-00	Alfred Bester	Gollancz	0-575-02294-9	£4.30?£: UK pound	254	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	1977-07-00	Alfred Bester	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03451-8	$1.95?$: US dollar	452	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.	omni	Richard Powers
Getting Even: Gripping Tales of Revenge	1978-00-00	ed. Diana King	Bobbs-Merrill Company	0-672-52397-3	$8.95?$: US dollar	xiv+ 209	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Maury Englander
The Light Fantastic: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume 1	1979-07-00	Alfred Bester	Fontana	0-00-615281-3	£0.95?£: UK pound	223	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	Tim White
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces	1983-04-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Arbor House	0-87795-445-3	$16.95?$: US dollar	538	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces	1984-02-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Priam Books / Arbor House	0-87795-446-1	$8.95?$: US dollar	538	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
Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice	1984-07-00	ed. Josh Pachter	J. M. Dent	0-460-04647-0	£8.95?£: UK pound	viii+ 340	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Graham Potts
Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice	1985-00-00	ed. Josh Pachter	J. M. Dent	0-460-02425-6	£2.95?£: UK pound	viii+ 340	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	Graham Potts
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1985-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$8.98?$: US dollar	529	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology	1988-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick, Charles G. Waugh	Harper & Row	0-06-046941-2	$16.50?$: US dollar	xi + 522	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	Maria Carella
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1988-06-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$9.98?$: US dollar	529	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karen Nelson
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	1989-01-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown / BOMC	0-316-34941-0		xix+ 1083	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	1989-02-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown	0-316-34941-0	$22.95?$: US dollar	xix+ 1083	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
Voyagers in Time	1989-04-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Bart Books	1-55785-097-6	$3.50?$: US dollar	xi+ 208	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	F. Rubio
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	1989-06-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown / QPBC		$12.95?$: US dollar	xix+ 1083	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 Eggleton
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1994-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$?$: US dollar	529	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Timescapes: Stories of Time Travel	1997-08-00	ed. Peter Haining	Souvenir Press	0-285-63387-2	£16.99?£: UK pound	288	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	1997-11-00	Alfred Bester	Vintage Books	0-679-76783-5	$14.00?$: US dollar	xiii+ 366	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	Evan Gaffney
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	1997-11-00	Alfred Bester	Topeka Bindery	1-4177-1932-X	$17.92?$: US dollar		hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Time Travelers: Fiction in the Fourth Dimension	1998-00-00	ed. Peter Haining	Barnes & Noble Books	0-7607-0914-9		288	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Steve Pidan
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	1998-08-00	Alfred Bester	Vintage Books / SFBC	1-56865-805-2 / 17770	$10.98?$: US dollar	366	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
One Lamp: Alternate History Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction	2003-09-00	ed. Gordon Van Gelder	Four Walls Eight Windows	1-56858-276-5	$15.95?$: US dollar	viii+ 433	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
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	2013-05-30	Alfred Bester	Byron Preiss Visual Publications	0-679-76783-5	$16.95?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Evan Gaffney
The Dark Side of the Earth	date unknown	Alfred Bester	Signet / New American Library	T4402	$0.75?$: US dollar	160	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	Bob Pepper
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy	date unknown	ed. Christopher Cerf	Vintage Books (Vintage Originals)	0-394-70326-X	$1.95?$: 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	Adelson & Eichinger
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy	date unknown	ed. Christopher Cerf	Vintage Books (Vintage Originals)	0-394-70326-X	$2.45?$: 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	Adelson & Eichinger
The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy	date unknown	ed. Christopher Cerf	Vintage Books (Vintage Originals)	0-394-70326-X	$2.95?$: US dollar	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	Adelson & Eichinger
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	date unknown	Alfred Bester	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03451-8	$1.95?$: US dollar	452	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.	omni	Richard Powers
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	date unknown	Alfred Bester	Vintage Books	0-679-76783-5	$14.00?$: US dollar	xiii + 366	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	Evan Gaffney
Voyagers in Time	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap	12129	$1.25?$: US dollar	xi+ 208	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	FMA
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown / BOMC			xix+ 1083	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	date unknown	Alfred Bester	Vintage Books	978-0-679-76783-1	$16.95?$: US dollar	xiii+ 366	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	Evan Gaffney

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Reviews

• Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction
• Review by Jo Walton (2010) in What Makes This Book So Great, (2014)