Title: Good News from the Vatican
Title Record # 41355
Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1971-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1971-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
User Rating: 6.20 (5 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), robots (1), first person point of view (1), religion (1), Rome (1), satire (1), Catholicism (1), Pope (1) Add Tags
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| Win | 1972 Nebula | Short Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universe 1 | 1971-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Ace Books | 84600 | $0.95 | 249 | 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 | Davis Meltzer |  |
| Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year | 1972-07-00 | ed. Lester del Rey | E. P. Dutton | 0-525-06490-7 | $6.95 | 250 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Larry Ratzkin | |
| Nebula Award Stories 7 | 1972-11-00 | ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Gollancz | 0-575-01591-8 | £2.50 | 320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Unfamiliar Territory | 1973-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Charles Scribner's Sons | 0-684-13432-2 | $5.95 | 212 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Nebula Award Stories Seven | 1973-00-00 | ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Harrow Books | 0-06-087055-9 / HW 7055 | $1.25 |
xx+ 289 |
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 | Barry Kiperman | |
| Nebula Award Stories Seven | 1973-01-00 | ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Harper & Row | 0-06-010328-0 | $6.95 |
xx+ 289 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Al Nagy | |
| Nebula Award Stories Seven | 1973-03-00 | ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Harper & Row / SFBC | 5632 | $1.69 |
xv+ 234 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Urania #623 | 1973-07-22 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 623 | 350 Lit | 168 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year | 1973-08-00 | ed. Lester del Rey | Ace Books | 05475 | $1.25 | 286 | 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 | |
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| Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year | 1973-10-00 | ed. Lester del Rey | Kaye & Ward | 0-7182-0966-4 | £ | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Nebula Award Stories 7 | 1974-12-00 | ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Panther | 0-586-04022-6 | £0.60 | 286 | 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 | |
| Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year | 1974-12-00 | ed. Lester del Rey | Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 1095 | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Social Problems Through Science Fiction | 1975-00-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, John W. Milstead, Joseph D. Olander, Patricia Warrick | St. Martin's Press |
xv+ 356 |
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 New Awareness | 1975-00-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Patricia Warrick | Delacorte Press | 0-440-05989-5 | $9.95 |
xii+ 485 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Susan Gebel | |
| Universe 1 | 1975-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-77228-X | 249 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| De Macht van de Zin | 1975-00-00 | ed. Lester del Rey | Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen #7) | 90-245-0242-X | 187 | 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 | |
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| Unfamiliar Territory | 1975-01-00 | Robert Silverberg | Gollancz | 0-575-01919-0 | £2.50 | 212 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1976-02-00 | Robert Silverberg | Pocket Books | 0-671-80282-8 | $1.95 |
xiv+ 258 |
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 | Alan Magee | |
| Unfamiliar Territory | 1977-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Coronet Books | 0-340-21978-5 | £0.90 | 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. |
coll | Jim Burns | |
| Lo mejor de Silverberg | 1977-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Bruguera (Libro Amigo #463) | 84-02-05003-4 | 317 | 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 | Chris Foss | ||
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1977-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-98400-7 | £3.95 |
xiv+ 258 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Best of Robert Silverberg, Volume I | 1978-06-00 | Robert Silverberg | Gregg Press | 0-8398-2445-9 | $13.00 |
xiv+ 258 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1978-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Orbit / Futura | 0-86007-950-3 | £0.95 |
xiv+ 258 |
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 | Peter Jones | |
| Unfamiliar Territory | 1978-12-00 | Robert Silverberg | Berkley Books | 0-425-03882-3 | $1.95 |
xii+ 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. |
coll | Paul Alexander | |
| Buone notizie dal Vaticano | 1979-01-08 | Robert Silverberg | Mondadori (Oscar #917) | 13740-6 | 1,800 Lit | 176 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1980-09-00 | Robert Silverberg | Pocket Books | 0-671-83497-5 | $2.50 |
vii+ 258 |
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 | Gerry Daly | |
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1980-09-00 | Robert Silverberg | Pocket Books | 0-671-83497-5 | C$2.75 |
vii+ 258 |
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 | Gerry Daly | |
| Unfamiliar Territory | 1981-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Coronet Books | 0-340-21978-5 | £1.10 | 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. |
coll | Tony Roberts | |
| Gute Nachrichten aus dem Vatikan und andere »Nebula«-Preis-Stories 1 | 1981-00-00 | ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6721) | 3-8118-6721-0 | DM 6.80 | 271 | 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 | Kevin Eugene Johnson | |
| Histoires divines | 1983-06-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3782) | 2-253-03152-6 | 477 | 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 | Philippe Adamov | |
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Almanah Anticipația 1985?Almanah Anticipatia 1985 Almanah Anticipatsia 1985 |
1984-00-00 | ed. Adrian Rogoz | Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah (Almanah Anticipația?Almanah Anticipatia #3)Almanah Anticipatsia |
Lei 25 | 312 | 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 |
Alexandru Andrieș?Alexandru Andries
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| The Best from Universe | 1984-02-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Doubleday | 0-385-17512-4 | $11.95 |
ix+ [3]+ 209 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Julie Linden | |
| Beyond the Safe Zone: Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg | 1986-04-00 | Robert Silverberg | Donald I. Fine | 0-917657-60-8 | $19.95 | 472 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Loretta Trezzo | |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV | 1986-07-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Avon | 0-380-89710-5 | $4.95 |
xiv+ 434 |
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 | |
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1986-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Baen | 0-671-65586-8 | $2.95 |
viii+ 277 |
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 | Tom Kidd | |
| The Best of Robert Silverberg | 1986-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Baen Science Fiction Books | 0-671-65586-8 | C$3.95 |
viii+ 277 |
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 | Tom Kidd | |
| Beyond the Safe Zone | 1987-06-00 | Robert Silverberg | Warner Books | 0-446-30173-6 | $3.95 |
x+ 565 |
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 | Don Dixon | |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV | 1987-12-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Avon / SFBC | 11628 | $6.98 |
xi+ 462 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Sirius, #140 | 1988-01-05 |
ed.
Hrvoje Prćić?Hrvoje Prcic |
Vjesnik | 1000 din. | 132 | 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. |
mag | |
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Чего стоят крылья?Chego stoyat kryl'ya |
1989-00-00 |
ed.
С. В. Белозёров?S. V. Belozyorov |
Советская Россия?Sovetskaya Rossiya |
5-268-00279-1 | 524 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
П. С. Сацкий?P. S. Satskiy
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| Beyond the Safe Zone | 1989-04-00 | Robert Silverberg | Warner Books | 0-446-30173-6 | $3.95 |
x+ 565 |
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 | Don Dixon | |
| Mutantes | 1991-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Melhoramentos | 85-06-01336-4 | 235 | 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 | |||
| Fenix, V4 #1, 1993 | 1993-00-00 |
ed.
Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz?Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz |
Radwan | 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 |
Andrzej Łaski?Andrzej Laski
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| The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 | 1993-10-00 | ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin | W. W. Norton & Company | 0-393-03546-8 | $27.50 | 869 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Dale O'Dell | |
| Beyond the Safe Zone | 1994-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | HarperCollins (The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg #3) | 0-586-21371-6 | £6.99 | 605 | 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 | Fred Gambino | |
| Pasagerii | 1994-00-00 | Robert Silverberg | Editura Nemira (Nautilus #019) | 973-36-9002-3 | Lei 1,500 | 252 | 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 | ||
| The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 | 1999-06-00 | ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin | W. W. Norton & Company | 0-393-97241-0 | $36.60 | 870 | 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 | Dale O'Dell | |
| Les jeux du capricorne | 2002-09-00 | Robert Silverberg | Flammarion (Imagine) | 2-08-068253-9 | €25.00 | 712 | 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 | Pictor | |
| Phases of the Moon | 2004-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 1-931081-99-9 | $40.00 | 625 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Burns | |
| Phases of the Moon | 2004-08-00 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 1-931081-99-9 | $150.00 | 625 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Burns | |
| Phases of the Moon | 2004-10-00 | Robert Silverberg | ibooks | 0-7434-9801-1 | $15.95 | 623 | 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 | Michael Whelan | |
| Phases of the Moon | 2004-11-01 | Robert Silverberg | ibooks | 1-59687-057-5 | $15.95 | 624 | 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 | ||
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Three: Something Wild Is Loose: 1969-72 | 2008-03-24 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-143-9 | $35.00 | 408 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Three: Something Wild Is Loose: 1969-72 | 2008-03-24 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-143-9 | $65.00 | 408 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Something Wild Is Loose: 1969-72 | 2011-01-17 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-387-7 | $2.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Something Wild Is Loose | 2011-09-29 | Robert Silverberg | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10666-6 | £2.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Three: Something Wild Is Loose: 1969-72 | 2012-06-30 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-509-3 | $18.95 | 410 | 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 | ||
| The Best of Robert Silverberg: Stories of Six Decades | 2012-12-31 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-472-0 | $24.95 | 722 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
| Galaxy's Edge, Issue 4, September 2013 | 2013-09-00 | ed. Mike Resnick | Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-161-2 | $3.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
mag | |
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| Galaxy's Edge, Issue 4: September 2013 | 2013-09-00 | ed. Mike Resnick | Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-160-5 | $5.99 | 132 | 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. |
mag | |
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| Phases of the Moon | 2015-02-27 | Robert Silverberg | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10661-1 | £4.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Galaxy's Edge: Omnibus #2: Complete Contents from Issues 4, 5 & 6 | 2016-03-21 | ed. Mike Resnick | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-282-4 | $9.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-1-101-91009-2 | $25.00 |
xxxi+ 1178 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-1-101-91010-8 | $25.00 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Bruce Pennington | ||
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC | 14-1016912 | $19.55 |
xxxi+ 1178 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 | date unknown | ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin | W. W. Norton & Company | 0-393-03546-8 | $27.50 | 869 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Dale O'Dell | |
| The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 | date unknown | ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin | W. W. Norton & Company | 0-393-97241-0 | 869 | 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 | Dale O'Dell | |
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| The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 | date unknown | ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin | W. W. Norton & Company | 0-393-03546-8 | $27.50 | 869 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Dale O'Dell |