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Title: Ginungagap Title Record # 41372
Author: Michael Swanwick
Date: 1980-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: baen.com
Language: English
Note: TriQuarterly 49 notes that it is for "Fall 1980". This makes this the second story published by Swanwick.
Synopsis: A woman is chosen to communicate with aliens who possess the technology for interstellar travel using black holes, but the process is hindered by mutual mistrust.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1983Translated by M. M. Lindenburg
Dutch Ginnungagap
1983Translated by Walter Brumm
German Ginungagap
1985Translated by either Joėlle Wintrebert, Henry-Luc Planchat, Philippe R. Hupp, Jean Bonnefoy, Jean-Daniel Brčque, or Emmanuel Jouanne
French Ginungagap
1987
  • Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković
Serbian Provalija Ginuga [as by Majkl Svonvik]
1998Translated by Norbert Stöbe
German Ginungagap
1999Translated by uncredited hand
Romanian Ginungagap

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
19 1981 Locus Best Novelette
Nomination 1981 Nebula Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
TriQuarterly 49 1980-00-00 ed. Elliott Anderson, Jonathan Brent, David G. Hartwell, Robert Onopa Northwestern University Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
264
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 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 1981-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-42262-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
viii+
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 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 1981-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz 0-575-03024-0
£8.95?£: UK pound
424
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Sixteen 1982-08-00 ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-059787-0
$15.50?$: US dollar
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lucy Castelluccio Checkmark
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 1 1983-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4021) 3-453-30928-6
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
525
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
Ginnungagap & andere verhalen 1983-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Het Spectrum (Prisma #2071) 90-274-1208-1   157
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 Hans Pieko Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Sixteen 1983-00-00 ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle W. H. Allen 0-491-03290-0
£8.95?£: UK pound
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth David Bergen Checkmark
Nebula Winners Sixteen 1983-00-00 ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle Star 0-352-31423-0
£2.25?£: UK pound
280
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
Nebula Award Stories Sixteen 1983-09-00 ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle Bantam Books 0-553-23493-5
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
231
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 Gary LoSasso Checkmark
Univers 1985 1985-03-11 ed.
Joėlle Wintrebert?Joelle Wintrebert
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1799) 2-277-21799-9   415
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 Tim White Checkmark
Alef, #2 1987-09-00 ed.
Boban Kne˛ević?Boban Knezevic
Dnevnik  
Din 600?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag
Bob ˇivković?Bob Zivkovic
Bob Zhivkovic
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Gravity's Angels 1991-08-00 Michael Swanwick Arkham House 0-87054-162-5
$20.95?$: US dollar
x+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pablo Picasso Checkmark
Life Among the Asteroids 1992-10-00 ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle Ace Books 0-441-48232-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
x+
273
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 Courtney Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86338-1
$40.00?$: US dollar
1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC 0-312-86338-1   1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1998-05-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Quality Paperback Book Club 0-9658501-3-7
$21.95?$: US dollar
1005
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 John Harris Checkmark
Engel der Schwerkraft 1998-06-00 Michael Swanwick Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5971) 3-453-13993-3
DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
461
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 Jan Heinecke Checkmark
Anticipația CPSF 558-559?Anticipatia CPSF 558-559
1999-00-00 ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 6,500?Lei: Romanian leu
64
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 Jim Porter  
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2000-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-25462-8
$17.95?$: US dollar
xi+
481
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon 2000-05-00 Gardner Dozois Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-1009-1 / 11247
$17.98?$: US dollar
916
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni John Berkey Checkmark
Gravity's Angels 2001-03-00 Michael Swanwick Frog Books / North Atlantic Books 1-58394-029-4
$16.95?$: US dollar
x+
350
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 Dashow  
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois   0-312-27150-6
$17.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume One 2003-04-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Robinson 1-84119-513-8
£6.99?£: UK pound
xix+
586
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 Science Fiction Century, Volume One 2006-03-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-86484-1
$21.95?$: US dollar
511
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 John Harris Checkmark
The Best of Michael Swanwick 2008-10-00 Michael Swanwick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-178-1
$38.00?$: US dollar
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lee Moyer  
The Best of Michael Swanwick 2008-10-31 Michael Swanwick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-178-1
$6.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Best of Michael Swanwick 2010-08-12 Michael Swanwick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-350-1
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Lee Moyer  
Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats 2010-09-00 ed. James L. Sutter Paizo Publishing (Planet Stories #28) 978-1-60125-266-1
$15.99?$: US dollar
230+
[10]
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 Kieran Yanner Checkmark
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-27150-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
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