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Title: Enemy Mine Title Record # 41444
Author: Barry B. Longyear
Date: 1979-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Dracon
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: The version in Manifest Destiny was somewhat expanded, and the "Considerably expanded" version in The Enemy Papers can be found Enemy Mine:The Author's Cut.
Synopsis: When a human space fighter pilot and an alien space fighter pilot who are at war with each other crash on an inhospitable planet and must join forces to survive, they become friends.
User Rating: 9.00 (8 votes) Including variants and translations: 8.89 (9 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1979 Enemy Mine [as by Barry Longyear]
Year Language Title
1980Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
German Du, mein Feind
1982Translated by Martha Heesen
Dutch Een vijand met drie vingers
1984Translated by Delio Zinoni
Italian Mio caro nemico [as by Barry Longyear]
1984Translated by Helmut Pape
German Mein lieber Feind
1986 Swedish Min fiende
1987
  • Translated by Regina Vasiljević
Serbian Neprijatelj [as by Bari Longjear]
2004Translated by Domingo Santos
Spanish Enemigo mío

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1980 Hugo Best Novella
1 1980 Locus Best Novella
Win 1980 Nebula Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1979 1979-09-00 ed. George H. Scithers Davis Publications  
$1.25?$: US dollar
196
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Manifest Destiny 1980-05-00 Barry B. Longyear Berkley Books 0-425-04530-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
245
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 John Rush Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #2 1980-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28792-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
ix+
320
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 Novellas of the Year #2 1980-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28792-4
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
ix+
320
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 Winners Fifteen 1981-04-00 ed. Frank Herbert Harper & Row 0-06-014830-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Egon Lauterberg Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World 1982-00-00 ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney Davis Publications  
$2.95?$: US dollar
288
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  
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World 1982-00-00 ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney The Dial Press 0-385-27776-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Manifest Destiny 1982-00-00 Barry B. Longyear Macdonald & Co. 0-356-08628-3
£5.95?£: UK pound
284+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tim White Checkmark
Nebula Winners Fifteen 1982-04-00 ed. Frank Herbert W. H. Allen 0-491-02855-5
£8.50?£: UK pound
xiv+
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bruce Pennington  
Manifest Destiny 1982-05-00 Barry B. Longyear Orbit / Futura 0-7088-8092-4
£1.75?£: UK pound
284+
[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.
coll Tim White Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World 1983-00-00 ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney Robert Hale 0-7090-1122-9
£7.95?£: UK pound
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Nebula Winners Fifteen 1983-01-00 ed. Frank Herbert Star 0-352-31227-0
£1.75?£: UK pound
xvi+
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.
anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Nebula Winners Fifteen 1983-03-00 ed. Frank Herbert Bantam Books 0-553-23035-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
219
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 LaSasso Checkmark
13 Short Science Fiction Novels 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers (Baker's Dozen) 0-517-47646-0
$7.98?$: US dollar
ix+
574
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Manifest Destiny 1986-00-00 Barry B. Longyear Orbit 0-7088-8092-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
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.
coll Peter Elson Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 1986-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-18946-X
$18.95?$: US dollar
xii+
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 1986-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 02882
$5.98?$: US dollar
xii+
340
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tita Nasol Checkmark
Enemy Mine / Another Orphan 1989-03-00 ed. John Kessel, Barry B. Longyear Tor (Tor Double #6) 0-812-55963-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
90+
68+
[19]
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
anth Tom Kidd , Maren Checkmark
The Super Hugos 1992-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Baen Books 0-671-72135-6
$4.99?$: US dollar
424
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 Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas 1994-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-590-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
590
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 Digital Art Checkmark
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas 1996-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0296-9   xiii+
590
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
Cyberfilms 2004-03-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen ibooks 0-7434-8743-5
$12.95?$: US dollar
ix+
368
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 Dave Seeley Checkmark
Enemy Mine 2004-03-00 Barry B. Longyear Backinprint.com 0-595-30976-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
90
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.
chap  
Enemy Mine 2016-04-12 Barry B. Longyear Open Road Distribution 978-1-5040-3007-6
$8.99?$: US dollar
96
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.
chap  
Manifest Destiny 2016-04-12 Barry B. Longyear Open Road Distribution 978-1-5040-3011-3
$12.99?$: US dollar
256
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  
Enemy Mine 2020-01-28 Barry B. Longyear Enchanteds Publishing 979-8-6057-7395-5
$9.95?$: US dollar
120
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.
chap  
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World date unknown ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney Longmeadow Press 0-681-40031-5
$7.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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