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Title: The Death of Dr. Island Title Record # 41495
Author: Gene Wolfe
Date: 1973-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Archipelago
Language: English
Note: First published in Universe 3, ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1973.
User Rating: 7.33 (3 votes) Including variants and translations: 7.75 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Translated Serializations
Year Title
1973 The Death of Doctor Island
Year Language Title
1975ⓘTranslated by Henry-Luc Planchat.
 French
La mort du docteur Île?La mort du docteur Ile
1979ⓘTranslated by Horst Pukallus
 German Der Tod des Dr. Island
1982ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez
 German Der Tod von Doktor Eiland
1987ⓘ<ul><li>Translated by Regina Vasiljević </ul>
 Serbian Smrt doktora ostrva [as by Džin Vulf]
1992ⓘTranslated by uncredited
 Polish
Śmierć Doktora Wyspy?Smierc Doktora Wyspy
Year Language Title
1996ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Mihai-Dan%20Pavelescu%20&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Mihai-Dan Pavelescu </a>
 Romanian Moartea doctorului Island (part 1 of 2)
1996ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Mihai-Dan%20Pavelescu%20&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Mihai-Dan Pavelescu </a>
 Romanian Moartea doctorului Island (part 2 of 2)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1974 Locus Best Novella
Win 1974 Nebula Novella
2 1974 Hugo Best Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Universe 3 1973-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Random House 0-394-48181-X
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
209
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Silverman Checkmark
Universe 3 1973-11-00 ed. Terry Carr Random House / SFBC 5957
$1.49?$: US dollar
 ix+
180+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Silverman Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 1974-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24063-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
368
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 Larry Sutton Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 1974-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24063-4
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 xi+
368
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 Larry Sutton Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 9 1974-11-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Gollancz 0-575-01899-2
£3.00?£: UK pound
 287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Nine 1975-01-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Harper & Row 0-06-014652-4
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xxvi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Al Nagy Checkmark
Universe 3 1975-01-00 ed. Terry Carr Popular Library 445-00234-125
$1.25?$: US dollar
 189
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 Jack Faragasso Checkmark
Universe 3 1975-01-00 ed. Terry Carr Popular Library 445-00234-125
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 189
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 Jack Faragasso Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 1976-06-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-25015-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
368
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 9 1976-11-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Corgi 0-552-10307-1
£0.75?£: UK pound
 253
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
Universe 3 1977-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Dennis Dobson 0-234-72016-6
£3.95?£: UK pound
 xi+
209
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Nebula Award Stories Nine 1978-07-00 ed. Kate Wilhelm Bantam Books 0-553-11551-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xxvi+
257
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 Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1980-06-00 Gene Wolfe Pocket Books 0-671-82824-X
$2.95?$: US dollar
 410
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 Maitz Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1980-06-00 Gene Wolfe Pocket Books 0-671-82824-X
C$3.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 410
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 Maitz Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1981-11-00 Gene Wolfe Arrow Books 0-09-926580-X
£1.95?£: UK pound
 410
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Wolfe Archipelago 1983-00-00 Gene Wolfe Ziesing Brothers 0-917488-13-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
[1]+
119
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Wolfe Archipelago 1983-09-00 Gene Wolfe Ziesing Brothers 0-917488-14-8
$35.00?$: US dollar
 viii+
119
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1983-10-00 Gene Wolfe Pocket Books 0-671-49516-X
$3.95?$: US dollar
 410
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 Maitz Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1984-00-00 Gene Wolfe Arrow Books 0-09-926580-X
£2.25?£: UK pound
 410
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Best from Universe 1984-02-00 ed. Terry Carr Doubleday 0-385-17512-4
$11.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
[3]+
209
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Julie Linden Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1986-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon 0-380-89710-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
 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 Checkmark
Fugue State / The Death of Doctor Island 1990-09-00 ed. John M. Ford, Gene Wolfe Tor (Tor Double #25) 0-812-50813-0
$3.50?$: US dollar
 121+
62
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 Ron Walotsky , Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 1994-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 02508
$14.98?$: US dollar
 xii+
657
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Kim Poor Checkmark
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 1994-09-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-11317-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 657
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 Kim Poor  
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1997-08-00 Gene Wolfe Orb 0-312-86354-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
 383
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 Shelley Eshkar , Jan Uretsky Checkmark
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2009-03-00 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-0-7653-2135-0
$27.95?$: US dollar
 478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll iStockPhoto.com Checkmark
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe 2009-07-00 Gene Wolfe PS Publishing 978-1-84863-027-7
£50.00?£: UK pound
 xix+
490
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll J. K. Potter Checkmark
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe 2009-07-00 Gene Wolfe PS Publishing 978-1-84863-028-4
£100.00?£: UK pound
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll J. K. Potter  
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2010-04-01 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-1-4299-6837-9
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2010-04-13 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-0-7653-2136-7
$17.99?$: US dollar
 478
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  
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 2014-10-28 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 978-1-4668-8447-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Kim Poor  
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2020-01-21 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-1-250-61858-0
$20.99?$: US dollar
 480
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 iStockPhoto.com Checkmark
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