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Title: The Dance of the Changer and the Three Title Record # 41516
Author: Terry Carr
Date: 1968-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A human tries to explain the culture of some very alien beings by describing one of their legends.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Guy Abadia
French La danse des trois et du changeur de vie
1970Translated by Maria Teresa Guasti, Tito Lana Popi and Sandro Sandrelli
Italian La danza del Mutante e dei Tre
1972Translated by H. C. Artmann (as Stasi Kull)
German Der Tanz der Mutanten
1974Translated by Warner Flamen
Dutch De dans van de veranderaar en de drie
1975Translated by Dolf Strasser
German Der Tanz des Verwandelten und der Drei
1988 Polish
Taniec przemieniającego się i trójki?Taniec Przemieniajacego sie i Trojki
2004 Swedish Dansen om Förändraren och de Tre

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1969 Nebula Short Story
3 1969 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 Farthest Reaches 1968-09-27 ed. Joseph Elder Trident Press (New York)  
$4.95?$: US dollar
217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Histoires stellaires 1969-00-00 ed. uncredited OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#15)
 
F6.00?F: French frank
224
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 Moebius Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 1969-05-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 91352
$0.95?$: US dollar
380
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
The Farthest Reaches 1969-09-00 ed. Joseph Elder Pocket Books 0-671-75456-4
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
177
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
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 1969-09-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books / SFBC (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 1908   381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Four 1969-11-00 ed. Poul Anderson Gollancz     287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Nebula Award Stories Four 1969-12-00 ed. Poul Anderson Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
xxv+
236
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Donald Crews , Ann Crews Checkmark
Metamorfosi 1970 1970-01-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #38)  
Lit 2,700?Lit: Italian lira
364
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gian Mario Scuratti  
Nebula Award Stories Four 1971-01-00 ed. Poul Anderson Pocket Books 0-671-75646-X
$0.75?$: US dollar
xxv+
229
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Four 1971-01-00 ed. Poul Anderson Pocket Books 0-671-75646-X
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xxv+
229
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 4 1971-12-00 ed. Poul Anderson Panther 0-586-03568-0
£0.35?£: UK pound
256
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 Michael Head Checkmark
Bug-Eyed Monsters 1972-00-00 ed. Anthony Cheetham Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97864-3   280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Steigen Sie um auf Science Fiction 1972-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Poul Anderson, Harry Harrison Kindler 3-463-00510-7
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1973-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6264-X
$5.95?$: US dollar
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Bonner Checkmark
Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, April 1973 1973-04-00 ed. Donald J. Pfeil Mankind Publishing Company  
$1.50?$: US dollar
100
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1973-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson / SFBC 5791
$1.49?$: US dollar
viii+
183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Edward Bonner Checkmark
Alfa twee: veertien sf-verhalen 1974-00-00 ed. Warner Flamen Meulenhoff (M=SF #81) 90-290-0488-6   336
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Bug-Eyed Monsters 1974-06-00 ed. Anthony Cheetham Panther 0-586-03990-2
£0.40?£: UK pound
255
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
Deep Space 1974-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell Laurel 0-440-03264-4 / 3264
$0.95?$: US dollar
221
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 54 1975-11-00 ed. uncredited Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #103 (3187)) 3-548-03187-0
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
126
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1976-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Abelard-Schuman 0-200-72471-1
£3.95?£: UK pound
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Graham Tucker Checkmark
Deep Space 1976-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell Laurel 3264
$1.25?$: US dollar
221
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 John Berkey Checkmark
The Light at the End of the Universe 1976-10-00 Terry Carr Pyramid Books (The Harlan Ellison Discovery #3) 0-515-03982-9 / A3982
$1.50?$: US dollar
304
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 Mike Presley Checkmark
Deep Space 1977-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-10551-1
£0.70?£: UK pound
172
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 Checkmark
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1978-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick Harper & Row 0-06-046943-9   xviii+
476
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
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1978-06-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick Harper & Row 0-06-011626-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
De meest fantastische sf verhalen van Meulenhoff 1979-00-00 ed. Mark Carpentier Alting Meulenhoff (M=SF #153) 90-290-1242-0   352
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
From Here to Forever 1982-11-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-62136-0 / ME2136
$4.95?$: US dollar
531
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
Od dzisiaj do wiecznosci 1988-00-00 ed. James Gunn Wydawnictwa "Alfa" 83-7001-196-9   486
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 Tadeusz Kobak Checkmark
Terry's Universe 1988-06-00 ed. Beth Meacham Tor 0-312-93058-5
$16.95?$: US dollar
vi+
234
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mike Presley Checkmark
Terry's Universe 1988-10-00 ed. Beth Meacham Gollancz 0-575-04282-6
£11.95?£: UK pound
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Terry's Universe 1989-03-00 ed. Beth Meacham Tor 0-812-54592-3
$3.95?$: US dollar
vi+
234
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 Mike Presley Checkmark
Von Lem bis Varley 1993-00-00 ed. James Gunn Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #98) 3-453-05798-8
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
335
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 Ashley Pearce Checkmark
SFantastisch weer 1994-05-00 ed. Redactie Meulenhoff *M Meulenhoff (*M) 90-290-4686-4   203
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 Nico Keulers Checkmark
From Here to Forever 1997-01-00 ed. James Gunn Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-822-9 / WW 11090
$14.99?$: US dollar
601
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
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1998-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick HarperCollins 0-06-046943-9
$15.62?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Sci Fiction, November 29, 2000 2000-11-29 ed. Ellen Datlow SciFi.com     0
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
mag  
From Here to Forever 2003-05-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4670-5
$39.50?$: US dollar
xxix+
527
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
Nova science fiction, nummer 2 2004 2004-00-00 ed. John-Henri Holmberg Gafiac     160
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag
Nicolas Križan?Nicolas Krizan
 
The Light at the End of the Universe 2012-04-00 Terry Carr Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11713-6
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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