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Title: Confluence Title Record # 44487
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1967-08-30
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A report on the subtleties of the 11 million year old language of an alien race, with a list of words and their meanings.
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Current Tags: linguistics (1), glossary (1), alien language (1), alien culture (1), tongue in cheek (1), etymology (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1967 Confluence [as by Brian Aldiss]
1967 Confluence: A Guide for Earthspeakers
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Bruno Martin
French Confluence
1983Translated by Annette von Charpentier
German Konfluenz
2002Translated by Matilde Horne.
Spanish Confluencia

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Punch, August 30, 1967 1967-08-30 ed. Editors of Punch    
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
52
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Checkmark
SF 12 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Carl Smith Checkmark
SF 12 1969-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 7815
$0.75?$: US dollar
384
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
SF 12 1969-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 7815
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
384
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
The Moment of Eclipse 1970-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber 0-571-09570-4
£1.50?£: UK pound
215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jerome Gask Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi 12 1970-09-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-11784-8
7/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
364+
[4]
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Moment of Eclipse 1972-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
[10]+
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Margo Herr Checkmark
L'instant de l'éclipse 1973-02-19 Brian W. Aldiss
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#164)
    247
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  
The Moment of Eclipse 1973-11-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther 0-586-03776-4
£0.35?£: UK pound
187
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 Bob Haberfield Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 1979-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther 0-586-03776-4
£1.25?£: UK pound
187
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 Goodfellow Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 1979-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther 0-586-03776-4
£0.90?£: UK pound
187
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 Checkmark
Der Moment der Eklipse 1983-10-00 Brian W. Aldiss
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24049)
3-404-24049-9
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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.
coll Tim White Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 1985-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther / Granada 0-586-03776-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
187
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss 1988-04-00 Brian W. Aldiss Gollancz 0-575-04210-9
£11.95?£: UK pound
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Man in His Time: Best SF Stories 1989-05-00 Brian Aldiss VGSF 0-575-04530-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
328
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 Checkmark
Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss 1989-09-00 Brian W. Aldiss Atheneum / Macmillan 0-689-12052-4
$19.95?$: US dollar
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ed Soyka Checkmark
Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss 1990-10-00 Brian W. Aldiss Collier / Macmillan 0-02-030225-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
328
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories 1993-07-23 Brian Aldiss HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-224033-5
£14.99?£: UK pound
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Sergeí Sharov Checkmark
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories 1994-02-00 Brian Aldiss St. Martin's Press 0-312-10565-7
$18.95?$: US dollar
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Sergeí Sharov Checkmark
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories 1994-10-24 Brian W. Aldiss HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-647631-7
£4.99?£: UK pound
[7]+
232
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 2000-00-00 Brian Aldiss House of Stratus 0-7551-0079-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
207
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 Derek Edwards Checkmark
El Momento del Eclipse 2002-04-11 Brian W. Aldiss Minotauro 84-450-7367-2
$12.35?$: US dollar
238
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 Complete Short Stories: The 1960s (Part 4) 2015-09-24 Brian Aldiss Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-814896-6
£10.99?£: UK pound
620
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  
Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss date unknown Brian W. Aldiss Atheneum / Macmillan 0-689-12052-4
$19.95?$: US dollar
328
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ed Soyka Checkmark
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