Title: The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet Title Record # 48969
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1984-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English User Rating: 7.50 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Translations

Year Language Title 1985 Italian I Fornit 1987ⓘTranslated by Louisa Ibañez. Portuguese A balada do projétil flexível 1987ⓘTranslated by Alexandra von Reinhardt. First published in the general fiction anthology "Heyne Jahresband 1987". German Der Fornit 1987ⓘTranslated by Michèle Pressé and/or Serge Quadruppani French La ballade de la balle élastique 1987 Italian La ballata della pallottola flessibile 1991ⓘTranslated by Tapio Tamminen Finnish Balladi joustavasta luodista 1991ⓘTranslated by Margot Bakker Dutch De Ballade van de Flexibele Kogel 1996ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber German Die Ballade von der flexiblen Kugel

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
3	1985 Locus	Best Novella
Nomination	1985 World Fantasy	Best Novella

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1984	1984-06-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, Inc.		$1.75?$: US dollar	164	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	R. J. Krupowicz
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction	1985-00-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Octopus Books	0-7064-2568-5	$9.98?$: US dollar	792+ [8]	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Steve Crisp
Skeleton Crew	1985-06-00	Stephen King	Macdonald	0-356-10816-3	£9.95?£: UK pound	512	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Skeleton Crew	1985-06-21	Stephen King	G. P. Putnam's Sons	0-399-13039-X	$18.95?$: US dollar	512	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Don Brautigam
Stephen King's Skeleton Crew	1985-10-00	Stephen King	Scream/Press	0-910489-12-2	$75.00?$: US dollar	545	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	J. K. Potter
Skeleton Crew	1986-06-00	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-14293-4	$4.95?$: US dollar	573	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 Brautigam
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1991-00-00	ed. uncredited	Chancellor Press	1-85152-145-3		544	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Alan Baker
Skeleton Crew	1991-05-00	Stephen King	Futura	0-7088-2916-3	£4.99?£: UK pound	612	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
Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons	2001-07-05	Stephen King	Little, Brown UK	0-316-85890-0	£9.99?£: UK pound	612+ 560	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Skeleton Crew	2006-05-00	Stephen King	Hodder Paperbacks	0-340-89908-5	£6.99?£: UK pound	612	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	Larry Rostant
Skeleton Crew	2007-11-01	Stephen King	Hodder Paperbacks	978-0-340-95262-7	£8.99?£: UK pound	784	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
Skeleton Crew	2008-06-26	Stephen King	Hodder Paperbacks	978-0-340-95205-4	£6.99?£: UK pound	784	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
Skeleton Crew	2008-07-10	Stephen King	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-1327-9	$16.99?$: US dollar		hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Poe's Children	2008-10-14	ed. Peter Straub	Anchor Books	978-0-385-52846-7	$11.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Poe's Children: The New Horror	2008-10-14	ed. Peter Straub	Doubleday	978-0-385-52283-0	$24.95?$: US dollar	x+ 534	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Rebecca Cohen (artist)
Poe's Children	2009-10-06	ed. Peter Straub	Anchor Books	978-0-307-38640-3	$16.00?$: US dollar	xi+ 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
Skeleton Crew	2015-10-00	Stephen King	PS Publishing	978-1-84863-283-7	£59.99?£: UK pound	xxvi+ 534	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Pete Von Sholly
Skeleton Crew	2016-07-05	Stephen King	Simon & Schuster Audio	978-1-5082-1840-1	$29.99?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Skeleton Crew	2016-12-06	Stephen King	Scribner	978-1-5011-4350-2	$18.00?$: US dollar	672	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
Skeleton Crew	2017-05-30	Stephen King	Pocket Books	978-1-5011-5678-6	$9.99?$: US dollar	xxi+ 760	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
Skeleton Crew	2017-08-01	Stephen King	Turtleback Books	978-0-606-40756-4	$20.85?$: US dollar	784	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Skeleton Crew	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-16861-5	$7.99?$: US dollar	573	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
Skeleton Crew	date unknown	Stephen King	Putnam	0-399-13039-X	None	512	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Don Brautigam
Skeleton Crew	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-14293-4	$4.95?$: US dollar	573	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 Brautigam
Skeleton Crew	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet / Penguin	0-451-16861-5	$5.99?$: US dollar	573	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 Brautigam
Skeleton Crew	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet / Penguin	0-451-16861-5	$5.99?$: US dollar	573	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 Brautigam
Skeleton Crew	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet / Penguin	0-451-16861-5	$5.95?$: US dollar	573	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 Brautigam
Skeleton Crew	date unknown	Stephen King	Scribner	978-1-5011-4350-2	$18.00?$: US dollar	xxiv+ 643	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	Will Staehle

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