Title: In Alien Flesh

Title: In Alien Flesh Title Record # 49947
Author: Gregory Benford
Date: 1978-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English

Synopsis: A man is hired to assist in the dangerous task of communicating with giant pelagic aliens, who can only be contacted by directly connecting with their nervous system from inside their bodies.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1979^ⓘTranslated by Marcel Bieger	German	In fremdem Fleisch
1980^ⓘTranslated by Bruno Martin	French	En chair étrangère
1980^ⓘTranslated by Gijs van Praag	Dutch	In de huid van een anderling
1988^ⓘTranslated by Dominique Defert	French	En chair étrangère^?En chair etrangere
1993^ⓘTranslated by Antonio Cecchi	Italian	Nella Carne Aliena

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
6	1979 Locus	Best Novelette

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1978	1978-09-00	ed. Edward L. Ferman	Mercury Press, Inc.		$1.25^?$: 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	Rick Sternbach
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF	1979-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #337)	0-87997-459-1 / UE1459	$2.25^?$: US dollar	268	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 Gaughan
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF	1979-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-459-1 / UE1459	C$2.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	268	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 Gaughan
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection	1979-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	E. P. Dutton	0-525-06497-4	$9.95^?$: US dollar	xxi+ 234	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection	1980-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Dell	0-440-11232-X	$2.25^?$: US dollar	412	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 Melo
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection	1980-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Dell	0-440-11232-X	C$2.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	412	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 Melo
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight	1984-12-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books	0-87997-984-4	$2.95^?$: US dollar	268	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	Oliviero Berni
In Alien Flesh	1986-03-00	Gregory Benford	Tor	0-312-93344-4	$14.95^?$: US dollar	280	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Joe Bergeron
In Alien Flesh	1988-01-00	Gregory Benford	Tor	0-812-53176-0	$3.95^?$: US dollar	280	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	Joe Bergeron
In Alien Flesh	1988-07-00	Gregory Benford	Gollancz	0-575-04142-0	£11.95^?£: UK pound	280	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
In Alien Flesh	1989-03-00	Gregory Benford	VGSF	0-575-04489-6	£3.50^?£: UK pound	280	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	Terry Pastor
In Alien Flesh	1989-03-00	Gregory Benford	VGSF	0-575-04489-6	£3.50^?£: UK pound	280	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	Terry Pastor
In Alien Flesh	2011-10-00	Gregory Benford	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11850-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Best of Gregory Benford	2015-08-00	Gregory Benford	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-686-1	$40.00^?$: US dollar	615	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Harris
The Best of Gregory Benford	2015-08-00	Gregory Benford	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-686-1	$60.00^?$: US dollar	615	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Harris
The Best of Gregory Benford	2015-08-00	Gregory Benford	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-687-8	$^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight	date unknown	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books	0-87997-984-4 / UE1984	$2.95^?$: US dollar	268	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	Oliviero Berni
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight	date unknown	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books	0-87997-984-4 / UE1984	$2.95^?$: US dollar	268	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	Oliviero Berni

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