Title: View from a Height
Title Record # 50108
Author: Joan D. Vinge
Date: 1978-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: starshipsofa.com
Language: English
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Author: Joan D. Vinge
Date: 1978-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: starshipsofa.com
Language: English
User Rating: 8.00 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: solipsism (1), science fiction (1), astronomy (1), space exploration (1), solar sail (1), solitude (1), character study (1), parrots (1), immune deficiency (1) Add Tags
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 4 | 1978 Analog | Best Short Story |
| 2 | 1979 Locus | Best Short Story |
| 3 | 1979 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 |
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| Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1978 | 1978-06-00 | ed. Ben Bova | Condé Nast | $1.25?$: US dollar |
180 | 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 | Ron Miller |  |
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| The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8 | 1979-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Gollancz | 0-575-02727-4 | £6.50?£: UK pound |
viii+ 363 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 | 1979-07-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28083-0 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
xi+ 372 |
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 | |
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| The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 | 1979-07-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28083-0 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
xi+ 372 |
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 | |
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| 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 | |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 | 1979-08-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC | 3355 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 311 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary Viskupic | |
| Eyes of Amber and Other Stories | 1979-09-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-08863-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
248 | 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 | |
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| Eyes of Amber and Other Stories | 1979-09-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Signet / New American Library of Canada | 0-451-08863-8 | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
248 | 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 | |
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| Les yeux d'ambre | 1980-00-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees (Le Masque - Science Fiction #102) |
2-7024-0991-1 | 316 | 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 | Philippe Adamoff | |
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| Ogen van amber | 1980-00-00 | J. D. Vinge | Elsevier (Elsevier SF) | 90-10-03342-2 | ƒ9.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
230 | 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 Jones | |
| 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 | |
| Eyes of Amber and Other Stories | 1981-07-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Macdonald Futura | 0-354-04747-7 | £5.95?£: UK pound |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Peter Jones | |
| Eyes of Amber and Other Stories | 1981-08-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Orbit / Futura | 0-7088-8082-7 | £1.75?£: UK pound |
288 | 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 Jones | |
| Anthologie de la littérature de Science-Fiction | 1981-10-06 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | Editions Ramsay | 2-85956-231-1 | 670 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tibor Csernus | ||
| Space Mail, Volume II | 1982-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24481-4 | $2.50?$: 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 | Paul Alexander | |
| Eyes of Amber and Other Stories | 1982-08-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 1198 | 288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| 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 | |
| Eyes of Amber and Other Stories | 1983-02-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-12083-3 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
248 | 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 | Tom Kidd | |
| Bernsteinaugen und Zinnsoldaten | 1983-06-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3615) | 3-8118-3615-3 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
302 | 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 | Rowena Morrill | |
| Olhos de Âmbar | 1985-00-00 | Joan D. Vinge | Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #94) |
236 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
coll | ||||
| 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 | |
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| Aliene, Amazzoni, Astronaute | 1990-06-00 | ed. Oriana Palusci | Mondadori | 88-04-33438-X | 437 | 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 |
Andreas Fröschl?Andreas Froeschl
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| Les yeux d'ambre | 1992-03-23 | Joan D. Vinge | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #3205) | 2-277-23205-X | 314 | 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 | Barclay Shaw | |
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| Les yeux d'ambre | 1992-12-18 | Joan D. Vinge | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #3205) | 2-277-23205-X | 314 | 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 | Barclay Shaw | ||
| Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s | 1995-08-00 | ed. Pamela Sargent | Harvest / Harcourt Brace | 0-15-600031-8 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 440 |
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 | Michael Koelsch | |
| 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 | |
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| Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science | 2000-04-00 | ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski | Harcourt | 0-15-100292-4 | $28.00?$: US dollar |
355 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | |
| Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science | 2002-02-00 | ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski | Harcourt | 0-15-600528-X | $17.00?$: US dollar |
355 | 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 | Chesley Bonestell | |
| 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 | |
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| Sci Fiction, October 6, 2004 | 2004-10-06 | ed. Ellen Datlow | SciFi.com | webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
mag | |||||
| StarShipSofa, No 54 | 2008-12-10 | ed. Tony C. Smith | StarShipSofa | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
mag | |
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| The Future Is Female! More Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, Volume Two: The 1970s | 2022-09-00 | ed. Lisa Yaszek | The Library of America | 978-1-59853-732-1 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
xxxii+ 492 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| Eyes of Amber and Other Stories | date unknown | Joan D. Vinge | Signet / New American Library of Canada | 0-451-12083-3 | C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
248 | 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 | Tom Kidd | |