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Title: What Good Is a Glass Dagger? Title Record # 51373
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1972-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Magic Goes Away
Language: English
User Rating: 8.67 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: fantasy (1), magic (1), necromancy (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1975ⓘTranslated by Knut Azimuth
 Dutch Wat heb je aan een glazen dolk?
1978ⓘTranslated by Alfredo Pollini
 Italian Il pugnale di vetro
1981ⓘTranslated by Hans Maeter.
 German Wozu ist ein Glasdolch gut?
1990 Portuguese Para que serve uma adaga de vidro
1994 Hungarian
Mire jó egy üvegtőr??Mire jo egy uvegtor?
Mire joo egy uevegtooer?

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
11 1973 Locus 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 and Science Fiction, September 1972 1972-09-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.75?$: US dollar
 148
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1973-09-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-23487-1 / 23487
$1.25?$: US dollar
 212
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1973-09-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 23487
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 212
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1974-01-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-23487-1
$1.25?$: US dollar
 212
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
De stranden van Sirius vier 1975-00-00 Larry Niven Meulenhoff (M=SF #91) 90-290-0160-7   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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1975-01-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24692-6
$1.50?$: US dollar
 212
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1975-06-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-86007-849-3
£0.50?£: UK pound
 212
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1976-12-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-25577-1
$1.50?$: US dollar
 212
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1977-12-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27549-7
$1.95?$: US dollar
 212
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Il tempo di Svetz: e altri romanzi brevi 1978-00-00 Larry Niven Fanucci Editore (Biblioteca di Fantascienza #38)  
Lit 3,200?Lit: Italian lira
 220
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 Tim White  
The Flight of the Horse 1978-11-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27549-7
$1.95?$: US dollar
 212
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1979-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit / Futura 0-86007-849-3
£0.90?£: UK pound
 212
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 Checkmark
Der Flug des Pferdes 1981-00-00 Larry Niven Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3817) 3-453-30719-4
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 238
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1981-01-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-29810-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
 212
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1982-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-86007-849-3
£1.50?£: UK pound
 212
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  
The Flight of the Horse 1982-12-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-29810-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
 212
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Wizards 1983-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library 0-451-12542-8 / AE2542
$3.50?$: 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.
 anth Kinuko Kraft Checkmark
Wizards 1983-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-12542-8
C$3.95?C$: Canadian 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.
 anth Kinuko Kraft Checkmark
The Time of the Warlock 1984-11-00 Larry Niven SteelDragon Press 0-916595-01-3
$20.00?$: US dollar
 183+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dennis Wolf Checkmark
The Time of the Warlock 1984-12-00 Larry Niven SteelDragon Press 0-916595-02-1
$30.00?$: US dollar
 183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dennis Wolf  
The Flight of the Horse 1985-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33418-3
$2.95?$: US dollar
 212
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1985-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33418-3
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 212
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1986-08-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-86007-849-3
£2.25?£: UK pound
 212
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  
The Flight of the Horse 1988-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-86007-849-3
£2.99?£: UK pound
 212
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 Checkmark
Magos 1990-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Melhoramentos (Os Mundos Mágicos da Fantasia) 85-289-0202-1   332
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  
Playgrounds of the Mind 1991-10-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-312-85219-3
$22.95?$: US dollar
 487
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll David Archer Checkmark
Playgrounds of the Mind 1992-07-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-812-51695-8
$5.99?$: US dollar
 vii+
696
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 David Archer Checkmark
Nem sokkal a vége előtt?Nem sokkal a vege elott
Nem sokkal a veege elooett
 1994-00-00 Larry Niven
Cherubion Könyvkiadó?Cherubion Konyvkiado
(Osiris könyvek #18)		 963-7841-36-9
Ft 248?Ft: Hungarian forint
 190
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
Zubály Sándor?Zubaly Sandor
 Checkmark
Playgrounds of the Mind 1996-04-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-812-51695-8
$5.99?$: US dollar
 viii+
696
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 David Archer Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-01-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67284-X
$13.99?$: US dollar
 viii+
421
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 Keith Birdsong Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-03-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books / SFBC 20073
$10.98?$: US dollar
 422
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Keith Birdsong  
The Flight of the Horse 1999-03-00 Larry Niven Orbit 1-85723-841-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
 212
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 Andrew Jones Checkmark
The Flight of the Horse 1999-04-00 Larry Niven Orbit 1-85723-841-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
 212
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 Andrew Jones Checkmark
In de geest van Tolkien 2003-03-00 ed. Redactie Uitgeverij M Uitgeverij M 90-225-3508-8   284
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Playgrounds of the Mind 2003-08-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-812-51695-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 vii+
696
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 David Archer Checkmark
The Time of the Warlock 2012-05-09 Larry Niven Spectrum Literary Agency  
$4.75?$: US dollar
 183
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Wizards date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet 0-451-12542-8
$3.50?$: 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.
 anth Kinuko Kraft Checkmark
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