Title: Heresies of the Huge God
Title Record # 52433
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1966-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1966-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Subtitle: "The Secret Book of Harad IV".
Synopsis: A church scribe 900 years in the future describes how in the present time a creature thousands of miles long suddenly arrives on earth, causing enormous changes in geography and climate, and many devastating disasters. After the faction of humanity who believed the creature was God defeated that which considered it an alien and instituted a medieval theocracy.
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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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Galaxy Magazine, August 1966 | 1966-08-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.60?$: US dollar |
196 | 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 | Morrow | ||
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], March-April 1967 | 1967-03-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Gold Star Publications | 3/6?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). |
196 | 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 | Morrow | ||
The Tenth Galaxy Reader | 1967-06-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
232 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan Peckolick | ||
The Tenth Galaxy Reader | 1968-00-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Gollancz | 0-575-00020-1 | 25/-?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). |
232 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Dark Stars | 1969-12-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books | 0-345-01796-X / 01796 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 309 |
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 | Ronald Walotsky | |
Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories | 1970-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 0-571-08808-2 | £1.40?£: UK pound |
212 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Das Monster im Park | 1970-00-00 |
ed.
Jürgen vom Scheidt?Juergen vom Scheidt |
Nymphenburger | DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
263 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Greiff-Poppen | ||
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 | |
Door to Anywhere | 1970-04-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Curtis Books | 123-07070-075 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
224 | 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 | ||
Dark Stars | 1971-09-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Ballantine Books (UK) | 0-345-01796-X | £0.35?£: UK pound |
309 | 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 | Ronald Walotsky | |
Invaders from Space | 1972-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Hawthorn Books | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 241 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Angela Arnet | ||
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 | ||
Das Monster im Park | 1973-00-00 |
ed.
Jürgen vom Scheidt?Juergen vom Scheidt |
Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs | 263 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
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 | |
Das Monster im Park | 1973-12-00 |
ed.
Jürgen vom Scheidt?Juergen vom Scheidt |
dtv (dtv #961) | 3-423-00961-6 | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
235 | 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 | Celestino Piatti | |
Infinite Jests: The Lighter Side of Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Chilton | 0-8019-5931-4 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 231 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jack Freas | |
Tales of Terror from Outer Space | 1975-00-00 | ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes | Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) | 0-00-613960-4 | £0.45?£: UK pound |
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. |
anth | Justin Todd | |
Best SF Seven | 1975-02-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 0-571-10694-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
212 | 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 | ||
Evil Earths: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures | 1975-10-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | 0-297-77005-5 | £4.25?£: UK pound |
x+ 322 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Evil Earths | 1976-05-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Orbit Book / Futura Publications | 0-86007-889-2 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
x+ 322 |
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 | Karel Thole | |
Jokers uit het Heelal | 1977-04-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen) | 90-245-0405-8 | 221 | 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 | Karel Thole | ||
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 | |
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 | ||
Evil Earths | 1979-08-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Avon | 0-380-44636-7 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
318 | 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 | Alex Ebel | |
Wrede Werelden | 1980-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Centripress (Centripress SF) | 90-305-0195-2 | 279 | 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 | |||
Histoires divines | 1983-06-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3782) | 2-253-03152-6 | 477 | 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 | Philippe Adamov | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Titan 23 | 1985-03-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Wolfgang Jeschke | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4171) | 3-453-31133-7 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
234+ [1] |
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 | Jim Burns | |
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Invaders! | 1993-12-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-01519-0 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
241 | 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 | Joan Pelaez | |
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 | |
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 | ||
Infinite Jests | 2009-03-06 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-5498-0 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
240 | 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 | ||
Invaders! | 2013-03-25 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Baen | 978-1-62579-119-1 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Ron Miller | ||
The Complete Short Stories: The 1960s (Part 3) | 2015-09-24 | Brian Aldiss | Harper Voyager (UK) | 978-0-00-814894-2 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
412 | 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 | ||
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse | 2016-10-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Three Rooms Press | 978-1-941110-47-8 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 452 |
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 | A. V. Flores | |
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse | 2016-10-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Three Rooms Press | 978-1-941110-48-5 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | A. V. Flores | ||
Invaders from Space | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Hawthorn Books | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 241 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Angela Arnet | ||
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 |