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Title: The Shobies' Story Title Record # 58843
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1990-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Hainish
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1993ⓘTranslated by Nicoletta Vallorani
 Italian La storia degli Shoby
1995ⓘ
  • Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković
Serbian
Priča Šobija?Prica Sobija
[as by Ursula Legvin]
1998 German Die Geschichte der Shobies
2010ⓘTranslated by Anne-Judith Descombey
 French L'histoire des Shobies
2010ⓘTranslated by Anne-Judith Descombey (2010)
 French L'histoire des Shobies [as by Ursula Le Guin]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
3 1991 Locus Best Novelette
Nomination 1991 Nebula Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Universe 1 1990-04-00 ed. Karen Haber, Robert Silverberg Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26771-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
449
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 Richard Kriegler Checkmark
Universe 1 1990-04-00 ed. Karen Haber, Robert Silverberg Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24812-1
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
449
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Kriegler  
Universe 1 1991-04-00 ed. Karen Haber, Robert Silverberg Bantam Spectra (Spectra Special Editions) 0-553-28924-1
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
449
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 Kriegler Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 1991-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-06009-2
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xxxii+
624
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 Whelan Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 1991-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-06008-4
$27.95?$: US dollar
 xxxii+
624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Michael Whelan Checkmark
Best New SF 5 1991-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-85487-091-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xxxii+
624
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 Ian Craig Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 1991-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 18551
$12.98?$: US dollar
 xxxii+
624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Michael Whelan Checkmark
Nebula Awards 26 1992-05-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-665472-5
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
332
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 Patrik Ryane Checkmark
Nebula Awards 26 1992-05-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-164934-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Patrik Ryane Checkmark
Supernovæ?Supernovae
 1993-10-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Interno Giallo / Mondadori (IperFICTION) 88-04-37768-2
Lit 35,000?Lit: Italian lira
 622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth F. G. Confalonieri  
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1994-05-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPrism     191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1994-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPrism 0-06-105200-0
$19.99?$: US dollar
 191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Kirk Reinert Checkmark
Ribar unutrašnjeg mora?Ribar unutrasnjeg mora
Ribar unutrashnjeg mora
 1995-00-00 Ursula Legvin Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     224
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 Kirk Reinert Checkmark
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1995-04-00 Ursula K. Le Guin The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #85) 106-085   xv+
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1995-09-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPrism 0-06-105491-7
$4.99?$: US dollar
 207
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 Kirk Reinert Checkmark
Millemondi Primavera 1996 1996-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #6)  
Lit 9,000?Lit: Italian lira
 318
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 Giuseppe Festino  
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1996-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 0-575-06324-6
£15.99?£: UK pound
 191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Steve Crisp Checkmark
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1997-12-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Vista 0-575-60239-2
£5.99?£: UK pound
 193
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 Steve Crisp  
Ein Fischer des Binnenmeeres 1998-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Edition Phantasia 3-924959-45-5
DM 88.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 2005-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-076351-5
$12.95?$: US dollar
 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  
The Space Opera Renaissance 2006-07-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor 0-765-30617-4
$39.95?$: US dollar
 941
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth NASA Checkmark
The Space Opera Renaissance 2006-08-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor / SFBC 1215904
$34.95?$: US dollar
 941
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth NASA Checkmark
The Space Opera Renaissance 2007-07-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orb 0-765-30618-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
 941
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 NASA  
The Space Opera Renaissance 2007-07-10 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor 978-1-4668-0825-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth NASA  
Pêcheur de la mer intérieure?Pecheur de la mer interieure
 2010-07-07 Ursula K. Le Guin Souffle du rêve (Exoterre) 978-2-918056-07-2
€19.00?€: Euro
 277
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 Clemcrea  
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 2011-05-26 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-10827-1
£3.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 2012-09-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 978-1-4668-2947-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxii+
624
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Michael Whelan  
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2012-11-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-035-0
$24.00?$: US dollar
 iv+
333+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth Checkmark
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2012-11-27 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-037-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth  
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2013-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-035-0
$24.00?$: US dollar
 iv+
333+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth Checkmark
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2014-04-22 Ursula K. Le Guin Recorded Books 978-1-4703-8297-1    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2014-07-17 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-0285-6
£18.99?£: UK pound
 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2015-01-08 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-0286-3
£9.99?£: UK pound
 352
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  
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7596-9
$29.99?$: US dollar
 715+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Don Smith Checkmark
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7598-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
The Selected Short Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-11-15 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-8946-1
$59.99?$: US dollar
 1552
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
L'effet Churten 2017-01-00 Ursula Le Guin ActuSF (
Hélios?Helios
#67)		 978-2-36629-831-4
€7.90?€: Euro
 200
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 Casimir Lee  
Hainish Novels & Stories, Volume Two 2017-09-05 Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America (The Library of America #297) 978-1-59853-539-6
$40.00?$: US dollar
 xix+
789
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
The Hainish Novels & Stories 2017-09-05 Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America 978-1-59853-537-2
$80.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
1095, xix+
789
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2017-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7597-6
$19.99?$: US dollar
 715
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.
 omni  
The Selected Short Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin 2017-11-07 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-5344-0471-7
$39.99?$: US dollar
 1584
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.
 omni  
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 2024-03-07 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-3996-2029-1
£9.99?£: UK pound
 224
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  
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPrism 0-06-105491-7
$4.99?$: US dollar
 207
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 Kirk Reinert Checkmark
Outer Space, Inner Lands date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion 978-1-4732-0286-3
£9.99?£: UK pound
 x+
333
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 Getty Images , Duncan Walker Checkmark
Outer Space, Inner Lands date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion 978-1-4732-0286-3
£9.99?£: UK pound
 x+
333
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 Getty Images , Duncan Walker Checkmark
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