Title: Star Light

Title: Star Light Title Record # 62730
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1962-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: First published in the magazine Scientific American, Oct 1962.

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Year	Language	Title
1969^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	La bonne étoile^?La bonne etoile
1969^ⓘTranslated by Wulf Bergner	German	Die Nova
1970^ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman	Dutch	Sterrenlicht
1973^ⓘTranslated by 中尾明	Japanese	スター・ライト^?Sutā Raito Sutaa Raito [as by アイザック・アシモフ^?Aizakku Ashimofu ]
1993	German	Sternenlicht

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
New Writings in S-F 4	1965-00-00	ed. John Carnell	Dennis Dobson		16/-^?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).	186	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
New Writings in S.F.—4	1965-00-00	ed. John Carnell	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	GS7262	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).	186	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	Sir George F. Pollock
Asimov's Mysteries	1968-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)		$4.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	James McMullan
New Writings in SF4	1968-03-00	ed. John Carnell	Bantam Books	F3763	$0.50^?$: US dollar	154	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	Robert Foster
New Writings in SF4	1968-03-00	ed. John Carnell	Bantam Books	F3763	$0.50^?$: US dollar	154	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	Robert Foster
Asimov's Mysteries	1968-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.70^?$: US dollar	xi+ 240	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	James McMullan
Asimov's Mysteries	1968-08-00	Isaac Asimov	Rapp & Whiting		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).	228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	5/-^?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).	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	$0.60^?$: US dollar	251+ [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.	coll	Berkey
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	251+ [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.	coll	Berkey
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	$0.60^?$: US dollar	256	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	Berkey
Asimov's Mysteries	1970-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	$0.75^?$: US dollar	252	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	Berkey
Asimov's Mysteries	1971-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	5/-^?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).	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
New Writings in S.F.—4	1971-00-00	ed. John Carnell	Corgi	0-552-08827-7	£0.25^?£: UK pound	186	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	Solution
The Best from New Writings in SF First Selection	1971-09-00	ed. John Carnell	Dennis Dobson	0-234-77657-9	£^?£: UK pound	253	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Asimov's Mysteries	1972-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	£0.30^?£: UK pound	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
The Best from New Writings in SF - A Selection Chosen from Volumes 1-4	1972-03-00	ed. John Carnell	Corgi	0-552-08925-7	£0.25^?£: UK pound	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.	anth
Asimov's Mysteries	1973-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0307	$0.95^?$: US dollar	251	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1974-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	£0.35^?£: UK pound	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1974-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0307	$0.95^?$: US dollar	251	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1975-08-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0307	$1.25^?$: US dollar	251	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1976-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	£0.50^?£: UK pound	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1977-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23223-9	$1.50^?$: US dollar	255	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	Ann Dalton
Asimov's Mysteries	1977-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23223-9	C$1.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	255	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	Ann Dalton
Asimov's Mysteries	1979-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-02929-X	£0.85^?£: UK pound	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	Vicente Segrelles
Asimov's Mysteries	1980-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-586-02929-X	£0.95^?£: UK pound	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	Vicente Segrelles
Asimov's Mysteries	1980-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24011-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar	255	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	Ann Dalton
Asimov's Mysteries	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-586-02929-X	£1.25^?£: UK pound	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	Vicente Segrelles
Asimov's Mysteries	1986-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-02929-X	£2.50^?£: UK pound	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	Cesare Reggiani
Asimov's Mysteries	1986-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21075-8	C$3.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	255	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1986-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21075-8	$2.95^?$: US dollar	255	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 Complete Stories, Volume 2	1992-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Foundation / Doubleday	0-385-42078-1	$14.00^?$: US dollar	ix+ 550	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	Barclay Shaw
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1992-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation / SFBC	17907	$7.98^?$: US dollar	ix+ 635	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
Science Fiction Stories = Science Fiction Erzählungen	1993-00-00	ed. Ulrike Becker, Claus Varrelmann	dtv (dtv zweisprachig)	3-423-09308-0		219	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
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1994-01-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-224150-1	£16.99^?£: UK pound	550	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	unpublished	Isaac Asimov	Foundation / Doubleday	0-385-42079-X			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Asimov's Mysteries	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24011-8	$1.75^?$: US dollar	255	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	Ann Dalton

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