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Title: R Is for Rocket Title Record # 64877
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1943-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1943 King of the Gray Spaces
Year Language Title
1974Translated by Petre Solomon
Romanian
R de la Rachetă?R de la Racheta
1977Translated by Wiebe Buddingh
Dutch De r van raket
1978Translated by Noberto de Paula Lima
Portuguese F de foguete

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1
Finalist Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 Runoff
King of the Gray Spaces (R is for Rocket) 143 143 149 159 194 263 386
Doorway into Time 109 110 115 125 158 196
Death Sentence 124 126 130 136 157
Yours Truly – Jack the Ripper 99 99 101 110
Q.U.R. 36 36 39
Exile 21 21
No Award 13 18
19 nominations with 11.67 final points.
(as King of the Gray Spaces)
2019 Retro 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
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1943 1943-12-00 ed. Mary Gnaedinger All-Fiction Field, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Lawrence Checkmark
Super Science Stories (Canadian), August 1944 1944-08-00 ed. Alden H. Norton Popular Publications, Inc.; Toronto, Canada  
C$0.15?C$: Canadian dollar
84
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Leo Morey  
The Science Fiction Galaxy 1950-02-00 ed. Groff Conklin Permabooks P67
$0.35?$: US dollar
xii+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Every Boy's Book of Science Fiction 1951-02-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library)  
$2.75?$: US dollar
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1962-10-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$2.95?$: US dollar
233
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1962-11-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$2.95?$: US dollar
233
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
R Is for Rocket 1962-12-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$2.95?$: US dollar
233
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1963-05-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$?$: US dollar
233
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
R Is for Rocket 1964-09-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$?$: US dollar
233
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
R Is for Rocket 1965-03-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books F2915
$0.50?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1965-05-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books F2915
$0.50?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1966-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder FP164
$0.50?$: US dollar
[5]+
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1967-01-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder FP164
$0.50?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1968-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
21/-?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).
233
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
R Is for Rocket 1968-10-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder FP4078
$0.50?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr  
R Is for Rocket 1969-01-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder HP4398
$0.60?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1970-08-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder SP5748
$0.75?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1972-00-00 Ray Bradbury Pan Books 0-330-23166-9
£0.25?£: UK pound
220
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 Ian Miller Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1972-01-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder SP5748
$0.75?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1972-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder SP5748
$0.75?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1973-08-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder SP5748
$0.75?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Aici sînt tigri 1974-00-00 Ray Bradbury Editura Albatros (Fantastic Club)     254
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 Jacques Wyrs  
R Is for Rocket 1974-03-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Pathfinder NP7988
$0.95?$: US dollar
[8]+
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1975-02-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books Q2704
$1.25?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1976-02-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books  
$?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr  
R Is for Rocket 1976-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-10367-9
$1.50?$: US dollar
184
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
De r van raket 1977-00-00 Ray Bradbury Born (Nova SF #6) 90-283-0540-8
ƒ10.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder
192
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
F de foguete 1978-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hemus     210
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  
R Is for Rocket 1978-03-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-11931-1
$1.75?$: US dollar
184
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  
R Is for Rocket 1980-06-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-14303-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
184
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 Ian Miller Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-14303-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
184
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  
R Is for Rocket 1981-06-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-20548-X
$2.25?$: US dollar
184
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  
R Is for Rocket 1983-01-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-23410-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
184
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 Eddie Jones  
De r van raket 1984-00-00 Ray Bradbury Het Spectrum (Prisma #2285) 90-274-1428-9   156
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 Hans Pieko Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 1984-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-25040-X
$2.95?$: US dollar
184
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 Eddie Jones  
R Is for Rocket 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra 0-553-25040-X
$2.95?$: US dollar
184
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 Eddie Jones  
Space 9 1985-00-00 ed. Richard Davis Hutchinson 0-09-158850-2
£5.95?£: UK pound
95
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alan Daniels  
Classic Stories 1: Selections from The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket 1990-05-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) 0-553-28637-4
$3.95?$: US dollar
viii+
342
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  
Classic Stories 1: Selections from The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket 1995-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) 0-553-28637-4
$3.95?$: US dollar
342
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  
The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories 1997-00-00 Ray Bradbury Avon Books 0-380-73039-1
$10.00?$: US dollar
338
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 O'Brien  
A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories 2005-07-00 Ray Bradbury Harper Perennial 0-06-078569-1
$13.95?$: US dollar
338
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  
R Is for Rocket 2005-10-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 1-904619-77-0
£25.00?£: UK pound
xiii+
227
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
R Is for Rocket 2005-10-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 1-904619-78-9
£75.00?£: UK pound
xiii+
227
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
R Is for Rocket 2005-10-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 1-904619-79-7
£295.00?£: UK pound
xiii+
227
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories 2008-06-26 Ray Bradbury Paw Prints 978-1-4395-0054-5
$21.95?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories 2010-00-00 Ray Bradbury Tantor Media 978-1-4001-9821-4    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles / The Illustrated Man / The Golden Apples of the Sun 2011-01-00 Ray Bradbury Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) 978-1-4351-2906-1
$20.00?$: US dollar
885
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Vaggelis Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: A Critical Edition: Volume I: 1938-1943 2011-04-00 Ray Bradbury Kent State University Press 978-1-60635-071-3
$65.00?$: US dollar
xlvi+
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
R Is for Rocket 2013-12-05 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-753986-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories 2017-08-22 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-283417-1
$10.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Tim O'Brien  
R Is for Rocket / S Is for Space 2019-00-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-78636-353-4
£59.99?£: UK pound
432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Tomislav Tikulin , Tomislav Tikulin Checkmark
Classic Stories 1: Selections from The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra 0-553-28637-4
$7.50?$: US dollar
348
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  
Classic Stories 1: Selections from The Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) 0-553-28637-4
$6.99?$: US dollar
348
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 Checkmark
The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories date unknown Ray Bradbury Avon 0-380-73039-1
$12.00?$: US dollar
338
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 O'Brien Checkmark
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