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Title: Death of a Spaceman Title Record # 68239
Author: Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Date: 1954-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, starshipsofa.com
Language: English
User Rating: 6.67 (3 votes) Including variants and translations: 6.50 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1954 Death of a Spaceman [as by Walter M. Miller]
1954 Memento Homo
Year Language Title
1971ⓘTranslated by Maria Teresa Guasti
 Italian Morte di un astronauta [as by Walter Miller, Jr.]
1972ⓘTranslated by Eduardo Saló
 Portuguese A morte de um astronauta

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Amazing Stories, March 1954 1954-03-00 ed. Howard Browne Ziff-Davis Publishing Company  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 132
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 Clarence Doore Checkmark
Amazing Stories [UK (Strato)], #4, June 1954 1954-06-00 ed. Howard Browne Strato Publications  
1/6?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).
 128
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 Clarence Doore  
The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1955 1955-00-00 ed. T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library)  
$4.50?$: US dollar
 544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1963-06-00 ed. Robert P. Mills The Dial Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1964-00-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (3))  
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).
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1965-07-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Paperback Library 54-819
$0.75?$: US dollar
 287
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 Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1965-07-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Paperback Library 54-819
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 287
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 Checkmark
Masters' Choice 1966-00-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Simon & Schuster  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl Smith Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Panther 2124
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).
 288
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 Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1967-10-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Paperback Library 54-577
$0.75?$: US dollar
 287
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 Checkmark
Masters' Choice 1968-00-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Herbert Jenkins (Herbert Jenkins SF)  
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).
 327
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space 1969-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Sherbourne Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jim McQuade Checkmark
Masters' Choice 2 1969-00-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Tandem 3287 / PB 381
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).
 160
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 Panos Checkmark
Amazing Stories, March 1969 1969-03-00 ed. Ted White Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.50?$: 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 Johnny Bruck Checkmark
A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space 1970-06-00 ed. William F. Nolan Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) 0-575-00540-8
32/-?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).
 xi+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1970-07-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Paperback Library 64-374
$0.75?$: US dollar
 287
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 Checkmark
The Worlds of Science Fiction 1970-07-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Paperback Library 64-374
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 287
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 Checkmark
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories 1971-01-00 ed. Laurence M. Janifer Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-05375-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
 x+
310
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 Powers Checkmark
Galassia #134 1971-01-15 ed. Vittorio Curtoni, Gianni Montanari Casa Editrice La Tribuna 134
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
 158
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 Rodolfo Viola Checkmark
A Wilderness of Stars 1971-11-00 ed. William F. Nolan The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 175   xi+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space 1971-12-00 ed. William F. Nolan Dell 9582
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
242
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 Checkmark
A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space 1971-12-00 ed. William F. Nolan Dell 9582
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xi+
242
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 Checkmark
A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space 1972-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Corgi 0-552-08942-7
£0.30?£: UK pound
 222
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Uma infinidade de estrelas 1972-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Dêagá (Ciência #8)     195
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 Andrade Albuquerque  
A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space 1980-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-11362-X
£1.25?£: UK pound
 222
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Amazing Stories: 60 Years of the Best Science Fiction 1985-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg TSR 0-88038-216-3
$7.95?$: US dollar
 255+
[16]
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 Jeff Easley Checkmark
Death of a Spaceman 2009-08-09 Walter M. Miller, Jr. Project Gutenberg 29643    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
Short Science Fiction Collection 26 2009-09-13 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth NASA/JPL-Caltech  
Two Worlds of Walter M. Miller 2010-01-14 Walter M. Miller Wildside Press 978-1-55742-829-5
$2.99?$: US dollar
 37
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
 coll Byron Moore  
StarShipSofa, No 161 2010-11-05 ed. Tony C. Smith StarShipSofa  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 991
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  
Death of a Spaceman 2011-07-01 Walter M. Miller, Jr. Aegypan 978-1-4638-9843-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 32
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 chap  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Laurence M. Janifer Tempo Books 0-448-12128-X
$1.50?$: US dollar
 x+
310
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 Powers Checkmark
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