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Title: Border Guards

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Title: Border Guards Title Record # 89223
Author: Greg Egan
Date: 1999-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au
Language: English
Note: First published in Interzone, October 1999.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
2001ⓘTranslated by 山岸真 (Makoto Yamagishi)
 Japanese
ボーダー・ガード?Boodaa Gaado
[as by
グレッグ・イーガン?Gureggu Iigan
Gureggu Īgan
]
2002 Italian Guardie di confine
2009ⓘTranslated by Quarante-deux
 French Gardes-frontières

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 2000 Locus Best Novelette
3 2000 Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Interzone, #148 October 1999 1999-10-00 ed. David Pringle David Pringle  
£3.00?£: UK pound
 68
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag Dominic Harman  
Year's Best SF 5 2000-06-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-102054-0
$6.99?$: US dollar
 xv+
494
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 John Harris Checkmark
Year's Best SF 5 2000-06-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-102054-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
 494
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 John Harris Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2000-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-26275-2
$29.95?$: US dollar
 liii+
[3]+
625
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Michael Carroll Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2000-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-26417-8
$17.95?$: US dollar
 liii+
625
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 Carroll Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2000-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 13559
$14.98?$: US dollar
 lxiii+
766
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Michael Carroll Checkmark
Year's Best SF 5 2000-07-00 ed. David G. Hartwell HarperCollins / SFBC 0-7394-1110-1 / 03310
$9.98?$: US dollar
 xv+
494
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2000-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-26417-8   liii+
625
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 Carroll Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 13th Annual Collection 2000-10-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-84119-168-X
£9.99?£: UK pound
 lii+
678
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 Pete Rozycki Checkmark
Supermen 2002-01-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-27569-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
450
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 Nick Stathopoulos Checkmark
Supermen 2002-01-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-27569-2   xiii+
450
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 Nick Stathopoulos Checkmark
Supermen 2002-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 1-4299-5718-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Nick Stathopoulos  
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-27162-X
$17.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Michael Carroll  
Urania #1450 Supplement 2002-10-06 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1450 Supplement
€5.10?€: Euro
 382
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.
 mag Paolo Barbieri  
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
512+
[2]
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 Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7872-4
A$32.95?A$: Australian dollar
 xiii+
559+
[2]
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 Checkmark
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2005-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7873-2
A$19.95?A$: Australian dollar
 xvi+
677
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  
Beyond Singularity 2005-12-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-01363-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xi+
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 Ben Gibson Checkmark
Oceanic 2009-07-00 Greg Egan Gollancz 978-0-575-08651-7
£18.99?£: UK pound
 490
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dee Breger , Sue Michniewicz  
Oceanic 2009-07-00 Greg Egan Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-08652-4
£12.99?£: UK pound
 489
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 Dee Breger , Sue Michniewicz Checkmark
Crystal Nights and Other Stories 2009-09-00 Greg Egan Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-240-5
$35.00?$: US dollar
 310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Steve Montiglio Checkmark
Oceanic 2009-09-24 Greg Egan Gollancz 978-0-575-08655-5
£11.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Year's Best SF 5 2009-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell HarperCollins e-books 978-0-06-175780-8
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth John Harris  
Océanique 2009-11-00 Greg Egan
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
 978-2-84344-094-6   640
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 Nicolas Fructus  
Oceanic 2010-05-13 Greg Egan Gollancz 978-0-575-08654-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
 490
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 Dee Breger , Sue Michniewicz Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 13th Annual Collection 2012-03-01 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-78033-719-7
£2.49?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Océanique 2012-11-00 Greg Egan Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #32777) 978-2-253-15988-9
€9.20?€: Euro
 716
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  
Beyond Singularity 2013-06-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-139-9
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
しあわせの理由?しあわせ の りゆう
Shiawase no Riyuu
 2014-12-25
グレッグ・イーガン?Gureggu Iigan
Gureggu Īgan
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
  
¥644?¥: Japanese yen
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Rey Hori Checkmark
Oceanic 2020-05-17 Greg Egan Greg Egan 978-1-922240-35-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
 520
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 Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy date unknown ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
514
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
Year's Best SF 5 date unknown ed. David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-102054-0
$6.99?$: US dollar
 xv+
494
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 John Harris Checkmark
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