Title: Immortality, Inc.
Title Record # 1008
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1959-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1959-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Magazine serial as 'Time Killer'. Abridged version published 1958 by Bouregy as 'Immortality Delivered'. (Sheckley did not approve the abridgment.) Filmed as "Freejack" (1992).
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Awards
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Finalists | 1959 Hugo | Best Novel |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Immortality Delivered | 1958-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Avalon Books | $2.75?$: US dollar |
221 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Ric Binkley | ||
Galaxy Magazine, October 1958 | 1958-10-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: 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 | Dember | ||
Galaxy Magazine, November 1958 | 1958-11-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: 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 | Wenzel | ||
Galaxy #7 | 1958-12-00 | ed. R. Valente | Editrice Due Mondi (Italy) | 7 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
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 | Dember | |
Galaxy Magazine, December 1958 | 1958-12-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: 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 | Gaughan | ||
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 69 | 1958-12-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Strato Publications | 2/-?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). |
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 | Dember | ||
Galaxie (1ère série), #62 January 1959 | 1959-01-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Editions Nuit et Jour | F100.00?F: French frank |
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 | |||
Galaxy #8 | 1959-01-00 | ed. R. Valente | Editrice Due Mondi (Italy) | 8 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
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 | Dember | |
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 70 | 1959-01-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Strato Publications | 2/-?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). |
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 | Wenzel | ||
Galaxie (1ère série), #63 February 1959 | 1959-02-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Editions Nuit et Jour | F100.00?F: French frank |
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 | |||
Galaxy #9 | 1959-02-00 | ed. R. Valente | Editrice Due Mondi (Italy) | 9 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
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 | Jack Gaughan | |
Galaxy Magazine, February 1959 | 1959-02-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.50?$: US dollar |
196 | 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 | Wood | ||
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 71 | 1959-02-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Strato Publications | 2/-?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). |
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 | Gaughan | ||
Galaxie (1ère série), #64 March 1959 | 1959-03-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Editions Nuit et Jour | F100?F: French frank |
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 | |||
Galaxy #10 | 1959-03-00 | ed. R. Valente | Editrice Due Mondi (Italy) | 10 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
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 | Wenzel | |
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 72 | 1959-03-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Strato Publications | 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). |
196 | 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 | Wood | ||
Galaxie (1ère série), #65 April 1959 | 1959-04-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Editions Nuit et Jour | F100.00?F: French frank |
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 | |||
Immortality, Inc. | 1959-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bantam Books | A1991 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
152 | 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. |
novel | Louis S. Glanzman | |
Immortality, Inc. | 1963-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) | 152 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
L'ombra del 2000 | 1965-05-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 5754 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
[2]xiv+ 963 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Ferenc Pintér?Ferenc Pinter
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N.v. onsterfelijkheid | 1969-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1268) | 1268 | ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
190 | 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. |
novel | Dick Bruna | |
L'ombra del 2000 | 1969-04-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 5754 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
[2]xiv+ 963 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Ferenc Pintér?Ferenc Pinter
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S-Fマガジン 1970年05月号, #133?Esu-Efu Magajin - 1970-nen 05-gatsu-gō, #133 Esu-Efu Magajin - 1970-nen 05-gatsu-gou, #133 S-F Magajin - 1970-nen 05-gatsu-gō, #133 S-F Magajin - 1970-nen 05-gatsu-gou, #133 |
1970-05-00 |
ed.
森優?もりまさる Mori Masaru Mori Yū Mori Yuu もりゆう |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ |
232 | 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. |
mag | ||||
S-Fマガジン 1970年06月号, #134?Esu-Efu Magajin - 1970-nen 06-gatsu-gō, #134 Esu-Efu Magajin - 1970-nen 06-gatsu-gou, #134 S-F Magajin - 1970-nen 06-gatsu-gō, #134 S-F Magajin - 1970-nen 06-gatsu-gou, #134 |
1970-06-00 |
ed.
森優?もりまさる Mori Masaru Mori Yū Mori Yuu もりゆう |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ |
¥250?¥: Japanese yen |
232 | 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. |
mag |
岩淵慶造?いわぶちけいぞう
Keizo Iwabuchi |
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The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1973-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-01677-9 | 320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Le temps meurtrier / Et quand je vous fais ça, vous sentez quelque chose? | 1974-05-27 | Robert Sheckley | OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #49) | 2-7201-0001-3 | 444 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1975-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books | 0-14-003982-1 | £0.80?£: UK pound |
392 | 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 | David Pelham | |
Le temps meurtrier | 1977-05-23 | Robert Sheckley | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5007) | 2-266-00365-8 | 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. |
novel | W. Siudmak | ||
Immortality, Inc. | 1978-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Peacock Books / Penguin | 0-14-047138-3 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
183 | 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. |
novel | Peter Goodfellow | |
Immortality, Inc. | 1978-11-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ace Books | 0-441-36880-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
279 | 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. |
novel | Jordi Penalva | |
Lebensgeister GmbH | 1982-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller #22046) |
3-404-22046-3 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
206 | 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. |
novel | Brian Salmon | |
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1984-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books | 0-14-003982-1 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
392 | 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 | Adrian Chesterman | |
Anonima Aldilà / Gli orrori di Omega / I testimoni di Joenes / Scambio mentale | 1985-05-00 | Robert Sheckley | Mondadori | 26889-6 | Lit 18,000?Lit: Italian lira |
432 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Karel Thole | |
Immortality Inc. | 1991-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Tor | 0-812-51931-0 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
250 | 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. |
novel | John Harris | |
Imortalidade e Cª | 1992-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #424) | 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. |
novel |
António Pedro?Antonio Pedro
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Immortality Inc. | 1992-04-00 | Robert Sheckley | Legend | 0-09-915741-1 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
204 | 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. |
novel | Peter Gudynas | |
Éternité société anonyme | 1992-05-00 | Robert Sheckley | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5007) | 2-266-05239-X | 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. |
novel | W. Siudmak | ||
Lebensgeister-GmbH | 1992-05-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe #13413) |
3-404-13413-3 | DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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. |
novel | ||
Immortality, Inc. | 1993-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Buccaneer Books | 0-89968-363-0 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
Nieśmiertelność na zamówienie?Niesmiertelnosc na zamowienie |
1993-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z o.o. | 83-7082-260-6 | 200 | 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. |
novel | |||
Anonima aldilà | 1993-01-00 | Robert Sheckley | Mondadori (Classici Urania #190) | Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira |
192 | 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. |
novel | James Warhola | ||
Anonima aldilà | 1993-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Mondadori (I Libri di Urania #8) | 88-04-36616-8 | Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira |
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. |
novel | Warhola | |
Immortality, Inc. | 1999-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Aldo Press | 973-9307-41-8 | 250 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
A Conquista da Imortalidade | 2000-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #516) | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
novel | |||||
Dimensions of Sheckley | 2002-02-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press | 1-886778-29-9 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
538 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Bob Eggleton | |
Dimensions of Sheckley | 2002-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press / SFBC | 52643 | $14.50?$: US dollar |
538 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Bob Eggleton | |
불사판매주식회사?Pulsa p`anmae chusik hoesa |
2003-00-00 |
로버트셰클리지음?Lobeoteu Syekeullijieum |
행복한책읽기?haengboghanchaeg-ilg-gi (행복한책읽기 SF 총서?haengboghanchaeg-ilg-gi SF chongseo #02) |
89-89571-13-8 | 300 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
Der widerspenstige Planet | 2009-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52562-7 | €10.95?€: Euro |
[1]+ 700 |
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 | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
Immortality, Inc. | 2011-10-06 | Robert Sheckley | Blackstone Audio | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | |||||
Immortality Inc. | 2014-04-01 | Robert Sheckley | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4804-9673-6 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
Immortality Inc. | date unknown | Robert Sheckley | Tor | 0-812-51931-0 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
250 | 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. |
novel | John Harris |
Reviews
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, November 1959
- Review by Floyd C. Gale (1959) in Galaxy Magazine, December 1959
- Review by Damon Knight (1960) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1960
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1960) in Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction, April 1960
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1960) in If, May 1960 , reprinted in:
- If, #4 [UK] (1960)
- Review by Leslie Flood (1963) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #132 July
- Review by Bill Johnson (1992) in Paperback Inferno, #97
- Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (1992) in Yellow Submarine, #95
- Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2006) , reprinted in:
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (2007)
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (unknown)