Title: The Shortest SF Story Ever Told
Title Record # 101319
Author: Forrest J. Ackerman
Date: 1973-09-00
Variant Title of: Cosmic Report Card: Earth (1973) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: humor (1), only Earth (1), disappointment (1)
Author: Forrest J. Ackerman
Date: 1973-09-00
Variant Title of: Cosmic Report Card: Earth (1973) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Listed as "The Shortest SF Story Ever Told" in ToC and on title page for story.
For the story to be understood though, its real title must be understood to be "Cosmic Report Card", and to keep its justification for the record, the word "Earth" has to be considered to be part of a graphical image of such a report card rather than part of the text itself.
To avoid spoiling the plot, I shall not reveal what single letter the story consists of.
Synopsis: Evaluation of the entire history of mankind, balancing every human achievement against every human failing.
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Current Tags: humor (1), only Earth (1), disappointment (1)
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Rhodan #29: A World Gone Mad | 1973-09-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman | Ace Books | 66012 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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. |
mag | Gray Morrow |  |
| Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts | 1997-04-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman | General Publishing Group | 1-57544-056-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 304 |
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 | Kurt Wahlner | |
| Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition | 2000-09-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman | Sense of Wonder Press | 0-918736-25-0 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 302 |
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 | Anton Brzezinski | |