Title: Two Minutes Forty-Five Seconds
Title Record # 40751
Author: Dan Simmons
Date: 1988-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Dan Simmons
Date: 1988-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: “Two Minutes Forty-Five Seconds” © 1988 by Dan Simmons. First published in OMNI Magazine, April, 1988. (source: Copyright acknowledgments page of Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror)
Synopsis: A chilling story of corporate greed and irresponsibility. The title is taken from the free-fall experienced by the probably still-living crew of the exploded space shuttle Challenger, until impacting with the ocean 2:45 minutes later.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omni, April 1988 | 1988-04-00 | ed. Patrice Adcroft, Ellen Datlow | Omni Publications International Ltd. | 0149-8711 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
124 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Motohisa Ieda |  |
| The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection | 1989-06-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-03006-1 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
lvii+ 579 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Canty | |
| The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection | 1989-06-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-03007-X | $13.95?$: US dollar |
lvii+ 579 |
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 | Thomas Canty | |
| Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 2 | 1990-02-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | Legend | 0-09-972360-3 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
vii+ 579 |
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 | Tom Canty | |
| Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 2 | 1990-02-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling | Legend | 0-7126-3639-0 | £13.95?£: UK pound |
579 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Canty | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1991-01-00 | Dan Simmons | Dark Harvest | 0-913165-58-1 | $21.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 322+ [7] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1991-01-00 | Dan Simmons | Dark Harvest | 0-913165-58-1 | $55.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 322+ [7] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1992-02-00 | Dan Simmons | Headline | 0-7472-7935-7 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
311 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1992-02-00 | Dan Simmons | Headline | 0-7472-0499-3 | £15.99?£: UK pound |
311 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Steve Crisp | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1992-05-00 | Dan Simmons | Bantam Spectra (Spectra Special Editions) | 0-553-29665-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
403 | 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 | Gary Ruddell | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1992-11-00 | Dan Simmons | Headline | 0-7472-3816-2 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
469 | 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 | Steve Crisp | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1997-10-00 | Dan Simmons | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-76252-4 | 403 | 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 | Gary Ruddell | ||
| Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror | 2010-03-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-892391-95-7 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
470 | 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 | Ann Monn | |
| Flight or Fright | 2018-09-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-679-6 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
332 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | François Vaillancourt | |
| Flight or Fright | 2018-09-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-680-2 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | François Vaillancourt | |
|
| Flight or Fright | 2018-09-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Hodder & Stoughton | 978-1-4736-9156-8 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
332 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Flight or Fright | 2019-06-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Hodder Paperbacks | 978-1-4736-9158-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
336 | 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 | ||
| Flight or Fright | 2019-06-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Scribner | 978-1-982109-00-4 | $17.00?$: US dollar |
331 | 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 | David Litman | |
| Flight or Fright | 2019-07-24 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Thorndike Press | 978-1-4328-6666-2 | $35.99?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Prayers to Broken Stones | date unknown | Dan Simmons | Bantam Spectra (Spectra Special Editions) | 0-553-29665-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
403 | 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 | Gary Ruddell | |
| Prayers to Broken Stones | date unknown | Dan Simmons | Bantam Spectra (Spectra Special Editions) | 0-553-29665-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
403+ [14] |
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 | Gary Ruddell | |