Title: They're Made Out of Meat
Title Record # 40872
Author: Terry Bisson
Date: 1991-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: thisamericanlife.org
Language: English
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Author: Terry Bisson
Date: 1991-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: thisamericanlife.org
Language: English
Note: Available online at www.terrybisson.com/meat.html.
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Awards
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| Nomination | 1992 Nebula | Short Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omni, April 1991 | 1991-04-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Keith Ferrell | Omni Publications International Ltd. | 0149-8711 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
108 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Norman Catherine |  |
| Nebula Awards 27 | 1993-04-00 | ed. James Morrow | Harcourt Brace | 0-15-665471-7 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 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 | Craig Stuart Rosenberg | |
| Nebula Awards 27 | 1993-04-00 | ed. James Morrow | Harcourt Brace | 0-15-164935-9 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 331 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Craig Stuart Rosenberg | |
| Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories | 1993-11-00 | Terry Bisson | Tor | 0-312-85411-0 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Nick Jainschigg | |
| Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories | 1995-01-00 | Terry Bisson | Orb | 0-312-89035-4 | $12.00?$: US dollar |
254 | 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 | Nick Jainschigg | |
| Virtually Now: Stories of Science, Technology, and the Future | 1996-11-00 | ed. Jeanne Schinto | Persea Books | 0-89255-220-4 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 254 |
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 | ||
Die Bären entdecken das Feuer?Die Baeren entdecken das Feuer |
1998-11-00 | Terry Bisson | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5994) | 3-453-14869-X | DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
317 | 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 | doManski | |
| Holt Anthology of Science Fiction | 2000-05-00 | ed. uncredited | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-052947-6 |
x+ 310 |
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 | Dave Cutler Studios | ||
| Meucs | 2003-06-00 | Terry Bisson | Imaginaires sans frontières?Imaginaires sans frontieres (ISF - Visions Futures) |
2-84727-021-3 | €16.00?€: Euro |
292 | 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 | Mike (artist) | |
| New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction | 2003-09-00 | ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden | Tor | 0-765-30016-8 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Daniel Dos Santos | |
| New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction | 2004-07-00 | ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden | Tor Teen | 0-765-34004-6 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
xii+ 275 |
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 | Daniel Dos Santos | |
| Cuando los osos descubrieron el fuego | 2007-06-00 | Terry Bisson | Alianza Editorial (Runas #5) | 978-84-206-8249-5 | 298 | 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 | Óscar René Gerardo Quirós , Ángel Uriarte | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
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| Worst Contact | 2016-01-05 | ed. Hank Davis | Baen Books | 978-1-4767-8098-6 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
362 | 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 | Stephen Hickman | |
| They're Made Out of Meat and 5 Other All-Talk Tales | 2019-06-10 | Terry Bisson | Terry Bisson | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| This American Life, June 23, 2023 | 2023-06-23 | ed. Editors of This American Life | Chicago Public Media | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
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