Title: They Don't Make Life Like They Used to
Title Record # 40874
Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1963-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1963-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: The last man and woman left in postapocalyptic New York City have difficulties creating a relationship until a major new external factor forces them together.
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Nominations Below Cutoff | 1964 Hugo | Best Short Fiction |
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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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1963 | 1963-10-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.40?$: US dollar |
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 | Chesley Bonestell | ||
The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF | 1964-00-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Simon & Schuster | $4.95?$: US dollar |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lawrence Ratzkin | ||
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Thirteenth Series | 1964-00-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Chibbaro | ||
The Dark Side of the Earth | 1964-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | D2474 | $0.50?$: 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. |
coll | ||
The Dark Side of the Earth | 1964-05-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | D2474 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian 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. |
coll | ||
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Thirteenth Series | 1964-07-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.20?$: US dollar |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Thomas Chibbaro | ||
The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF | 1965-03-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | $1.90?$: US dollar |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lawrence Ratzkin | ||
9th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F | 1965-05-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | 9775 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
384 | 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 | Three Lions | |
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Thirteenth Series | 1966-00-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Gollancz | 21/-?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). |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
9th Annual S-F | 1967-00-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Mayflower-Dell | 9775-8 | 5/-?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). |
381 | 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 | Hoot von Zitzewitz | |
An Alfred Bester Omnibus | 1967-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Sidgwick & Jackson | 102199 | 30/-?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). |
710 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 13th Series | 1967-00-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Ace Books | H-26 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
256 | 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 | ||
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Number 13 | 1968-00-00 | ed. Avram Davidson | Panther | 026185 | 5/-?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). |
219 | 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 | ||
The Dark Side of the Earth | 1969-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Pan Books | 0-330-02393-4 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
171 | 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 | W. F. Phillipps | |
The Best of Science Fiction 9 | 1970-00-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Mayflower | 0-583-11068-1 | 7/-?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). |
381 | 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 | ||
The Dark Side of the Earth | 1970-10-00 | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library of Canada | T4402 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian 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. |
coll | Bob Pepper | |
Star Light, Star Bright | 1976-07-00 | Alfred Bester | Berkley/Putnam | 0-399-11816-0 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
248 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1976-12-00 | Alfred Bester | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 3140 | $3.98?$: US dollar |
409 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Jack Woolhiser | |
The Dark Side of the Earth | 1977-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Pan Books | 0-330-02393-4 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
171 | 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 | Gino D'Achille | |
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1977-07-00 | Alfred Bester | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03451-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
452 | 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. |
omni | Richard Powers | |
Star Light, Star Bright | 1978-02-00 | Alfred Bester | Gollancz | 0-575-02320-1 | £4.50?£: UK pound |
248 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Star Light, Star Bright | 1979-00-00 | Alfred Bester | Fontana | 0-00-615406-9 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
220 | 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 | Tim White | |
The Great SF Stories #25 (1963) | 1992-07-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #885) | 0-88677-518-3 | $5.50?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | Bob Layzell | |
The Great SF Stories #25 (1963) | 1993-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / SFBC | 05922 | $8.98?$: US dollar |
381 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Layzell | |
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1997-11-00 | Alfred Bester | Topeka Bindery | 1-4177-1932-X | $17.92?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 1998-08-00 | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books / SFBC | 1-56865-805-2 / 17770 | $10.98?$: US dollar |
366 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Sci Fiction, March 2, 2005 | 2005-03-02 | ed. Ellen Datlow | SciFi.com | webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
mag | |||||
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | 2013-05-30 | Alfred Bester | Byron Preiss Visual Publications | 0-679-76783-5 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Evan Gaffney | ||
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03451-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
452 | 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. |
omni | Richard Powers | |
The Dark Side of the Earth | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Signet / New American Library | T4402 | $0.75?$: 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. |
coll | Bob Pepper | |
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 0-679-76783-5 | $14.00?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney | |
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | date unknown | Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | 978-0-679-76783-1 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 366 |
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 | Evan Gaffney |
Reviews
- Review by Michael Moorcock [as by James Colvin] (1966) in New Worlds SF, May 1966