Title: Tangents
Title Record # 40888
Author: Greg Bear
Date: 1986-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Greg Bear
Date: 1986-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in Omni, January 1986.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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1 | 1987 Hugo | Best Short Story |
Win | 1987 Nebula | Short Story |
Nomination | 1987 SF Chronicle | Short Story |
4 | 1987 Locus | Best Short Story |
Win
(as タンジェント?Tanjento )
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1994 Seiun | Best Translated Short Story |
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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Omni, January 1986 | 1986-01-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Gurney Williams, III | Omni Publications International Ltd. | 0149-8711 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
116 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Michael Radencich , Steve Hayes | ![]() |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection | 1987-05-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-00710-8 | $11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxi+ 602 |
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 | Alan Gutierrez | ![]() |
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection | 1987-05-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-00709-4 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxi+ 602 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan Gutierrez | ![]() |
Mathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder | 1987-06-00 | ed. Rudy Rucker | Arbor House | 0-87795-891-2 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 300 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Powers | ![]() |
Mathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder | 1987-06-00 | ed. Rudy Rucker | Arbor House | 0-87795-890-4 | $9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 300 |
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 | Richard Powers | |
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction | 1987-08-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Robinson | 0-948164-31-X | £4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
615 | 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 | Les Edwards | ![]() |
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction | 1987-08-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Robinson | 0-948164-50-6 | £10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
615 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Univers 1988 | 1988-03-15 | ed. Pierre K. Rey | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2354) | 2-277-22354-9 | 377 | 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 | Caza | ![]() |
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Nebula Awards 22: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 1986 | 1988-04-00 | ed. George Zebrowski | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich ( #22) | 0-15-665476-8 | $11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 363 |
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 | Vaughn Andrews | ![]() |
Nebula Awards 22: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 1986 | 1988-04-00 | ed. George Zebrowski | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 0-15-164929-4 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 363 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Vaughn Andrews | ![]() |
Kopernikus 15 | 1988-09-00 | ed. H. J. Alpers | Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3790) | 3-8118-3790-7 | DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
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. |
anth | David B. Mattingly | ![]() |
Alef, #15 | 1989-07-00 |
ed.
Boban Kne˛ević?Boban Knezevic |
Dnevnik | Din 25,000?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
132 | A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag | Mario Rosanda Ros | ![]() |
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Tangents | 1989-08-00 | Greg Bear | Warner Books | 0-446-51401-2 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
290 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Burns | ![]() |
Mathenauts | 1989-10-00 | ed. Rudy Rucker | New English Library | 0-450-50253-8 | £3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xvii+ 300 |
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 | ![]() |
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Tangents | 1989-10-00 | Greg Bear | Gollancz | 0-575-04141-2 | £12.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
290 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Harris | ![]() |
Tangents | 1989-10-00 | Greg Bear | Warner Books / SFBC | 15227 | $4.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
242 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Burns | ![]() |
Fenix, V1 #0, 1990 | 1990-00-00 |
ed.
Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz?Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz |
Radwan | 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 | Michelangelo Miani | ||||
Tangents | 1990-04-00 | Greg Bear | VGSF / Gollancz | 0-575-04775-5 | £3.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
290 | 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 | Jim Burns | ![]() |
Tangents | 1990-08-00 | Greg Bear | Questar / Popular Library | 0-445-21044-3 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
260 | 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 | Jim Burns | ![]() |
Tangents | 1990-10-00 | Greg Bear | VGSF / Gollancz | 0-575-04775-5 | 290 | 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 | Jim Burns | ||
Tangents | 1991-12-00 | Greg Bear | VGSF / Gollancz | 0-575-04775-5 | 290 | 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 New Hugo Winners Volume II | 1992-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Baen Books | 0-671-72103-8 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
368+ [7] |
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 Eggleton | ![]() |
The New Hugo Winners, Volume II | 1992-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Baen Books / SFBC | 19248 | $9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
305 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | ![]() |
Digitale dromen | 1992-05-00 | Greg Bear | Meulenhoff (M=SF #304) | 90-290-4482-9 | 198 | 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 | Peter Garriock | ![]() |
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Tangents | 1992-10-00 | Greg Bear | VGSF / Gollancz | 0-575-04775-5 | 290 | 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 | |||
タンジェント?Tanjento |
1993-11-30 |
グレッグ・ベア?Gureggu Bea |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō (Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF #1038) |
4-15-011038-7 | 414 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |
大森英樹?Ōmori Hideki
Oomori Hideki Ohmori Hideki Omori Hideki おおもりひでき |
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The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-07-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-85062-X | $35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | ![]() |
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orbit | 1-85723-271-2 | £25.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | ![]() |
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1994-10-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor / SFBC | 05435 | $17.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Berkey | ![]() |
Tangents | 1995-03-00 | Greg Bear | VGSF | 0-575-04775-5 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
290 | 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 | Jim Burns | ![]() |
Hackers | 1996-10-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-00375-3 | $5.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
239 | 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 | Sharmen Liao | ![]() |
Tangenten | 1997-00-00 | Greg Bear | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5663) | 3-453-11951-7 | DM 12.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
302 | 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 | Frank Buchwald | ![]() |
Tangents | 1997-05-00 | Greg Bear | Vista | 0-575-60159-0 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
290 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF | 1997-09-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-85509-5 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
990 | 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 | ![]() |
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The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century | 1998-10-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | NewStar Publishing | 0-7871-1680-7 | audio cassette?Cassette tape |
anth | ||||
The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century | 1999-12-16 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | Phoenix Audio | $11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | ||||
Tangents | 2000-06-00 | Greg Bear | Millennium | 1-85798-979-1 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
290 | 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 | Jim Burns | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear | 2002-09-00 | Greg Bear | Tor | 0-765-30160-1 | $29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
653 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Drive Communications | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear | 2002-11-00 | Greg Bear | Tor / SFBC | 54199 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
653 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Drive Communications | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear | 2003-03-00 | Greg Bear | Orb | 0-765-30161-X | $17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
653 | 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 | ![]() |
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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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | ![]() |
Tangents | 2012-10-29 | Greg Bear | Audible Studios | $17.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ||||
Hackers | 2013-07-15 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Baen Books | 978-1-62579-147-4 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
Just Over the Horizon | 2016-04-26 | Greg Bear | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-2141-8 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Tangents | 2016-07-19 | Greg Bear | Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio | 978-1-5226-9697-1 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
coll | |||
Tangents | date unknown | Greg Bear | Questar / Popular Library | 0-445-21044-3 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
260 | 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 | Jim Burns | ![]() |
Tangents | date unknown | Greg Bear | Popular Library / Warner Books | 0-445-21044-3 | C$6.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
260 | 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 | Jim Burns | ![]() |