Title: It's a Good Life Title Record # 41109
Author: Jerome Bixby
Date: 1953-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Translations

Year Title 2011 'It's a Good Life'

Year Language Title 1957ⓘTranslated by Sybren Polet Dutch Het leven is goed 1961ⓘTranslated by François Valorbe French La meilleure des vies 1961ⓘTranslated by Franco Lucentini. Italian Una vita magnifica 1967ⓘTranslated by Luisa Ripoll and Salvador Bordoy Luque Spanish ¡Qué vida tan buena! 1975ⓘTranslated by François Valorbe French C'est vraiment une bonne vie 1977ⓘTranslated by Horst Pukallus German Schöner Leben 1987ⓘTranslated by Giampaolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli Italian Una vita splendida 1988 Hungarian Élni jó 1990ⓘTranslated by С. Бережков (S. Berezhkov). This is a pseudonym of Аркадий Стругацкий. Russian Мы живём хорошо!?My zhivem khorosho! Мы живем хорошо! [as by Джером Биксби?Dzherom Biksbi Jerome Bixby ] 1993ⓘTranslated by an unknown translator Italian È una bella vita

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
2	2004 Retro Hugo	Best Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2	1953-12-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	H-55	$2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[4]+ 195+ [2]	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2	1953-12-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	55	$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[8]+ 195	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	Richard Powers
Science Fantasy, November 1955	1955-11-00	ed. John Carnell	Nova Publications Ltd.		2/-?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).	128	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	Gerard Quinn
De vuurballons	1957-08-00	ed. Sybren Polet	Bert Bakker (Ooievaar #61)	61		192	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
Star of Stars	1960-10-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Doubleday		$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	240	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Eric Carle
Fiction Spécial No 3: 17 Récits d'anticipation passionnants	1961-00-00	ed. uncredited	OPTA ( Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special #3)		F3.35?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	239	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".	anth	Jean-Claude Forest
Stories for Late at Night	1961-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Random House		$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	469	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Fred Banbery
Star of Stars	1961-01-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	240	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Eric Carle
Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories	1961-03-00	ed. Edmund Crispin	Faber and Faber		15/-?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).	224	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Griffiths
Il secondo libro della fantascienza	1961-06-00	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Einaudi			x+ 612	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2	1962-00-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	612	$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	196	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	Richard Powers
Stories for Late at Night	1962-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Max Reinhardt		20/-?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).	500	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bernard Blatch
Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories	1962-07-00	ed. Edmund Crispin	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	63	5/6?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).	224	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Griffiths
More Stories for Late at Night	1962-12-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Dell	5815	$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	207	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	Fred Banbery
Introducing SF: A Science Fiction Anthology	1964-00-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Faber and Faber		18/-?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).	224	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bridget Riley
Star of Stars	1964-00-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	U2171	C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	224	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	Richard Powers
Star of Stars	1964-00-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	U2171	$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	224	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	Richard Powers
Stories for Late at Night: Part One	1964-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Pan Books	X344	3/6?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).	285	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	Glenn Steward
Best SF Four	1965-00-00	ed. Edmund Crispin	Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)		6/6?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).	224	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
Stories for Late at Night: Part One	1965-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Pan Books	X344	3/6?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).	285	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	Glenn Steward
Horror Anthology	1965-10-00	ed. Syd Bentlif	Mayflower-Dell	3720	3/6?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).	126	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	Jacks
Masters' Choice	1966-00-00	ed. Laurence M. Janifer	Simon & Schuster		$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	350	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Carl Smith
Star Fourteen	1966-00-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Whiting & Wheaton		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).	240	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tomorrow's Children	1966-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	431	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
Tomorrow's Children	1966-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$5.70?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	431	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
Cuentos para la madrugada	1967-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Aguilar (El Lince Astuto)			867	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Introducing SF: A Science Fiction Anthology	1967-00-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)		6/-?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).	224	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	Bridget Riley
Wake Up Screaming	1967-02-00	ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright	Bantam Books	H2950	$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	213	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
Masters' Choice	1968-00-00	ed. Laurence M. Janifer	Herbert Jenkins (Herbert Jenkins SF)		25/-?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).	327	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Star Fourteen	1968-00-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Pan Books	0-330-02043-9	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).	236	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
Masters' Choice 1	1969-00-00	ed. Laurence M. Janifer	Tandem	3279 / PB. 380	3/6?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).	175	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	Panos Koutrouboussis
Science fiction classics	1970-00-00	ed. Sybren Polet	Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1335)	90-229-1335-X	ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	175	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	Dick Bruna
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One	1970-04-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Doubleday		$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 558	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Sagebrush
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One	1970-05-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Doubleday / SFBC	2265	$2.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 558	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Sagebrush
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories	1971-01-00	ed. Laurence M. Janifer	Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap	0-448-05375-6	$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 310	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	Richard Powers
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame	1971-07-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	J115	$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame	1971-07-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	J115	C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	672	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
Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol Two	1972-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Sphere	0-7221-7833-6	£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	352	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
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2	1972-11-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-02718-3	$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	195	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	John Berkey
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2	1972-11-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-02718-3	C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	195	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	John Berkey
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame	1972-11-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	J115	$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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
Cuentos para la madrugada	1973-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Aguilar (El Lince Astuto)	84-03-68080-5		914	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Speculations	1973-00-00	ed. Thomas E. Sanders	Glencoe Press		$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 621	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
The Supernatural in Fiction	1973-00-00	ed. Leo P. Kelley	McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art)	0-07-033497-8	$3.96?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[iv]+ 313	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame	1973-04-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	J115	$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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
Tomorrow's Children	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	431	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	Chris Foss
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction	1974-12-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6412-X	$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	224	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	James Barry (I)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time	1975-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	22012	$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction	1975-01-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Thomas Nelson / SFBC	6434	$1.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 182	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	James Barry (I)
Histoires de pouvoirs	1975-04-07	ed. Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein	Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3770)	2-253-00739-0		413	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	Pierre Faucheux
In Dreams Awake	1975-07-00	ed. Leslie A. Fiedler	Dell Laurel	4159	$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	400	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
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Compton Russell	0-85955-034-6	£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	431	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.90?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	431	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	Chris Foss
Some Things Weird and Wicked	1976-03-12	ed. Joan Kahn	Pantheon Books	0-394-83244-2	$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 243	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Alan E. Cober
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction	1976-05-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Abelard-Schuman	0-200-72455-X	£3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	224	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	James Barry (I)
Titan 4	1977-00-00	ed. Wolfgang Jeschke, Frederik Pohl	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3533)	3-453-30426-8	DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	142+ [1]	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 A. Hardy
Mutants	1977-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Corgi	0-552-10387-X	£0.65?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	204	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	Peter Jones
Some Things Weird and Wicked	1977-08-00	ed. Joan Kahn	Bantam Books	0-553-10608-2	$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 207+ [5]	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 Larkin
Tomorrow's Children	1977-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	431	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	Chris Foss
Galerij der giganten 4	1978-00-00	ed. Ben Bova, Robert Silverberg	Elsevier (Elsevier SF)	90-10-02002-9		219	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	Tim White
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror	1979-06-00	ed. Leonard Wolf	Clarkson N. Potter	0-517-53752-4	$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 473	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Virgil Finlay
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror	1979-06-00	ed. Leonard Wolf	Clarkson N. Potter	0-517-53635-8	$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 473	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	Virgil Finlay
Constellations: Stories of the Future	1980-00-00	ed. Malcolm Edwards	Gollancz	0-575-02838-6	£4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	189	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Stuart Hughes (artist)
Tomorrow's Children	1981-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	431	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	Chris Foss
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov: De vijftig beste science fiction-verhalen	1981-00-00	ed. Erik Lankester	Publiboek / Baart	90-6513-003-9		467	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Frank Frazetta
Weekend Book of Science Fiction	1981-00-00	ed. Stuart Gendall	Harmsworth Publications Ltd. for Assoc. Newspapers Group Ltd.	0-85144-180-7	£1.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	127	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	Reginald Gray
The Golden Age of Science Fiction	1981-10-00	ed. Kingsley Amis	Hutchinson	0-09-145770-X	£6.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	370	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Constellations: Stories of the Future	1983-00-00	ed. Malcolm Edwards	Puffin (Puffin Plus)	0-14-031582-9	£1.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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.	anth	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction	1983-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis	Penguin Books	0-14-006382-X	£2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	365	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	Mick Brownfield
Hallucination Orbit: Psychology in Science Fiction	1983-03-14	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	0-374-32835-8	$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	279	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Christopher Burg
Constellations: Stories of the Future	1983-07-00	ed. Malcolm Edwards	Penguin Books	0-14-006734-5	£1.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	175	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	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories	1985-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	MJF Books	1-56731-065-6		550	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Orbite hallucination	1985-05-13	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Londreys	2-904184-19-8	F75.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	255	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	Christopher Burg
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories	1985-07-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	Avon Books	0-380-89601-X	$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	550	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame	1986-07-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	0-380-00795-9	$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Great SF Stories #15 (1953)	1986-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #694)	0-88677-171-4 / UE2171	$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	352	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	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Great SF Stories #15 (1953)	1986-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books	0-88677-171-4 / UE2171	C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	352	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	Tony Roberts (artist)
Magische Schatten	1987-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6927)	3-453-00367-5	DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	319	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	Otto (I)
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 15	1987-05-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Armenia Editore (Le Grandi Storie della Fantascienza #15)	88-344-0205-7	Lit 20,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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	Bob Layzell
Gyilkos idő?Gyilkos ido Gyilkos idooe	1988-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Mecénás	963-02-5722-X	Ft 88?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF	333	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	Boros Zoltán?Boros Zoltan , Szikszai Gábor?Szikszai Gabor
Те, кто уходит из Омеласа?Te, kto ukhodit iz Omelasa	1990-00-00	ed. Ростислав Рыбкин?Rostislav Rybkin	Известия?Izvestiya ( Библиотека журнала «Иностранная литература»?Biblioteka zhurnala "Inostrannaya literatura" #151)	5-206-00039-6		181	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	А. Махов?A. Makhov
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic	1990-00-00	ed. Alberto Manguel	Lester & Orpen Dennys	0-88619-124-6		xx+ 941	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	George Tooker
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic	1991-01-00	ed. Alberto Manguel	Clarkson N. Potter	0-517-57559-0	$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 941	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	George Tooker
White Fire: Further Fantastic Literature	1991-04-00	ed. Alberto Manguel	Picador	0-330-31380-0	£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xx+ 941	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	George Tooker
Reel Terror	1992-04-00	ed. Sebastian Wolfe	Xanadu	0-947761-53-5	£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	249	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
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic	1992-06-00	ed. Alberto Manguel	Vintage Canada	0-394-22264-4	C$20.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xx+ 941	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	George Tooker
Reel Terror	1992-06-00	ed. Sebastian Wolfe	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-821-2	$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	249	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
Brivido a 35 mm	1993-06-00	ed. Sebastian Wolfe	Garden Editoriale (Horror Story #14)		Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	224	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	Miani
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror	1994-11-00	ed. Leonard Wolf	Newmarket Press	1-55704-214-4	$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 343	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
Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream!	1998-08-00	ed. Peter Haining	Souvenir Press	0-285-63461-5	£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	223	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	James Sarfati , Tony Cordoza
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One	1998-08-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Doubleday / SFBC	1-56865-878-8 / 17987	$10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 560	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream!	1999-00-00	ed. Peter Haining	Barnes & Noble Books	0-7607-1574-2		223	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	James Sarfati , Tony Cordoza
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One	2001-00-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	The Easton Press			xi+ 558	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964	2003-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Tor	0-765-30536-4	$27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 560	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Kenn Brown
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964	2005-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Orb	0-765-30537-2	$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 560	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	Kenn Brown
Mutants	2009-03-05	ed. Robert Silverberg	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-5512-3	$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	228	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	Jesse-lee Lang
Time Enough at Last & Other SF Stories that Inspired Classic Episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Tales of Tomorrow, and Other Classic SF Television Series	2010-02-24	ed. Jean Marie Stine	Pageturner	978-1-61508-103-5	$16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	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
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2011-10-31	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Corvus	978-0-85789-487-8	£25.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-3360-5	$39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 1126	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor / SFBC	1356431	$22.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 1126	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-3362-9	$29.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 1126	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	Nic Cheetham
Mirror, Mirror	2014-11-18	Jerome Bixby	Strange Particle Press	978-1-5033-0243-3	$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	210	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	Laura Givens
Mirror, Mirror	2014-11-18	Jerome Bixby	Strange Particle Press		$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Laura Givens
The 18th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack	2015-06-04	Jerome Bixby	Wildside Press	978-1-4794-0605-0	$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Allen Anderson
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964	2017-12-19	ed. Robert Silverberg	Blackstone Audio	978-1-5384-3979-1			digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964	2018-02-06	ed. Robert Silverberg	Tor	978-1-250-30362-2	$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Kenn Brown
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 2: Die besten Storys 1948-1963	2018-03-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Golkonda	978-3-944720-56-2	€19.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	395	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	s.BENeš?s.BENes
Dr. Acula's Reel Monsters: The Original Short Stories That Became 8 Classic Horror Films	2020-07-09	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Marie Stine	Strange Particle Press / Digital Parchment Press		$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories	date unknown	ed. Laurence M. Janifer	Tempo Books	0-448-12128-X	$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 310	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	Richard Powers
Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic	date unknown	ed. Alberto Manguel	Clarkson Potter	0-517-57559-0	$17.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 941	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	George Tooker
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	0-380-44933-1	$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	0-380-00795-9	$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	26346	$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	0-380-00795-9	$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	26346	$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	0-380-00795-9	$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Avon	0-380-00795-9	$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 672	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964	date unknown	ed. Robert Silverberg	Orb	0-765-30537-2	$19.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 560	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	Kenn Brown

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• Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)