Title: If the Stars Are Gods

Title: If the Stars Are Gods Title Record # 41291
Authors: Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund
Date: 1974-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Bradley Reynolds
Language: English
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Year	Language	Title
1976^ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt and Pon Ruiter	Dutch	Als de sterren Goden zijn
1982^ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch	German	Wenn die Sterne Götter wären^?Wenn die Sterne Goetter waeren
1991^ⓘ Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković	Serbian	Ako su zvezde bogovi [as by Gregori Benford and Gordon Eklund]
2015^ⓘ Translated by Igor Rendić	Croatian	Ako su zvijezde bogovi

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	1975 Nebula	Novelette
8	1975 Locus	Best Novelette

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Universe 4	1974-03-00	ed. Terry Carr	Random House	0-394-48182-8	$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	241	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Universe 4	1974-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Random House / SFBC	6234	$1.49^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	179	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Universe 4	1975-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Popular Library	445-00290-125	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	190	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	Jack Faragasso
Universe 4	1975-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Popular Library	00290	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	190	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	Jack Faragasso
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4	1975-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Ballantine Books	0-345-24529-6	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 304	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 Science Fiction of the Year #4	1975-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Ballantine Books	0-345-24529-6	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xii+ 304	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 Science Fiction of the Year 4	1975-09-00	ed. Terry Carr	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-02010-5	£3.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	272	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Nebula Award Stories 10	1975-11-00	ed. James Gunn	Gollancz	0-575-02059-8	£3.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	255	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Nebula Award Stories Ten	1975-12-00	ed. James Gunn	Harper & Row	0-06-011628-5	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 254	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science fiction verhalen	1976-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Het Spectrum (Prisma #1755)	90-274-0882-3	ƒ5.90^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	232	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	Alphons Koppelman
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4	1976-10-00	ed. Terry Carr	Ballantine Books	0-345-24529-6	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	304	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
Nebula Award Stories Ten	1976-12-00	ed. James Gunn	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03278-7 / D3278	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 240	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
Universe 4	1977-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction)	0-234-72055-7	£3.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	241	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Weaver (artist)
Nebula Award Stories 10	1977-06-00	ed. James Gunn	Corgi	0-552-10485-X	£0.85^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	255	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)
Der Tag vor der Revolution	1982-09-00	ed. James Gunn	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6732)	3-8118-6732-6	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV	1986-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Avon	0-380-89710-5	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 434	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV	1987-12-00	ed. Terry Carr	Avon / SFBC	11628	$6.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 462	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Alef, #24	1991-03-00	ed. Boban Knežević^?Boban Knezevic	Dnevnik		Din 90^?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	Tim White
The Science Fiction Century	1997-11-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor	0-312-86338-1	$40.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1005	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Harris
The Science Fiction Century	1997-11-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor / BOMC	0-312-86338-1		1005	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Harris
The Science Fiction Century	1998-05-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Quality Paperback Book Club	0-9658501-3-7	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1005	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	John Harris
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two	2004-00-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Robinson	1-84119-514-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xviii+ 617	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	Joe Roberts
The Science Fiction Century, Volume Two	2006-10-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Orb	0-765-31492-4	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	508	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
Science fiction verhalen	2011-04-00	ed. Terry Carr	Het Spectrum (Vantoen.nu #1755)	978-90-315-0340-7	€14.99^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	232	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	Alphons Koppelman
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two	2011-09-01	ed. David G. Hartwell	Robinson	978-1-78033-418-9	£5.49^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Joe Roberts
Nebula 2 1970. - 1974.	2015-11-00	ed. Davorin Horak	Hangar 7 (Nebula (Hangar 7) #2)	978-953-57638-3-3	kn 299.00^?kn: Croatian kuna. ISO code: HRK in 1994-2023	511	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Philippe Bouchet

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