Title: The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Title Record # 41405
Author: Gene Wolfe
Date: 1972-02-16
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Language: English
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Author: Gene Wolfe
Date: 1972-02-16
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Language: English
Note: First published in Orbit 10 in February, 1972. It became the first part of the same-titled novel published a couple of months later.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 11 | 1973 Locus | Best SF Novel |
| Nomination | 1973 Nebula | Novella |
| 3 | 1973 Hugo | Best Novella |
| 3 | 1973 Locus | Best Novella |
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6 ⓘ34 votes.
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2012 Locus Online | 20th Century Novella |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbit 10 | 1972-02-16 | ed. Damon Knight | G. P. Putnam's Sons | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Lehr |  |
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| Orbit 10 | 1972-03-00 | ed. Damon Knight | G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC | 2409 | $1.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vi+ 215 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| Orbit 10 | 1972-09-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02236-6 / N2236 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Paul Lehr | |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 | 1973-07-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Ballantine Books | 0-345-03312-4 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 370 |
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 | |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 | 1973-07-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Ballantine Books | 0-345-03312-4 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xi+ 370 |
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 | |
| Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1973-11-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Gollancz | 0-575-01754-6 | £2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
287 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Nebula Award Stories Eight | 1973-11-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Harper & Row | 0-06-010151-2 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xx+ 248 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Luba Litwak | |
| Alfa drie: sf-verhalen | 1975-00-00 | ed. Warner Flamen | Meulenhoff (M=SF #96) | 90-290-0470-3 | 306 | 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 | |
|
| Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1975-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-04080-3 | £0.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
271 | 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 | Anthony Roberts | |
| Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1975-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-04080-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
271 | 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 | Anthony Roberts | |
| Nebula Award Stories 8 | 1975-09-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02951-4 / Z2951 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 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 | Richard Powers (artist) | |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 | 1976-05-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24969-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 370 |
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 | |
|
| Das Treffen mit Medusa und andere »Nebula«-Preis-Stories 4 | 1982-05-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6728) | 3-8118-6728-8 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
268 | 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 | Don Maitz | |
| Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband 1984 | 1984-04-00 | ed. Wolfgang Jeschke | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4060) | 3-453-31007-1 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
443+ [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 | John Harris | |
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-01-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC | 0-316-34941-0 |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
|
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-02-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown | 0-316-34941-0 | $22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / QPBC | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1083 |
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 Eggleton | |
|
| The Legend Book of Science Fiction | 1991-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Legend | 0-7126-5010-5 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
vii+ 672 |
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 Legend Book of Science Fiction | 1991-07-11 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Legend / Century | 0-7126-4861-5 | £14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
vii+ 672 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | NASA | |
| Modern Classics of Science Fiction | 1992-02-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-07238-4 | $27.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
672 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| Modern Classics of Science Fiction | 1992-04-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press / SFBC | 19603 | $12.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vii+ 672 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| Modern Classics of Science Fiction | 1993-02-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-08847-7 | $15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vii+ 672 |
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 | ||
| Ikarus 2002 | 2002-00-00 | ed. Wolfgang Jeschke | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #6390) | 3-453-19669-4 | €12.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
842 | 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 | Donato | |
| The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | 2009-03-00 | Gene Wolfe | Tor | 978-0-7653-2135-0 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
478 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | iStockPhoto.com | |
| The Very Best of Gene Wolfe | 2009-07-00 | Gene Wolfe | PS Publishing | 978-1-84863-027-7 | £50.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xix+ 490 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
| The Very Best of Gene Wolfe | 2009-07-00 | Gene Wolfe | PS Publishing | 978-1-84863-028-4 | £100.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. K. Potter | ||
| The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | 2010-04-01 | Gene Wolfe | Tor | 978-1-4299-6837-9 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | 2010-04-13 | Gene Wolfe | Tor | 978-0-7653-2136-7 | $17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
478 | 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 | ||
| The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | 2020-01-21 | Gene Wolfe | Tor | 978-1-250-61858-0 | $20.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
480 | 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 | iStockPhoto.com | |
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | date unknown | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |