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Title: The Edge of the Sea Title Record # 41453
Author: Algis Budrys
Date: 1958-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1961 French
L'épave d'un autre monde?L'epave d'un autre monde
1966Translated by Floriana Boss
Italian Don Stevenson non molla
1978Translated by Floriana Bossi
Italian UFO per la coda

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Finalists 1959 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
Venture Science Fiction Magazine, March 1958 1958-03-00 ed. Robert P. Mills Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Emsh Checkmark
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume 1958-07-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B119
$0.35?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
SF:'58: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy 1958-07-00 ed. Judith Merril Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth W. I. Van der Poel, Jr. Checkmark
SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Third Annual Volume 1958-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B119
$0.35?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Fiction, #94 1961-09-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F1.60?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
148
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 Lucien Lepiez Checkmark
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  
Venture Science Fiction [UK], August 1964 1964-08-00 ed. uncredited Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
3/-?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).
116
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  
Urania #444 1966-09-11 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 444
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
144
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Worlds to Come 1967-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Harper & Row  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eros Keith  
Worlds to Come 1968-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Fawcett Gold Medal RI942
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
254
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 Checkmark
Worlds to Come 1969-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz 0-575-00207-7
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xii+
337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alan Breese  
Worlds to Come 1970-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Fawcett Gold Medal T2271
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
254
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 Checkmark
Worlds to Come 1972-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Coronet 0-340-15849-2
£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
254
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 Checkmark
Decade: The 1950s 1976-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Macmillan UK 0-333-19001-7
£3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Decade: the 1950s 1977-03-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pan Books 0-330-25034-5
£0.70?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
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 Paul Bartlett Checkmark
Decade: The 1950s 1978-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison St. Martin's Press 0-312-18987-7
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Ken Leeder Checkmark
Decade: The 1950s 1978-04-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison St. Martin's Press 0-312-18985-0
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Questa notte attenti agli UFO 1978-05-00 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori (Omnibus) 15276-9
Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
508
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Karel Thole  
UFOs: The Greatest Stories 1996-06-00 ed. Martin Greenberg (1941-2011) MJF Books 1-56731-086-9
$8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Edge of the Sea 2020-10-09 Algis Budrys Start Publishing 978-1-64974-060-1
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
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