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Title: Bright Segment Title Record # 43729
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1955-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in Caviar, Ballantine, 1955.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1960ⓘTranslated by María Teresa Vidal Parellada
 Spanish La Claridad de una Rendija
1971ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek
 Dutch Sprankelend fragment
1972ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux
 French Parcelle brillante
1974ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German Kurzes Erwachen
1989ⓘTranslated by Massimo Patti
 Italian Frammento luminoso
1990ⓘ
  • Translated by Vojislav Karanović
Serbian Svetli trenutak [as by Teodor Sterdžen]
1997ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux
 French Séquence éblouissante
2003ⓘTranslated by Edgar Selker
 German Ein lichter Augenblick

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Caviar 1955-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 119
$0.35?$: US dollar
 167
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Caviar 1955-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books H-119
$2.00?$: US dollar
 167
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers  
Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales, July 1960 1960-07-00 ed. uncredited Winston Publications  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 134
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 Jack Davis  
Caviar 1962-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books F562
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).
 167
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Caviar 1962-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books F562
$0.50?$: US dollar
 167
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sidgwick & Jackson  
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).
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere Books 82260
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).
 158
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 Checkmark
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere Books 82244
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).
 158
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 David Davies Checkmark
Caviar 1970-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 01829
$0.75?$: US dollar
 167+
[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.
 coll Robert Pepper Checkmark
Science Fiction Special (3) 1971-00-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #3) 0-283-48474-8
£?£: UK pound
 284+
182+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
Caviar 1974-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere 0-7221-8227-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
 158
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Caviar 1977-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25783-9
$1.50?$: US dollar
 v+
182
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 Darrell K. Sweet  
Caviar 1977-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25783-9
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 v+
182
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 Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Alien Cargo 1984-06-00 Theodore Sturgeon Bluejay Books 0-312-94008-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Rowena Morrill Checkmark
Night Cry, Winter 1985 1985-00-00 ed. Alan Rodgers TZ Publications, Inc.  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 196
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
Alien Cargo 1986-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition #13) 0-312-94007-6
$8.95?$: US dollar
 284
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 Rowena Morrill Checkmark
The Dark Descent 1987-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-93035-6
$29.95?$: US dollar
 1011
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Dark Descent 1988-08-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC  
$12.95?$: US dollar
 1011
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 Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Medusa in the Shield 1990-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-246-13751-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
 368
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  
The Medusa in the Shield 1990-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-246-13750-9
£12.99?£: UK pound
 368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tim White  
The Medusa in the Shield 1991-00-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-586-21429-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
 607
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Medusa in the Shield 1991-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-812-50966-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
 498
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 Thomas Canty Checkmark
The Dark Descent 1997-02-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86217-2
$27.95?$: US dollar
 1011
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  
Selected Stories 2000-10-00 Theodore Sturgeon Vintage Books 0-375-70375-6
$14.00?$: US dollar
 439
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  
Bright Segment, Volume VIII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon 2002-05-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-398-0
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Some of Your Blood 2006-07-00 Theodore Sturgeon Millipede Press 1-933618-01-9
$50.00?$: US dollar
 192+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Harry O. Morris Checkmark
Some of Your Blood 2006-07-00 Theodore Sturgeon Millipede Press 1-933618-00-0
$12.00?$: US dollar
 192
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.
 novel Harry O. Morris  
Bright Segment, Volume VIII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon 2010-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-55643-398-6
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Bright Segment 2013-04-16 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-58394-752-4
$18.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Selected Stories 2013-04-30 Theodore Sturgeon Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4532-9547-2
$11.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Selected Stories 2013-04-30 Theodore Sturgeon Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4804-1051-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
Bright Segment 2013-10-31 Theodore Sturgeon Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11002-1
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Selected Stories date unknown Theodore Sturgeon Vintage Books 978-0-375-70375-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 439
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 Evan Gaffney Checkmark
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