Title: The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
Title Record # 48969
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1984-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Author: Stephen King
Date: 1984-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Synopsis: A former magazine editor tells the tale of an author he knew, who descended into madness.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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3 | 1985 Locus | Best Novella |
Nomination | 1985 World Fantasy | Best Novella |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1984 | 1984-06-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
164 | 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 | R. J. Krupowicz | ![]() |
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The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 1985-00-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Octopus Books | 0-7064-2568-5 | $9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
792+ [8] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Steve Crisp | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | 1985-06-00 | Stephen King | Macdonald | 0-356-10816-3 | £9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
512 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Skeleton Crew | 1985-06-21 | Stephen King | G. P. Putnam's Sons | 0-399-13039-X | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
512 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | ![]() |
Urania #1003 | 1985-08-18 | ed. Gianni Montanari | Mondadori | 1003 | Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
142 | 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 | |
Stephen King's Skeleton Crew | 1985-10-00 | Stephen King | Scream/Press | 0-910489-12-2 | $75.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
545 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | J. K. Potter | |
Skeleton Crew | 1986-06-00 | Stephen King | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-14293-4 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | ![]() |
Brume | 1987-00-00 | Stephen King | Le Grand Livre du Mois | 643 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | |||
Tripulação de esqueletos?Tripulacao de esqueletos |
1987-00-00 | Stephen King | Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #26) | 85-265-0064-3 | 487 | 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 | |||
Der Fornit | 1987-08-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251+ [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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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Brume | 1987-10-00 | Stephen King | Albin Michel | 2-226-03141-3 | F140.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
643 | 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 | Don Brautigam | |
Der Fornit | 1987-10-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251+ [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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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Racconti fantastici del '900. Volume secondo | 1987-10-00 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Mondadori (Oscar #1985) | 88-04-30333-6 | Lit 10,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
425+ 880 |
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 | Jean-Michel Folon | |
Der Fornit | 1988-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251+ [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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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Brume | 1988-06-00 | Stephen King | France Loisirs | 2-7242-3942-3 | F98.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
643 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | |
Der Fornit | 1989-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251+ [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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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Brume: La faucheuse | 1989-05-00 | Stephen King | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Épouvante #2579) | 2-277-22579-7 | 410 | 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 | ||
Ennen aamunkoittoa | 1991-00-00 | Stephen King | Book Studio | 951-611-420-2 | 313 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |
Kari T. Leppänen?Kari T. Leppaenen
Kari T. Leppanen |
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Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1991-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Chancellor Press | 1-85152-145-3 | 544 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Alan Baker | ![]() |
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Het Rak en Andere Verhalen | 1991-00-00 | Stephen King | Luitingh-Sijthoff | 90-245-1548-3 | 345 | 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 | Tejo Hendriks | ||
Skeleton Crew | 1991-05-00 | Stephen King | Futura | 0-7088-2916-3 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
612 | 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 | ![]() |
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Der Fornit | 1993-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251+ [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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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Der Fornit | 1993-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 9.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251+ [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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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Der Fornit | 1993-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 9.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251+ [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 |
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
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Brume | 1994-00-00 | Stephen King | France Loisirs | 2-7242-7835-6 | 643 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Yves Thos | ||
La ballade de la balle élastique suivi de L'homme qui refusait de serrer la main | 1995-09-00 | Stephen King | Librio (Librio #46) | 2-277-30046-2 | F10.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
96 | 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 | Mezzo | |
Blut | 1996-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8900) | 3-453-09936-2 | DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
701 | 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 | Antonio Rosario | |
Der Fornit | 1996-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) | 3-453-00312-8 | DM 12.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
251 | 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 | ![]() |
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Brume: La faucheuse | 1997-00-00 | Stephen King | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #2579) | 2-277-22579-7 | 410 | 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 | ||
Blut | 1999-00-00 | Stephen King | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8900) | 3-453-09936-2 | DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
701 | 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 | Antonio Rosario | ![]() |
Brume: La faucheuse | 2000-08-21 | Stephen King | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #2579) | 2-290-30838-2 | 410 | 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 |
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
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Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons | 2001-07-05 | Stephen King | Little, Brown UK | 0-316-85890-0 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
612+ 560 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ![]() |
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Skeleton Crew | 2006-05-00 | Stephen King | Hodder Paperbacks | 0-340-89908-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
612 | 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 | Larry Rostant | |
Brume | 2006-06-00 | Stephen King | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King #15159) | 2-253-15159-9 | 862 | 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 | |||
Skeleton Crew | 2007-11-01 | Stephen King | Hodder Paperbacks | 978-0-340-95262-7 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
784 | 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 | ||
Skeleton Crew | 2008-06-26 | Stephen King | Hodder Paperbacks | 978-0-340-95205-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
784 | 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 | ||
Skeleton Crew | 2008-07-10 | Stephen King | Paw Prints | 978-1-4395-1327-9 | $16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
Poe's Children | 2008-10-14 | ed. Peter Straub | Anchor Books | 978-0-385-52846-7 | $11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | ![]() |
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Poe's Children: The New Horror | 2008-10-14 | ed. Peter Straub | Doubleday | 978-0-385-52283-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 534 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Rebecca Cohen (artist) | ![]() |
Brume | 2009-00-00 | Stephen King | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King) | 978-2-253-15159-3 | 862 | 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 | |||
Poe's Children | 2009-10-06 | ed. Peter Straub | Anchor Books | 978-0-307-38640-3 | $16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 590 |
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 | ||
Blut | 2013-07-00 | Stephen King | Heyne | 978-3-453-43731-9 | €10.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
894 | 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 | Anja Filler | |
Blut | 2013-12-00 | Stephen King | Heyne | 978-3-453-43731-9 | €10.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
876 | 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 | Anja Filler | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | 2015-10-00 | Stephen King | PS Publishing | 978-1-84863-283-7 | £59.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxvi+ 534 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Pete Von Sholly | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | 2016-07-05 | Stephen King | Simon & Schuster Audio | 978-1-5082-1840-1 | $29.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ![]() |
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Skeleton Crew | 2016-12-06 | Stephen King | Scribner | 978-1-5011-4350-2 | $18.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
coll | ||
Skeleton Crew | 2017-05-30 | Stephen King | Pocket Books | 978-1-5011-5678-6 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxi+ 760 |
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 | ||
Skeleton Crew | 2017-08-01 | Stephen King | Turtleback Books | 978-0-606-40756-4 | $20.85?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
784 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-16861-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | ||
Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Putnam | 0-399-13039-X | None | 512 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Don Brautigam | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-14293-4 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / Penguin | 0-451-16861-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / Penguin | 0-451-16861-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Signet / Penguin | 0-451-16861-5 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
573 | 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 | Don Brautigam | ![]() |
Skeleton Crew | date unknown | Stephen King | Scribner | 978-1-5011-4350-2 | $18.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxiv+ 643 |
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 | Will Staehle | ![]() |