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Title: View from a Height Title Record # 50108
Author: Joan D. Vinge
Date: 1978-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: starshipsofa.com
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1980ⓘTranslated by Dees Postma
 Dutch Blik van bovenaf [as by J. D. Vinge]
1980ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi
 French Depuis des hauteurs impensables
1983ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German
Blick aus der Höhe?Blick aus der Hoehe
1985ⓘTranslated by Maria Teresa Pinto Pereira.
 Portuguese Vista das Alturas
1988 Polish Widok z wysoka
1990 Italian Vista dall'alto [as by Joan Vinge]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
4 1978 Analog Best Short Story
2 1979 Locus Best Short Story
3 1979 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
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1978 1978-06-00 ed. Ben Bova Condé Nast  
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 180
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 Ron Miller Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8 1979-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02727-4
£6.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 viii+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 1979-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28083-0
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
372
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
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 1979-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28083-0
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 xi+
372
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
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection 1979-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois E. P. Dutton 0-525-06497-4
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxi+
234
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 1979-08-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC 3355
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gary Viskupic Checkmark
Eyes of Amber and Other Stories 1979-09-00 Joan D. Vinge Signet / New American Library 0-451-08863-8
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 248
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
Eyes of Amber and Other Stories 1979-09-00 Joan D. Vinge Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-08863-8
C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 248
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
Les yeux d'ambre 1980-00-00 Joan D. Vinge
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #102)		 2-7024-0991-1   316
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 Philippe Adamoff Checkmark
Ogen van amber 1980-00-00 J. D. Vinge Elsevier (Elsevier SF) 90-10-03342-2
ƒ9.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 230
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection 1980-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Dell 0-440-11232-X
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 412
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 Melo Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection 1980-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Dell 0-440-11232-X
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 412
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 Melo Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection 1980-10-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Dell 0-440-11232-X
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 412
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 Melo  
Eyes of Amber and Other Stories 1981-07-00 Joan D. Vinge Macdonald Futura 0-354-04747-7
£5.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Peter Jones  
Eyes of Amber and Other Stories 1981-08-00 Joan D. Vinge Orbit / Futura 0-7088-8082-7
£1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 288
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Anthologie de la littérature de Science-Fiction 1981-10-06 ed. Jacques Sadoul Editions Ramsay 2-85956-231-1   670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tibor Csernus  
Space Mail: Volume II 1982-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest 0-449-24481-4
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 380
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 Alexander Checkmark
Eyes of Amber and Other Stories 1982-08-00 Joan D. Vinge Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1198   288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
From Here to Forever 1982-11-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-62136-0 / ME2136
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 531
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 Courtney Checkmark
Eyes of Amber and Other Stories 1983-02-00 Joan D. Vinge Signet / New American Library 0-451-12083-3
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 248
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 Tom Kidd  
Bernsteinaugen und Zinnsoldaten 1983-06-00 Joan D. Vinge Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3615) 3-8118-3615-3
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 302
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 Rowena Morrill Checkmark
Olhos de Âmbar 1985-00-00 Joan D. Vinge
Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America
(Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #94)		     236
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 coll  
Od dzisiaj do wiecznosci 1988-00-00 ed. James Gunn Wydawnictwa "Alfa" 83-7001-196-9   486
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 Tadeusz Kobak Checkmark
Aliene, Amazzoni, Astronaute 1990-06-00 ed. Oriana Palusci Mondadori 88-04-33438-X   437
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
Andreas Fröschl?Andreas Froeschl
 Checkmark
Les yeux d'ambre 1992-03-23 Joan D. Vinge J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #3205) 2-277-23205-X   314
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
Les yeux d'ambre 1992-12-18 Joan D. Vinge J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #3205) 2-277-23205-X   314
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 Barclay Shaw  
Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s 1995-08-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Harvest / Harcourt Brace 0-15-600031-8
$15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
440
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 Michael Koelsch Checkmark
From Here to Forever 1997-01-00 ed. James Gunn Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-822-9 / WW 11090
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 601
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 Checkmark
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science 2000-04-00 ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski Harcourt 0-15-100292-4
$28.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 355
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science 2002-02-00 ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski Harcourt 0-15-600528-X
$17.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 355
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 Chesley Bonestell  
From Here to Forever 2003-05-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4670-5
$39.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxix+
527
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 Checkmark
Sci Fiction, October 6, 2004 2004-10-06 ed. Ellen Datlow SciFi.com      
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag  
StarShipSofa, No 54 2008-12-10 ed. Tony C. Smith StarShipSofa  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
The Future Is Female! More Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, Volume Two: The 1970s 2022-09-00 ed. Lisa Yaszek The Library of America 978-1-59853-732-1
$27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxxii+
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Thole Checkmark
Eyes of Amber and Other Stories date unknown Joan D. Vinge Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-12083-3
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 248
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
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