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Title: Long Shot Title Record # 51200
Author: Vernor Vinge
Date: 1972-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
User Rating: 6.50 (2 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1975ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez.
 German Ein langer Weg
1979ⓘTranslated by Helmut Krohne
 German Lange Reise
1985ⓘTranslated by Milton Persson
 Portuguese
Derradeira esperança?Derradeira esperanca
2006ⓘTranslated by Erik Simon
 German Weitschuss
2006ⓘTranslated by Sergio Mancini
 Italian Campo lungo

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, August 1972 1972-08-00 ed. Ben Bova Condé Nast  
$0.60?$: 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 Kelly Freas Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1973-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #53) 0-87997-053-7 / UQ1053
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 253
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1973-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / New American Library of Canada UQ1053
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 253
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Second Annual Collection 1973-07-00 ed. Lester del Rey E. P. Dutton 0-525-06491-5
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Larry Ratzkin Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1973-08-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 5828
$1.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth William S. Shields Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Second Annual Collection 1974-00-00 ed. Lester del Rey Kaye & Ward 0-7182-1082-4   251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF 1974-00-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim Book Club Associates     255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth George Woodman Checkmark
Der Zeitläufer?Der Zeitlaeufer
 1975-02-25 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #258) TTB258
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 145
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Second Annual Collection 1975-12-00 ed. Lester del Rey Ace Books 05476
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 253
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
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Two 1978-12-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books 0-87997-427-3 / UJ1427
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 253
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 Larry Ortiz Checkmark
Countdown 1979-03-00 ed. H. J. Alpers Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #5711) 3-426-05711-5
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 160
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Allen Lane 0-7139-1685-0
£10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 627
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Peter Gudynas Checkmark
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers 1984-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-061498-8
$22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 627
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Mantel Checkmark
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Penguin Books 0-14-007194-6
£4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 627
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Máquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficção científica?Maquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficcao cientifica
 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick L & PM 85-254-0061-0   463
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
Great Science Fiction: Stories by the World's Great Scientists 1985-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Donald I. Fine 0-917657-26-8
$18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Great Science Fiction: Stories by the World's Great Scientists 1986-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Primus / Donald I. Fine 0-917657-67-5
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 400
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
True Names ... and Other Dangers 1987-11-00 Vernor Vinge Baen Books 0-671-65363-6
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 275+
[5]
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 Gary Ruddell Checkmark
True Names ... and Other Dangers 1987-11-00 Vernor Vinge Baen Books 0-671-65363-6
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 275+
[5]
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 Gary Ruddell Checkmark
War with the Robots: 28 of the Best Short Stories by the Greatest Names in 20th Century Science Fiction 1992-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Wings Books 0-517-06504-5   609
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Courtney Checkmark
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2000-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-25462-8
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
481
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 Checkmark
Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon 2000-05-00 Gardner Dozois Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-1009-1 / 11247
$17.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 916
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni John Berkey Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge 2001-11-00 Vernor Vinge Tor 0-312-87373-5
$27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 464
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois   0-312-27150-6
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge 2002-08-00 Vernor Vinge Orb 0-312-87584-3
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 464
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 Checkmark
Histórias de robôs volume 2?Historias de robos volume 2
 2005-00-00 ed. Patricia S. Warrick L & PM 978-85-254-1386-4   240
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  
Die Tiefen der Zeit 2006-04-00 Vernor Vinge Heyne 3-453-52132-3
€15.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 796
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 Checkmark
Tutti i racconti/1 2006-10-00 Vernor Vinge Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #339) 88-429-1447-9
€18.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 382
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  
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-27150-3
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chesley Bonestell  
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Henry Holt 0-8050-0623-0
$22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 627
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Mantel Checkmark
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF date unknown ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #53) UQ1053
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 253
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge date unknown Vernor Vinge Orb 0-312-87584-3
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 464
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 Checkmark
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