Title: The Last Flight of Dr. Ain
Title Record # 52116
Author: James Tiptree, Jr.
Date: 1969-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: James Tiptree, Jr.
Date: 1969-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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- "The Last Flight of Doctor Ain" copyright © 1974 by Harry Harrison for SF: Author's Choice 4 (heavily revised version of original published in Galaxy for March 1969, © 1969 by Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation) [source: Acknowledgments page of Warm Worlds and Otherwise)].
- Originally written in 1968.
- The "Warm Worlds and Otherwise" edition (1979 Del Rey/Ballantine), the "Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction" edition (1980 Playboy Press), the "Yesterday's Tomorrows" edition (1982 Berkley Books), the "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" edition (1990 Arkham House), "The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy" edition (2003 Prentice-Hall), the "From Here to Forever" edition (2003 Scarecrow Press), "The Vintage Book of American Women Writers" edition (2011 Vintage Books), and the "Women of Futures Past" edition (2016 Baen) all use the revised text first published in the 1974 anthology "SF: Author's Choice 4". "The Future Is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin" edition (2018 The Library of America) uses the original 1969 version published in Galaxy Magazine.
Current Tags: science fiction (2), influenza (1), scientist (1) Add Tags
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Awards
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| Nomination | 1970 Nebula | Short Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Magazine, March 1969 | 1969-03-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Chaffee |  |
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| SF: Authors' Choice 4 | 1974-01-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Putnam | 0-399-11188-3 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
248 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| SF: Authors' Choice 4 | 1974-03-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC | 6090 | $1.69?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 271 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| SF: Author's Choice 4 | 1974-08-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02622-1 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
271 | 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 Lehr | |
| SF: Author's Choice 4 | 1974-08-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-02622-1 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
271 | 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 Lehr | |
| Warm Worlds and Otherwise | 1975-02-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24380-3 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 222 |
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 R. Smith | |
| Warm Worlds and Otherwise | 1975-03-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24380-3 | C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xviii+ 222 |
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 R. Smith | |
| Sterren stralen overal | 1977-00-00 | ed. Warner Flamen | Meulenhoff (M=SF #122) | 90-290-0975-6 | 281 | 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 Lehr | |
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| Warm Worlds and Otherwise | 1979-02-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28022-9 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 222 |
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 | Michael Herring | |
| Warm Worlds and Otherwise | 1979-02-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28022-9 | C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xviii+ 222 |
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 | Michael Herring | |
| Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction | 1980-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Playboy Press | 0-87223-568-8 | $10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 465 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tommy Soloski | |
| Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction | 1980-07-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Playboy Press / SFBC | 3888 | $6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 481 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tommy Soloski | |
| Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction | 1981-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Wideview Books | 0-87223-647-1 | $7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiii+ 465 |
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 | Tommy Soloski | |
| Warme Welten und andere | 1981-08-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3822) | 3-453-30724-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
220 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Galaxy: Volume 2 | 1981-11-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl | Playboy Paperbacks | 0-87216-926-X | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
238 | 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 | |
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| Yesterday's Tomorrows | 1982-10-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Berkley Books | 0-425-05648-1 | $9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 431 |
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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: James Tiptree Jr | 1986-10-16 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5243) | 2-266-01836-1 | 384 | 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 | Laverdet | ||
| 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 | |
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| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 1990-06-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Arkham House | 0-87054-160-9 | $25.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 520 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Andrew Smith (artist) | |
Фата-Моргана 2?Fata-Morgana 2 |
1991-00-00 |
ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov Sergei Barsov |
Флокс?Floks (Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv ) |
58719800105 | 496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo |
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| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 1991-07-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Arkham House / BOMC | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 520 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Andrew Smith (artist) | |
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| Von Lem bis Varley | 1993-00-00 | ed. James Gunn | Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #98) | 3-453-05798-8 | DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
335 | 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 | Ashley Pearce | |
| 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 | |
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| The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2000-07-18 | ed. Garyn G. Roberts | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-021280-6 | $47.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xviii+ 1166 |
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 | Frank R. Paul | |
| The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 2003-00-00 | ed. Garyn G. Roberts | Prentice-Hall | 0-13-021280-6 |
xviii+ 1166 |
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 | Frank R. Paul | |
|
| 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 | |
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| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 2004-11-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Tachyon Publications | 1-892391-20-1 | $15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 508 |
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 | John Picacio | |
| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 2005-07-00 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #20) | 0-7394-5512-5 / 1180883 | $12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 492 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bruce Jensen | |
| Nova science fiction, nummer 10/11 | 2006-07-00 | ed. John-Henri Holmberg | Gafiac | skr 125?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag | ||||
| The Vintage Book of American Women Writers | 2011-01-00 | ed. Elaine Showalter | Vintage Books | 978-1-4000-3445-1 | $18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 822 |
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 | |
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| The Vintage Book of American Women Writers | 2011-01-11 | ed. Elaine Showalter | Vintage Books | 978-0-307-74496-8 | $11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Doktor Ain | 2014-01-31 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Septime (James Tiptree, Jr.: Sämtliche Erzählungen #1) | 978-3-902711-23-6 | €23.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
463+ [4] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |
Jürgen Schütz?Juergen Schuetz
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| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 2014-07-10 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-0324-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxi+ 508 |
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 | Christopher Gibbs | |
| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 2014-07-10 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-0325-9 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Christopher Gibbs | ||
| Warm Worlds and Otherwise | 2015-12-17 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-0315-0 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| Women of Futures Past: Classic Stories | 2016-09-06 | ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Baen Books | 978-1-4767-8161-7 | $16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
267 | 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 | Christine Mitzuk | |
| Lightspeed, July 2017 | 2017-07-00 | ed. John Joseph Adams | Lightspeed Magazine | $3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
mag | Reiko Murakami | |||
| The Future Is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin | 2018-10-09 | ed. Lisa Yaszek | The Library of America | 978-1-59853-580-8 | $27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxi+ 530 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Avedon | |
| The Future Is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin | 2018-10-09 | ed. Lisa Yaszek | The Library of America | 978-1-59853-585-3 | $13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Richard Avedon | ||
| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 2020-07-14 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Audible Studios | $34.94?$: 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 | John Picacio | |
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| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | 2020-10-06 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio | 978-1-7135-6170-5 | $29.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
coll | John Picacio | ||
| Warm Worlds and Otherwise | 2021-06-03 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-241-50975-3 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
272 | 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 Etherington | |
| Warm Worlds and Otherwise | 2021-06-03 | James Tiptree, Jr. | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction) | 978-0-14-199651-6 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Her Smoke Rose Up Forever | date unknown | James Tiptree, Jr. | Tachyon Publications | 1-892391-20-1 | $15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 508 |
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 | John Picacio | |