Title: Blighted Profile
Title Record # 56823
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1958-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1958-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: This story was completely rewritten for the 1979 Panther edition of "Galaxies Like Grains of Sand" (from the Author's Note in "Galaxies Like Grains of Sand"). Comparison between texts from selected publications have shown that at least three versions exists:
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- The original version that appears in the 1959 edition of "No Time Like Tomorrow". This also appears in the 2013 edition of "The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s".
- A variation of the original version appears in the 1964 Four Square Books edition of "The Canopy of Time". In the second sentence of the text the character Yalleranda is referred to as "he", whereas in the original version the character is referred to as "she". The last sentence of the text has the character name "Chun Hwa", whereas in the original version the character name is "Turan Hwa".
- A third version appears in the 1985 reprint of the Panther edition of "Galaxies Like Grains of Sand". There are major changes to the text when compared to the original version, making this indeed a complete rewrite.
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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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| Science Fantasy, v10 #29 | 1958-06-00 | ed. John Carnell | Nova Publications Ltd. | 2/-?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). |
128 | 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 | Brian Lewis |  |
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| The Canopy of Time | 1959-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Faber and Faber | 15/-?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). |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Griffiths | ||
| No Time Like Tomorrow | 1959-07-00 | Brian Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | S1683 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
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. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
| The Canopy of Time | 1961-05-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 51 | 5/6?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). |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | C. W. Bacon | |
| The Canopy of Time | 1963-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Four Square Books | 821 | 2/6?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). |
191 | 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 | |
|
| The Canopy of Time | 1964-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Four Square Books | 1078 | 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). |
191 | 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 | |
|
| The Canopy of Time | 1964-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Four Square Books | 1078 | 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). |
191 | 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 | |
|
| The Canopy of Time | 1966-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Faber and Faber | 18/-?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). |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Monsterlijke uitdaging | 1969-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Born (Born SF #5) | 5 | ƒ3.15?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
190 | 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 | Lemaire | |
| No Time Like Tomorrow | 1971-04-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Signet / New American Library of Canada | T4605 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
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. |
coll | ||
| The Canopy of Time | 1971-05-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-00708-1 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
191 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Canopy of Time | 1972-07-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-00708-1 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
191 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| Amoebe op bezoek | 1973-00-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen #2) | 90-245-0173-3 | 171 | 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 | |
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| The Canopy of Time | 1975-05-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | New English Library | 0-450-02254-4 | £0.40?£: UK pound |
191 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| No Time Like Tomorrow | 1976-11-00 | Brian W. Aldiss | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Y6969 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
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. |
coll | |
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| Galaxies Like Grains of Sand | 1981-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Granada | 0-586-04985-1 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
188 | 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 | ||
| Galaxies Like Grains of Sand | 1985-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Panther / Granada | 0-586-04985-1 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
188 | 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 | Vincent Di Fate | |
Evigheten väntar?Evigheten vaentar |
1986-00-00 | Brian Aldiss | Sam J. Lundwall Fakta & Fantasi (JVM-Serien) | 91-86222-13-9 | skr 125?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
176 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
| Galaxies Like Grains of Sand | 1989-09-00 | Brian Aldiss | VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #36) | 0-575-04180-3 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
188 | 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 | Brian Waugh | |
| Galaxies Like Grains of Sand | 2008-11-27 | Brian Aldiss | Faber and Faber (Faber Finds) | 978-0-571-24737-0 | £12.00?£: UK pound |
190 | 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 | ||
| Galaxies Like Grains of Sand | 2012-04-05 | Brian Aldiss | Faber and Faber (Faber Finds) | 978-0-571-28689-8 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s | 2013-10-10 | Brian Aldiss | The Friday Project (The Brian Aldiss Collection) | 978-0-00-748208-5 | £19.99?£: UK pound |
864 | 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 | |
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| No Time Like Tomorrow | date unknown | Brian W. Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | Y6969 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
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. |
coll | |
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| No Time Like Tomorrow | date unknown | Brian W. Aldiss | Signet / New American Library | T4605 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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. |
coll | |