Title: Amanda and the Alien
Title Record # 58597
Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1983-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1983-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A high school girl encounters an alien who feeds on humans and takes their appearances.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 11 | 1984 Locus | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omni, May 1983 | 1983-05-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow, Dick Teresi | Omni Publications International Ltd. | 0149-8711 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
164 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Kazumasa Yamanaka |  |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 | 1984-08-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Baen | 0-671-55901-X | $3.50?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | Jannie Wurts | |
| Best Science Fiction of the Year 13 | 1984-12-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Gollancz | 0-575-03513-7 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
378 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Best Science Fiction of the Year 13 | 1984-12-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Gollancz | 0-575-03557-9 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
378 | 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 Third Omni Book of Science Fiction | 1985-04-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow | Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. | 0-8217-1575-5 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
479 | 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 | Tim White | |
| The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction | 1985-04-00 | ed. Ellen Datlow | General Paperbacks | 0-7737-8366-0 | C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
479 | 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 | Tim White | |
| Pavane au fil du temps | 1989-06-15 | Robert Silverberg | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2631) | 2-277-22631-9 | 350 | 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 | Michelangelo Miani | ||
| Pluto in the Morning Light | 1992-05-00 | Robert Silverberg | Grafton (The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg #1) | 0-586-21369-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
396 | 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 Howe | |
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 1: Secret Sharers | 1992-11-00 | Robert Silverberg | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-37068-5 | $12.50?$: US dollar |
xv+ 546 |
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 | A. I. R. Studio, Inc. | |
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 1: Secret Sharers | 1992-11-00 | Robert Silverberg | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-08996-X | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xv+ 546 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | A. I. R. Studio, Inc. | |
| The Reel Stuff | 1998-09-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | DAW Books | 0-88677-817-4 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
383 | 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 | Les Edwards | |
| Voile vers Byzance | 2003-04-00 | Robert Silverberg | Flammarion (Imagine) | 2-08-068254-7 | €25.00?€: Euro |
755 | 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 | Pictor | |
| Witpunk | 2003-04-00 |
ed.
Marty Halpern, Claude Lalumière?Claude Lalumiere |
Four Walls Eight Windows | 1-56858-256-0 | $17.00?$: US dollar |
vi+ 346 |
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 | Joel Tippie | |
| Cyberfilms | 2004-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | ibooks | 0-7434-8743-5 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 368 |
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 | Dave Seeley | |
| Voile vers Byzance | 2005-12-00 | Robert Silverberg | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #7845) | 2-290-34865-1 | 955 | 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 | |||
| This is My Funniest: Leading Science Fiction Writers Present Their Funniest Stories Ever | 2006-10-00 | ed. Mike Resnick | BenBella Books | 978-1-932100-95-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
427 | 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 | Ralph Voltz | |
| The Reel Stuff | 2008-06-03 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1098) | 978-0-7564-0522-9 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 456 |
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 | ||
| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg Volume 1 Secret Sharers | 2009-11-00 | Robert Silverberg | Spectra / Ballantine Books | 978-0-307-57306-3 | $21.25?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Five: The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 | 2010-09-30 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-321-1 | $65.00?$: US dollar |
478 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 | 2010-09-30 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-321-1 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
478 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Dangerous Dimensions | 2011-03-15 | Robert Silverberg | Wonder Publishing Group | 978-1-61013-085-1 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Alex Martinez | ||
| Dangerous Dimensions | 2011-06-27 | Robert Silverberg | Wonder Publishing Group | 978-1-61013-087-5 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
234 | 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 | Alex Martinez | |
| The Palace at Midnight | 2011-09-29 | Robert Silverberg | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10668-0 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Alien Contact | 2011-11-00 | ed. Marty Halpern | Night Shade Books | 978-1-59780-359-5 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | J. F. Parnell | |
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| Alien Contact | 2012-01-00 | ed. Marty Halpern | Night Shade Books | 978-1-59780-281-9 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
491 | 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 | J. F. Parnell | |
| The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 | 2013-04-25 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-604-5 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
480 | 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 | ||
| The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 | 2013-05-14 | Robert Silverberg | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-607-6 | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Things from Outer Space | 2016-10-00 | ed. Hank Davis | Baen | 978-1-4767-8166-2 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
554 | 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 | Alan Pollack | |