Title: Barrier

Title: Barrier Title Record # 93591
Author: Anthony Boucher
Date: 1942-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Year	Title
1942^ⓘListed as "The Barrier" in TOC and in body of magazine, but not on cover.	The Barrier

Year	Language	Title
1981^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Barriera

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Place	Year and Award	Category
Nominations Below Cutoff	2018 Retro Hugo	Best Novella

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1942	1942-09-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	132	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	William Timmins
Astounding Science-Fiction, October 1942	1942-10-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		-/9^?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).	64	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag
6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction	1954-01-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Dell	D9	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Richard Powers
6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction	1956-10-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Dell	D9	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Richard Powers
Spectrum IV	1965-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Harcourt, Brace & World		$4.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Spectrum IV	1965-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))		21/-^?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).	320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Spectrum 4	1966-03-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)			320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Spectrum 4	1966-08-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Berkley Medallion	S1272	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287+ [1]	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
Spectrum IV	1967-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Pan Books	0-330-20193-X	£0.30^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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
Spectrum IV	1967-00-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Pan Books	M193	5/-^?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).	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
Spectrum 4	1969-11-00	ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest	Berkley Medallion	0-425-01272-7 / S1272	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405)	0-87997-570-9 / UE1570	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	448	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	Antonio Bernal
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-570-9	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	448	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	Antonio Bernal
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-41367-1		723	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog	1984-11-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	Davis Publications	0-385-19646-6	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	288	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".	anth	Joe Burleson
From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog	1984-12-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	The Dial Press	0-385-19646-6	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	288	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Joe Burleson
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 4	1990-09-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #155)	88-452-1638-1 / 268474	Lit 10,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	444	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	Aurelia Raffo
The Compleat Boucher	1999-01-00	Anthony Boucher	NESFA Press	1-886778-02-7	$25.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 531	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jane Dennis
The Compleat Boucher	1999-11-00	Anthony Boucher	NESFA Press / SFBC	06518	$12.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	531	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jane Dennis
The Compleat Boucher: The Complete Short Science Fiction and Fantasy of Anthony Boucher	2013-00-00	Anthony Boucher	NESFA Press	978-1-61037-303-6	$29.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	521	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton

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