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Title: Boojum Title Record # 947460
Authors: Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette
Date: 2008-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Boojum
Webpages: drabblecast.org-1, drabblecast.org-2, drabblecast.org-3, lightspeedmagazine.com
Language: English
Note: The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction actually published "Boojum", but used "Mongoose" as the title.
User Rating: 7.33 (3 votes) Including variants and translations: 7.50 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), aliens (1), far future (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Serializations
Year Title
2019ⓘThe Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction actually published "Boojum", but used "Mongoose" as the title. Do not merge with the actual "Mongoose" story.
 Mongoose
Year Title
2011 Boojum (Part 1 of 2)
2011 Boojum (Part 2 of 2)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
3 2009 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
Fast Ships, Black Sails 2008-00-00 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-094-5
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 245
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 Scott Altmann Checkmark
Year's Best SF 14 2009-06-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins 978-0-06-172174-8
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
498
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 Bob Warner Checkmark
Year's Best SF 14 2009-06-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell HarperCollins e-books 978-0-06-187860-2
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Bob Warner  
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection 2009-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-55105-6
$21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xlviii+
639
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 Chad Beatty Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection 2009-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-55104-9
$40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xlviii+
639
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chad Beatty Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection 2009-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois    
$21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Chad Beatty  
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 22nd Annual Collection 2009-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-84529-930-9
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 li+
724
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 Joe Roberts  
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 22nd Annual Collection 2009-09-10 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-84901-527-1
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition 2010-01-00 ed. Rich Horton Prime Books 978-1-60701-268-9
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Cura Photography Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition 2010-01-01 ed. Rich Horton Prime Books 978-1-60701-214-6
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 541
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 Cura Photography Checkmark
Starship Vectors 2010-12-21 ed. Allan Kaster Infinivox  
$23.09?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth  
Starship Vectors 2010-12-21 ed. Allan Kaster Infinivox 978-1-884612-94-7    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 anth  
The Drabblecast, #202 2011-04-08 ed. Norm Sherman The Drabblecast  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
The Drabblecast, #203 2011-04-18 ed. Norm Sherman The Drabblecast  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
Lightspeed, September 2012 2012-09-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Lightspeed Magazine  
$3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag Frank F. Hong  
The Book of Cthulhu II 2012-10-02 ed. Ross E. Lockhart Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-435-6
$15.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ii+
426
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 Mobius9 Checkmark
The Book of Cthulhu II 2012-10-02 ed. Ross E. Lockhart Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-436-3
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Mobius9 Checkmark
Space Opera 2014-04-07 ed. Rich Horton Prime Books 978-1-60701-423-2
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Scott Grimando  
Space Opera 2014-05-00 ed. Rich Horton Prime Books 978-1-60701-407-2
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 574
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 Scott Grimando Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women 2014-10-16 ed. Alex Dally MacFarlane Robinson 978-1-4721-1166-1
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xiii+
513
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 Joe Roberts  
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women 2014-12-02 ed. Alex Dally MacFarlane Running Press 978-0-7624-5470-9
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
513
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 Joe Roberts Checkmark
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction 2019-02-26 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-1-250-29619-1
$39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction 2019-02-26 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-1-250-29620-7
$23.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 686
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 Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction 2019-02-26 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-1-250-29621-4
$11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 704
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction 2019-02-26 ed. Gardner Dozois Macmillan Audio 978-1-250-20336-6    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth Checkmark
Drabbleclassics, #31 2019-09-05 ed. Norm Sherman The Drabblecast  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
The Best of Elizabeth Bear 2020-01-31 Elizabeth Bear Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-940-4
$45.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 574
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tom Canty Checkmark
Cosmic Corsairs 2020-08-04 ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Baen Books 978-1-9821-2478-6
$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 321
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
Cosmic Corsairs 2020-08-04 ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Baen Books 978-1-62579-779-7
$8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Tom Kidd  
The 2020 Look at Space Opera Book 2020-10-01 ed. Allan Kaster Infinivox 979-8-6827-6506-5
$22.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
509
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 Maurizio Manzieri  
The 2020 Look at Space Opera Book 2020-10-20 ed. Allan Kaster Infinivox  
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Maurizio Manzieri  
Cosmic Corsairs 2021-02-23 ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Tantor Audio 978-1-6661-0030-3
$24.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth  
Cosmic Corsairs 2021-02-23 ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-8-200-16205-5
$39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
anth  
Cosmic Corsairs 2021-02-23 ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-8-200-16204-8
$44.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 anth  
Cosmic Corsairs 2021-02-23 ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Tantor Audio 979-8-200-16203-1
$69.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 anth  
Cosmic Corsairs 2021-10-00 ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Baen Books 978-1-9821-2569-1
$8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 451
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Book of Cthulhu II 2022-05-17 ed. Ross E. Lockhart Night Shade Books 978-1-949102-63-5
$15.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Mobius9  
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