Title: The Racer
Title Record # 96327
Author: Ib Melchior
Date: 1956-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Ib Melchior
Date: 1956-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Escapade, October 1956.
Filmed in 1975 as Death Race 2000.
Synopsis: In the year 2000, drivers achieve fame and fortune by racing automobiles across the US, gaining points for bystanders whom they injure or kill as well as for leading the race.
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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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| If This Goes On | 1965-00-00 | ed. Charles Nuetzel | Book Company of America | 015 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
256 | 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 | Albert Nuetzell |  |
| Il grande Dio Auto | 1965-10-00 | ed. Roberta Rambelli | Editrice dell'automobile (Libri dell'automobile) | Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
451 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Adriano Zannino | |
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Après?Apres |
1970-00-00 | ed. Charles Nuetzel | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction #345) |
302+ [18] |
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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| Perry Rhodan #97: Phantom Fleet | 1976-06-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Pat LoBrutto | Ace Books | 66081 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
196 | 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. |
mag | Gray Morrow | |
| Orbit, Nr. 7 Lente 1979 | 1979-03-30 | ed. Kees van Toorn | Kees van Toorn | ƒ5.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
48 | A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag | Eddie Jones | |
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| They Came from Outer Space | 1981-03-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Doubleday | 0-385-18502-2 | $11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 363 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| They Came from Outer Space | 1981-04-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Doubleday / SFBC | 3851 | $6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 363+ [32] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Vinieron de la Tierra | 1984-00-00 | ed. Jim Wynorski | Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #89) | 84-270-0862-7 | 164 | 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 | Salinas Blanch | ||
| Reel Future | 1994-08-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine | Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC | 03719 | $12.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
538 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Reel Future | 1994-09-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-450-4 | $9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 538 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts | 1997-04-00 | ed. Forrest J Ackerman | General Publishing Group | 1-57544-056-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 304 |
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 | Kurt Wahlner | |
| Science-Fiction Classics: The Stories That Morphed Into Movies | 1999-08-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman | TV Books | 1-57500-040-7 | $15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
446 | 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 Gannon | |
| Death on Wheels | 1999-08-26 | ed. Peter Haining | Souvenir Press | 0-285-63507-7 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
270 | 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 | Peter Sutton (artist) | |
| Death on Wheels | 2000-03-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Barnes & Noble Books | 0-7607-1923-3 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
272 | 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 | ||
| Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition | 2000-09-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman | Sense of Wonder Press | 0-918736-25-0 | $14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 302 |
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 | Anton Brzezinski | |