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Title: Beachworld Title Record # 40716
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1984-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: web.archive.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Originally published in Weird Tales, Fall 1984.
Synopsis: A ship crash-lands on a planet covered entirely by sand. As the crew-members attempt to regain flight, they must struggle against the strange mesmerizing pull of the landscape.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1987Translated by Margot Bakker
Dutch Strandleven
1987Translated by Louisa Ibañez.
Portuguese Um mundo de praia
1987Translated by Alexandra von Reinhardt
German
Der Dünenplanet?Der Duenenplanet
1987Translated by Michèle Pressé and Serge Quadruppani.
French Sables
1989
  • Translated by Goran Skrobonja
Serbian Plažosvet [as by Stiven King]
1991Translated by Tapio Tamminen
Finnish Rantaelämää
1996Translated by Joachim Körber
German Dünenwelt

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, Fall 1984 1984-00-00 ed. Gordon M. D. Garb The Bellerophon Network, Inc.  
$2.50?$: US dollar
76
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Ro H. Kim Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 1985-06-00 Stephen King Macdonald 0-356-10816-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Skeleton Crew 1985-06-21 Stephen King G. P. Putnam's Sons 0-399-13039-X
$18.95?$: US dollar
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Stephen King's Skeleton Crew 1985-10-00 Stephen King Scream/Press 0-910489-12-2
$75.00?$: US dollar
545
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll J. K. Potter  
Skeleton Crew 1986-06-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-14293-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Het Spiegelbeeld van de Maaier 1987-00-00 Stephen King Luitingh 90-245-1862-8   176
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 Don Brautigam  
Brume 1987-00-00 Stephen King Le Grand Livre du Mois     643
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Brautigam  
Tripulação de esqueletos?Tripulacao de esqueletos
1987-00-00 Stephen King Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #26) 85-265-0064-3   487
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  
Der Fornit 1987-08-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251+
[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.
coll
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
Checkmark
Der Fornit 1987-10-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251+
[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.
coll
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
 
Brume 1987-10-00 Stephen King Albin Michel 2-226-03141-3
F140.00?F: French frank
643
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 Don Brautigam  
Der Fornit 1988-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251+
[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.
coll
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
Checkmark
Brume 1988-06-00 Stephen King France Loisirs 2-7242-3942-3
F98.00?F: French frank
643
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Brautigam  
Der Fornit 1989-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251+
[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.
coll
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
 
Brume: La faucheuse 1989-05-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Épouvante #2579) 2-277-22579-7   410
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 Les Edwards  
Alef, #17 1989-11-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
Dnevnik  
Din 50,000?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Chris Achilleos Checkmark
Ennen aamunkoittoa 1991-00-00 Stephen King Book Studio 951-611-420-2   313
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll
Kari T. Leppänen?Kari T. Leppaenen
Checkmark
Het Rak en Andere Verhalen 1991-00-00 Stephen King Luitingh-Sijthoff 90-245-1548-3   345
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 Tejo Hendriks  
Skeleton Crew 1991-05-00 Stephen King Futura 0-7088-2916-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
612
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 Checkmark
Der Fornit 1993-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251+
[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.
coll
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
 
Der Fornit 1993-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 9.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251+
[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.
coll
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
 
Der Fornit 1993-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 9.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251+
[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.
coll
Ingrid Schütz?Ingrid Schuetz
Checkmark
Brume 1994-00-00 Stephen King France Loisirs 2-7242-7835-6   643
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Yves Thos  
Der Fornit 1996-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6888) 3-453-00312-8
DM 12.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
251
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 Checkmark
Blut 1996-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8900) 3-453-09936-2
DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
701
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 Antonio Rosario  
Brume: La faucheuse 1997-00-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #2579) 2-277-22579-7   410
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 Les Edwards  
Blut 1999-00-00 Stephen King Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8900) 3-453-09936-2
DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
701
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 Antonio Rosario Checkmark
Brume: La faucheuse 2000-08-21 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #2579) 2-290-30838-2   410
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
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
 
Skeleton Crew / Different Seasons 2001-07-05 Stephen King Little, Brown UK 0-316-85890-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
612+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2006-05-00 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 0-340-89908-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
612
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 Larry Rostant  
Brume 2006-06-00 Stephen King Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King #15159) 2-253-15159-9   862
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  
Skeleton Crew 2007-11-01 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-0-340-95262-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
784
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  
Skeleton Crew 2008-06-26 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-0-340-95205-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
784
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  
Skeleton Crew 2008-07-10 Stephen King Paw Prints 978-1-4395-1327-9
$16.99?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Brume 2009-00-00 Stephen King Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King) 978-2-253-15159-3   862
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  
Lightspeed, October 2010 2010-10-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Prime Books  
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag Scott Grimando Checkmark
Lightspeed: Year One 2011-11-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Prime Books 978-1-60701-304-4
$16.95?$: US dollar
575
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 Vitaly S. Alexius Checkmark
Blut 2013-07-00 Stephen King Heyne 978-3-453-43731-9
€10.99?€: Euro
894
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 Anja Filler  
Blut 2013-12-00 Stephen King Heyne 978-3-453-43731-9
€10.99?€: Euro
876
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 Anja Filler Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2015-10-00 Stephen King PS Publishing 978-1-84863-283-7
£59.99?£: UK pound
xxvi+
534
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pete Von Sholly Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2016-07-05 Stephen King Simon & Schuster Audio 978-1-5082-1840-1
$29.99?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Skeleton Crew 2016-12-06 Stephen King Scribner 978-1-5011-4350-2
$18.00?$: US dollar
672
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  
Skeleton Crew 2017-05-30 Stephen King Pocket Books 978-1-5011-5678-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
xxi+
760
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  
Skeleton Crew 2017-08-01 Stephen King Turtleback Books 978-0-606-40756-4
$20.85?$: US dollar
784
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Putnam 0-399-13039-X None 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-14293-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / Penguin 0-451-16861-5
$5.95?$: US dollar
573
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 Don Brautigam Checkmark
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-16861-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
573
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  
Skeleton Crew date unknown Stephen King Scribner 978-1-5011-4350-2
$18.00?$: US dollar
xxiv+
643
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 Will Staehle Checkmark
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