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Title: The Woman the Unicorn Loved

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Title: The Woman the Unicorn Loved Title Record # 40777
Author: Gene Wolfe
Date: 1981-06-08
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Anderson
Language: English
Synopsis: Genetic engineering can do practically whatever you want. Today it has created a unicorn, that's loose in town. Anderson and his group want to save it. Police and army want to shoot it.
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), mythology (1), genetic engineering (1), academia (1), myth (1), unicorns (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1983Translated by Uta McKechneay
German Die Frau, die das Einhorn liebte
1983 French Un amour de licorne
1985Translated by Annemarie van Ewijc
Dutch De vrouw die bemind werd door de eenhoorn
1985Translated by Joachim Körber
German Die Frau, die vom Einhorn geliebt wurde
1990Translated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
French La femme qu'aimait la licorne

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1982 Hugo Best Short Story
6 1982 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
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 8, 1981 1981-06-08 ed. George H. Scithers Davis Publications  
$1.50?$: US dollar
180
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".
mag Robert Crawford Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World 1982-00-00 ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney Davis Publications  
$2.95?$: US dollar
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  
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World 1982-00-00 ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney The Dial Press 0-385-27776-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Unicorns! 1982-05-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85441-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
310
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  
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11 1982-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-44483-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
viii+
438
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 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11 1982-11-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz 0-575-03156-5
£9.95?£: UK pound
viii+
430
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Unicorns! 1982-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85442-7
$2.95?$: US dollar
310
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 Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World 1983-00-00 ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney Robert Hale 0-7090-1122-9
£7.95?£: UK pound
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 19. Folge 1983-00-00 ed. Friedel Wahren Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4011) 3-453-30948-0
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
192
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Univers 1983 1983-06-06 ed.
Joëlle Wintrebert?Joelle Wintrebert
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1491) 2-277-21491-4   413
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 Donald Grant Checkmark
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 2 1984-02-00 ed. Terry Carr Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4047) 3-453-30990-1
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
526
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 Checkmark
Unicorns! 1984-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85443-5
$2.95?$: US dollar
310
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 Checkmark
Unicorns! 1984-10-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85444-3
$2.95?$: US dollar
308
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 Checkmark
De beste SF van het jaar 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Het Spectrum (Prisma #2410) 90-274-1553-6   254
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 Checkmark
Einhörner?Einhoerner
1985-09-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6744) 3-8118-6744-X
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
188
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 Sven Papenbrock Checkmark
Die Wunder der Welt 1986-10-00 ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4332) 3-453-31325-9
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
396
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 John Josh Kirby Checkmark
Die schönsten Einhorn-Geschichten?Die schoensten Einhorn-Geschichten
1987-00-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3753) 3-8118-3753-2
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
188
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 Sven Papenbrock Checkmark
Endangered Species 1989-03-00 Gene Wolfe Tor 0-312-93154-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
vi+
506
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Endangered Species 1989-04-00 Gene Wolfe The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #7) 106-007
$39.95?$: US dollar
vi+
506
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Endangered Species 1990-02-00 Gene Wolfe Orbit / Futura 0-7088-8325-7
£4.99?£: UK pound
vi+
506
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 Peter Elson Checkmark
Endangered Species 1990-04-00 Gene Wolfe Tor 0-812-50718-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
vi+
506
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 Marco Patrito Checkmark
Silhouettes 1990-11-00 Gene Wolfe
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#515)
2-207-30515-5   352
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 Pascal Moret  
Endangered Species 2004-09-00 Gene Wolfe Orb 0-765-31033-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
vi+
506
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 Hans Neleman Checkmark
Unicorns! 2013-03-25 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-117-7
$4.99?$: US dollar
310
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Ron Miller  
Endangered Species 2013-07-29 Gene Wolfe Orb 978-0-7653-1033-0
$24.99?$: US dollar
vi+
506
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 Hans Neleman Checkmark
Unicorns! date unknown ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-85441-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
310
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 Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World date unknown ed. Shawna McCarthy, Kathleen Moloney Longmeadow Press 0-681-40031-5
$7.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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