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Title: The Keys to December Title Record # 41241
Author: Roger Zelazny
Date: 1966-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Andra Zomer
Dutch Sleutels tot december
1973Translated by Elisabeth Böhm
German Die Erschaffung eines Gottes
1980Translated by Heinz Zwack as Heinz Nagel.
German Dezemberwelt
1984Translated by Jacques Polanis
French
Les clefs de décembre?Les clefs de decembre
1985Translated by Jean Bailhache
French Clefs pour Décembre

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1968 Nebula Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Worlds, August 1966 1966-08-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Roberts & Vinter Ltd.  
3/6?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).
164
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 Keith Roberts Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 1967-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #3) A-10
$0.75?$: US dollar
285
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Best S.F. Stories from New Worlds 1967-00-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Panther 2243
3/6?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).
141
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 SF Stories from New Worlds 1968-02-00 ed. Michael Moorcock Berkley Medallion X1513
$0.60?$: US dollar
158
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 Checkmark
Science-fiction verhalen 1969-00-00 ed. uncredited Het Spectrum     600
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: Third Series 1970-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #3) 91355
$0.95?$: US dollar
285
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1971-00-00 Roger Zelazny Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peggy Barnett Checkmark
To the Stars: Eight Stories of Science Fiction 1971-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Hawthorn Books  
$5.95?$: US dollar
xii+
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Judith Lerner Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1973-05-00 Roger Zelazny Faber and Faber 0-571-10105-4
£2.25?£: UK pound
229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Dennis Leigh Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 27 1973-08-00 ed. uncredited Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #49 (2976)) 3-548-02976-0
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
126
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 Frank Frazetta Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1974-04-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 0-380-18846-5 / 18846
$1.25?$: US dollar
252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1974-04-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 18846
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1974-08-00 Roger Zelazny Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1090
£0.68?£: UK pound
229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1975-03-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 18846
$1.25?$: US dollar
252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1975-11-00 Roger Zelazny Corgi 0-552-10021-8
£0.50?£: UK pound
271
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
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1978-01-00 Roger Zelazny Avon 0-380-01146-8
$1.50?$: US dollar
252
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-266-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
xii+
754
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 Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-246-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
xii+
754
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Die Türen seines Gesichts?Die Tueren seines Gesichts
1980-11-00 Roger Zelazny Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3505) 3-8118-3505-X
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
272
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 Colin Langeveld Checkmark
Histoires de surhommes 1984-03-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3786) 2-253-03411-8   382
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 Philippe Adamov Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Roger Zelazny 1985-12-17 Roger Zelazny Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5217) 2-266-01650-4   378
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 Marcel Laverdet  
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth and Other Stories 1987-01-00 Roger Zelazny Methuen 0-413-40970-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
271
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century 1987-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar
x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2000-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-25462-8
$17.95?$: US dollar
xi+
481
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon 2000-05-00 Gardner Dozois Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-1009-1 / 11247
$17.98?$: US dollar
916
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni John Berkey Checkmark
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 2001-06-00 Roger Zelazny ibooks 0-7434-1329-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
510
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 Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2001-12-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-27570-6
$17.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois   0-312-27150-6
$17.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-70366-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 2004-04-00 Roger Zelazny ibooks 0-7434-7922-X
$7.99?$: US dollar
510
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 Lebbeus Woods  
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 2005-11-09 Roger Zelazny ibooks 1-59687-142-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
510
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 Lebbeus Woods  
Power & Light 2009-02-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-77-1
$29.00?$: US dollar
576
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Power & Light 2009-12-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-77-1
$29.00?$: US dollar
576
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2011-04-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-1-4299-6186-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
Power & Light: Volume 2: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny 2018-05-00 Roger Zelazny NESFA Press 978-1-886778-77-1
$29.00?$: US dollar
575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Magic: (October 1961-October 1967) Ten Tales 2018-11-13 Roger Zelazny Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-3974-5
$29.95?$: US dollar
618
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Best of Roger Zelazny 2023-10-26 Roger Zelazny Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-3501-4
£12.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Best of Roger Zelazny 2023-10-26 Roger Zelazny Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-3500-7
£12.99?£: UK pound
496
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  
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-27150-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
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