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Title: The Belonging Kind Title Record # 41253
Authors: William Gibson and John Shirley
Date: 1981-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: drabblecast.org-1, drabblecast.org-2, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1987Translated by Goran Pavelić
Croatian
Pripadajuća vrsta?Pripadajuca vrsta
1987 French Le genre intégré
1988Translated by Reinhard Heinz
German Zubehör
1989Translated by Delio Zinoni
Italian La razza giusta
1989Translated by Bernard Sigaud
French
Les hôtes de ces lieux?Les hotes de ces lieux
1991Translated by Peter Cuijpers
Dutch Het Soort Dat er Hoort
1993Translated by Piotr Cholewa
Polish
Gatunek pasujących?Gatunek pasujacych
1994Translated by Javier Ferreira Ramos and José Arconada Rodríguez.
Spanish La especie
1995Translated by Szántai Zsolt
Hungarian
Bárnépség?Barnepseg
1997Translated by Валерий Ларионов (Valeriy Larionov)
Russian [as by and
Джон Ширли?Dzhon Shirli
]
1998Translated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Romanian
Specie integrată?Specie integrata
[as by William Gibson]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Shadows 4 1981-10-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Doubleday 0-385-17187-0
$10.95?$: US dollar
vii+
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Roger Zimmerman  
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 8 1982-10-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha DAW Books (DAW Collectors #501) 0-87997-770-1 / UE1770
$2.50?$: US dollar
191
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 Oliviero Berni Checkmark
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 8 1982-10-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-770-1 / UE1770
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
191
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 Oliviero Berni Checkmark
Shadows 4 1985-04-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Berkley Books 0-425-07650-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
vii+
216
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Burning Chrome 1986-04-00 William Gibson Arbor House 0-87795-780-0
$15.95?$: US dollar
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rich O'Donnell Checkmark
Burning Chrome 1986-08-00 William Gibson Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-03846-2
£8.95?£: UK pound
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Shadows 1987-00-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Headline 0-7472-3002-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
216
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
Shadows 1987-00-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Headline 0-7472-0009-2
£10.95?£: UK pound
vi+
216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Sirius, #135 1987-08-05 ed.
Hrvoje Prćić?Hrvoje Prcic
Vjesnik  
Din 700?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
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
Desimir Miljić?Desimir Miljich
Desimir Miljic
Checkmark
Gravé sur chrome 1987-09-00 William Gibson Editions La Découverte (La Découverte - Fictions) 2-7071-1701-3
F89.00?F: French frank
201
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 Provoost?Eric Provoost
 
Burning Chrome 1987-10-00 William Gibson Ace Books 0-441-08934-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
xii+
191
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 Richard Berry Checkmark
Cyberspace 1988-02-00 William Gibson Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4468) 3-453-00993-2
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
236
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 Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
Burning Chrome 1988-04-00 William Gibson Grafton 0-586-07461-9
£2.95?£: UK pound
220
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
Burning Chrome 1989-00-00 William Gibson Grafton 0-586-07461-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
220
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
Urania #1110 1989-09-24 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori 1110
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
176
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 Vicente Segrelles  
Ombres portées?Ombres portees
1989-12-00 ed. Scott Baker
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Fantastique?Presence du Fantastique
#4)
2-207-60004-1   343
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 Pascal Moret  
Burning Chrome 1990-00-00 William Gibson Grafton 0-586-07461-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
220
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
Cyberspace 1990-00-00 William Gibson Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4468) 3-453-00993-2
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
236
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 Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
Ombres portées 1990-01-00 ed. Scott Baker
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Fantastique?Presence du Fantastique
#4)
2-207-60004-1   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.
anth Pascal Moret  
Gravé sur chrome 1990-12-19 William Gibson J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2940) 2-277-22940-7   247
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 Barclay Shaw  
Technopunk SF 1991-06-00 William Gibson Meulenhoff (M=SF #296) 90-290-4013-0   235
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 A. Jones Checkmark
Burning Chrome 1991-08-00 William Gibson Ace Books 0-441-08934-8
$4.50?$: US dollar
xii+
191
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
Burning Chrome 1993-00-00 William Gibson HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-07461-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
220
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
Fenix, V4 #8, 1993 1993-00-00 ed. uncredited Radwan      
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  
La notte che bruciammo Chrome 1993-09-00 William Gibson Interno Giallo / Mondadori (IperFICTION) 88-04-37761-5
Lit 25,000?Lit: Italian lira
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Corrado Parrini Checkmark
Quemando cromo 1994-06-00 William Gibson Minotauro 84-450-7080-0   225
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Burning Chrome 1995-00-00 William Gibson Voyager / HarperCollins 0-00-648043-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
220
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 Gary Marsh Checkmark
Izzó króm 1995-00-00 William Gibson Valhalla Páholy 963-8353-63-5   224
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 Zsilvölgyi Csaba Checkmark
Izzó króm?Izzo krom
1997-00-00 William Gibson Valhalla Páholy 963-9039-28-4
Ft 659?Ft: Hungarian forint
253+
[3]
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
Szikszai Gábor?Szikszai Gabor
,
Boros Zoltán?Boros Zoltan
Checkmark
1997-00-00
АСТ & Terra Fantastica?AST & Terra Fantastica
5-697-00124-X   567
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Barclay Shaw  
Chrome 1998-00-00 William Gibson Editura RAO (Fahrenheit) 973-97417-7-0   252
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  
Cyberspace 1999-00-00 William Gibson Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4468) 3-453-00993-2
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
236
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 Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
Gravé sur chrome 1999-03-25 William Gibson J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2940) 2-290-12940-2   247
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
La notte che bruciammo Chrome 1999-09-00 William Gibson Mondadori (Piccola Biblioteca Oscar #206) 88-04-47137-9
Lit 14,000?Lit: Italian lira
240
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  
Burning Chrome 2000-06-00 William Gibson Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-07461-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
220
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 Steve Stone  
Darkness Divided 2001-03-00 John Shirley Stealth Press 1-58881-016-X
$24.95?$: US dollar
x+
337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Marc Radle  
Burning Chrome 2003-07-00 William Gibson Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-053982-8
$13.95?$: US dollar
204
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  
Burning Chrome 2003-10-00 William Gibson Ace Books 0-441-08934-8
$6.50?$: US dollar
xii+
191
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 Richard Berry  
Burning Chrome 2011-04-28 William Gibson HarperCollins e-books 978-0-00-737869-2
£3.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2011-10-31 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Corvus 978-0-85789-487-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3360-5
$39.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-3362-9
$29.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
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 Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories 2012-05-08 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor / SFBC 1356431
$22.99?$: US dollar
xx+
1126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nic Cheetham Checkmark
The Drabblecast, #264 2012-11-22 ed. Norm Sherman The Drabblecast  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
Darkness Divided 2013-10-07 John Shirley Start Publishing 978-1-62793-333-9
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Burning Chrome 2014-04-15 William Gibson Harper Voyager 978-0-06-227301-7
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Burning Chrome 2017-02-23 William Gibson Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1745-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Burning Chrome 2017-02-23 William Gibson Gollancz 978-1-4732-1744-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
204
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 Daniel Brown Checkmark
The Drabblecast, Fan Pick: The Belonging Kind 2018-10-05 ed. Norm Sherman The Drabblecast  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
Burning Chrome date unknown William Gibson Ace Books 0-441-08934-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
xii+
191
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 Richard Berry Checkmark
Burning Chrome date unknown William Gibson Ace Books 0-441-08934-8
$5.50?$: US dollar
xii+
191
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 Richard Berry Checkmark
Burning Chrome date unknown William Gibson Voyager / HarperCollins 978-0-00-648043-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
220
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 Gary Marsh Checkmark
Burning Chrome date unknown William Gibson Voyager / HarperCollins 978-0-00-648043-3
£6.99?£: UK pound
220
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 Gary Marsh  
Burning Chrome date unknown William Gibson Ace Books 0-441-08934-8
$3.95?$: US dollar
xii+
191
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 Richard Berry Checkmark
Burning Chrome date unknown William Gibson Gollancz / Orion 978-1-4732-1744-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
204
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 Daniel Brown Checkmark
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