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Title: If the Stars Are Gods

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Title: If the Stars Are Gods Title Record # 41291
Authors: Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund
Date: 1974-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Bradley Reynolds
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1976Translated by Annemarie Kindt and Pon Ruiter
Dutch Als de sterren Goden zijn
1982Translated by Eva Malsch
German
Wenn die Sterne Götter wären?Wenn die Sterne Goetter waeren
1991
  • Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković
Serbian Ako su zvezde bogovi [as by Gregori Benford and Gordon Eklund]
2015
  • Translated by Igor Rendić
Croatian Ako su zvijezde bogovi

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Win 1975 Nebula Novelette
8 1975 Locus Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Universe 4 1974-03-00 ed. Terry Carr Random House 0-394-48182-8
$5.95?$: US dollar
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Universe 4 1974-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Random House / SFBC 6234
$1.49?$: US dollar
179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Universe 4 1975-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Popular Library 445-00290-125
$1.25?$: US dollar
190
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 Faragasso Checkmark
Universe 4 1975-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Popular Library 00290
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
190
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 Faragasso Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 1975-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24529-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
xii+
304
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 #4 1975-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24529-6
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
xii+
304
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 4 1975-09-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz 0-575-02010-5
£3.75?£: UK pound
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 10 1975-11-00 ed. James Gunn Gollancz 0-575-02059-8
£3.75?£: UK pound
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Nebula Award Stories Ten 1975-12-00 ed. James Gunn Harper & Row 0-06-011628-5
$7.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Science fiction verhalen 1976-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Het Spectrum (Prisma #1755) 90-274-0882-3 ƒ5.90 232
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 Alphons Koppelman Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 1976-10-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24529-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
304
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
Nebula Award Stories Ten 1976-12-00 ed. James Gunn Berkley Medallion 0-425-03278-7 / D3278
$1.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
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.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Universe 4 1977-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Dennis Dobson 0-234-72055-7
£3.95?£: UK pound
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Weaver (artist)  
Nebula Award Stories 10 1977-06-00 ed. James Gunn Corgi 0-552-10485-X
£0.85?£: UK pound
255
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Der Tag vor der Revolution 1982-09-00 ed. James Gunn Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6732) 3-8118-6732-6
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
239
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1986-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon 0-380-89710-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
434
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1987-12-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon / SFBC 11628
$6.98?$: US dollar
xi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Alef, #24 1991-03-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
Dnevnik  
Din 90?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 Tim White Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86338-1
$40.00?$: US dollar
1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC 0-312-86338-1   1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1998-05-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Quality Paperback Book Club 0-9658501-3-7
$21.95?$: US dollar
1005
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 John Harris Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two 2004-00-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Robinson 1-84119-514-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
xviii+
617
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 Roberts  
The Science Fiction Century, Volume Two 2006-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Orb 0-765-31492-4
$21.95?$: US dollar
508
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  
Science fiction verhalen 2011-04-00 ed. Terry Carr Het Spectrum (Vantoen.nu #1755) 978-90-315-0340-7
€14.99?€: Euro
232
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 Alphons Koppelman  
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two 2011-09-01 ed. David G. Hartwell Robinson 978-1-78033-418-9
£5.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Joe Roberts Checkmark
Nebula 2 1970. - 1974. 2015-11-00 ed. Davorin Horak Hangar 7 (Nébula #2) 978-953-57638-3-3
kn 299.00?kn: Croatian kuna
511
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Philippe Bouchet Checkmark
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