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Title: Sunbird Title Record # 460731
Author: Neil Gaiman
Date: 2005-09-09
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: The members of an exclusive Epicurian (foodies') club dare a dish when they start to mourn that they've tried everything there is to eat -- the legendary Sunbird (phoenix), which requires a trip all the way to Egypt.
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Translations
Year Language Title
2007ⓘTranslated by Emmy van Beest and Josephine Ruitenberg
 Dutch Zonnevogel
2007ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Iacobaci + Elena Molho.
 Italian Avis Soleus
2010ⓘTranslated by Michele de Aguiar Vartuli.
 Portuguese O pássaro-do-sol
2010ⓘTranslated by Hannes Riffel and Sara Riffel
 German Sonnenvogel

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 2006 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
Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things ... That Aren't As Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures from the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We Couldn't Quite Finish, So Maybe You Could Help Us Out 2005-09-09 ed. Eli Horowitz, Ted Thompson McSweeney's Books 1-932416-35-8
$22.00?$: US dollar
 202+
[3]+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bruce Timm Checkmark
Fantasy: The Very Best of 2005 2006-07-00 ed. Jonathan Strahan Locus Press 0-9786210-1-8
$16.95?$: US dollar
 245
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 Picacio Checkmark
Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition 2006-09-00 ed. Rich Horton Prime Books 0-8095-5650-2
$13.95?$: US dollar
 336
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 William Waterhouse Checkmark
Fragile Things 2006-09-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 0-7553-3412-4
£17.99?£: UK pound
 xxix+
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll gray318  
Year's Best Fantasy 6 2006-09-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tachyon Publications 1-892391-37-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
 x+
355
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 David M. Bowers  
Fragile Things 2006-09-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 0-7553-3413-2
£11.99?£: UK pound
 xxix+
366
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 gray318  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2006-10-00 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC 1221406
$13.49?$: US dollar
 xxxi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2006-10-00 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 0-06-051522-8
$26.95?$: US dollar
 xxxi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb Checkmark
Fragile Things 2006-10-26 Neil Gaiman HarperAudio 978-0-06-122995-4
$27.93?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb Checkmark
Fragile Things 2007-04-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3414-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
 440
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 gray318  
Fragile Things 2007-04-05 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3415-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 448
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 gray318  
Alles is breekbaar 2007-06-00 Neil Gaiman Luitingh 978-90-245-1357-4
€19.95?€: Euro
 366
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  
M Is for Magic 2007-06-19 Neil Gaiman HarperAudio 978-0-06-147582-5
$15.99?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Teddy Kristiansen Checkmark
M Is for Magic 2007-06-26 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins 978-0-06-118645-5
$17.89?$: US dollar
 260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Teddy Kristiansen  
M Is for Magic 2007-07-00 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins 978-0-06-118642-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Teddy Kristiansen Checkmark
M Is for Magic 2007-08-00 Neil Gaiman Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-123-1
$60.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
151
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gahan Wilson  
Il cimitero senza lapidi e altre storie nere 2007-08-28 Neil Gaiman Mondadori (I grandi) 978-88-04-57275-6
€15.00?€: Euro
 222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Iacopo Bruno  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2007-10-00 Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial 978-0-06-125202-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
360+
16
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  
M Is for Magic 2008-03-00 Neil Gaiman Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-9568-7
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xi1+
248
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 Teddy Kristiansen Checkmark
M Is for Magic 2008-05-00 Neil Gaiman HarperTrophy 978-0-06-118647-9
$6.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
260
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 Teddy Kristiansen  
M Is for Magic 2009-04-09 Neil Gaiman Paw Prints 978-1-4395-8344-9
$15.99?$: US dollar
 260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Teddy Kristiansen  
Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren't As Scary 2009-09-08 ed. Eli Horowitz, Ted Thompson Delacorte Press 978-0-385-73747-0
$12.99?$: US dollar
 208
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  
Coraline and Other Stories 2009-10-00 Neil Gaiman Bloomsbury (The Bloomsbury Phantastics) 978-1-4088-0345-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
 x+
277
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 Holly Macdonald  
Alles is breekbaar 2009-10-00 Neil Gaiman Luitingh 978-90-245-3044-1
€18.95?€: Euro
 366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
M Is for Magic 2009-10-06 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins 978-0-06-197267-6
$6.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Teddy Kristiansen  
Fragile Things 2009-10-13 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-180416-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
Coisas Frágeis 1?Coisas Frageis 1
 2010-00-00 Neil Gaiman Conrad Editora 978-85-7616-404-3   205
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 Trigger Image , Rod Simeon Checkmark
Zerbrechliche Dinge: Geschichten & Wunder 2010-02-00 Neil Gaiman Klett-Cotta (Hobbit Presse) 978-3-608-93876-0
€19.90?€: Euro
 330
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll gray318 Checkmark
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2010-02-01 Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 400
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
Fragile Things 2010-09-30 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-7994-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll gray318  
Il cimitero senza lapidi e altre storie nere 2012-06-05 Neil Gaiman Mondadori (Oscar Bestsellers #1914) 978-88-520-2692-8
€4.99?€: Euro
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Iacopo Bruno  
Fragile Things 2013-00-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3415-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 440
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
Unnatural Creatures 2013-04-23 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Harper 978-0-06-223629-6
$17.99?$: US dollar
 462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Iacopo Bruno  
Unnatural Creatures 2013-04-23 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Harper 978-0-06-223630-2
$9.99?$: US dollar
 462
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 Iacopo Bruno  
Unnatural Creatures: Short Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman 2013-04-23 ed. Neil Gaiman Turtleback Books 978-0-606-31804-4
$20.85?$: US dollar
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Unnatural Creatures 2013-06-13 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Bloomsbury 978-1-4088-4544-8
£12.99?£: UK pound
 [12]+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Unnatural Creatures 2014-02-13 ed. Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley Bloomsbury Children's Books (UK) 978-1-4088-4546-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
 iv+
462
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  
Fragile Things 2018-05-22 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-269954-1
$16.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
355
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  
Fragile Things 2018-05-22 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-180416-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Zerbrechliche Dinge: Geschichten und Wunder 2019-03-29 Neil Gaiman Eichborn 978-3-8479-0655-1
€16.00?€: Euro
 412
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 Markus Weber Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-303187-6
$29.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing 978-1-79994-282-5
$55.99?$: US dollar
  
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll Ulf Andersen  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-303185-2
$40.00?$: US dollar
 736
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman Headline 978-1-4722-8230-9
£30.00?£: UK pound
 752
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing 978-0-06-303188-3
$48.99?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Ulf Andersen  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperAudio 978-0-06-303188-3
$55.90?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-11-10 Neil Gaiman HarperLuxe 978-0-06-303238-5
$42.00?$: US dollar
 608
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 Ulf Andersen  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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  
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