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Title: The Autopsy Title Record # 49726
Author: Michael Shea
Date: 1980-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1981 Italian L'autopsia
1982ⓘTranslated by Biggy Winter
 German Die Autopsie
1989ⓘTranslated by Stefan Troßbach
 German Die Autopsie

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
4 1981 Locus Best Novella
5 1981 Hugo Best Novelette
Nomination 1981 Nebula Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1980 1980-12-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$1.50?$: US dollar
 164
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 Ron Walotsky Checkmark
Urania #901 1981-09-20 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 901
Lit 1,500?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 Karel Thole  
Terrarium 1982-00-00 ed. Manfred Kluge Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3931) 3-453-30854-9
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 269
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: 24th Series 1982-06-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Charles Scribner's Sons 0-684-17490-1
$14.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 24th Series 1983-04-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Ace Books 0-441-05485-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
311
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 Tito Salamioni Checkmark
A Treasury of American Horror Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1
$10.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hector Garrido  
The Dark Descent 1987-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-93035-6
$29.95?$: US dollar
 1011
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
Polyphemus 1987-11-00 Michael Shea Arkham House 0-87054-155-2
$16.95?$: US dollar
 x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Harry O. Morris Checkmark
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1988-07-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan St. Martin's Press 0-312-01894-0
$22.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth James Sullivan (artist)  
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1988-07-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan St. Martin's Press 0-312-01736-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
403
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 James Sullivan (artist)  
The Dark Descent 1988-08-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC  
$12.95?$: US dollar
 1011
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 Doug Fornuff Checkmark
Die besten Horror-Stories 1989-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan Droemer Knaur (Knaur Horror #1835) 3-426-01835-7
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 587
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 Marion Arnemann , Doris Arnemann Checkmark
The Best of Modern Horror 1989-08-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan Viking UK 0-670-82871-8
£14.95?£: UK pound
 403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Max Schindler  
Polyphemus 1990-00-00 Michael Shea Grafton 0-586-20848-8
£3.50?£: UK pound
 288
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 David O'Connor Checkmark
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. 2 1990-01-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan St. Martin's Press 0-312-91603-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
 x+
261
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 James Sullivan (artist) Checkmark
Intensive Scare 1990-01-00 ed. Karl Edward Wagner DAW Books (DAW Collectors #805) 0-88677-402-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
 303
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
The Colour of Evil 1990-06-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-246-13667-7
£12.95?£: UK pound
 292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Colour of Evil 1990-06-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-246-13668-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 292
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 Ian Miller  
The Best of Modern Horror 1990-10-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan Penguin Books 0-14-011849-7
£5.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
403
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 Max Schindler  
The Colour of Evil 1991-06-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Grafton 0-586-20681-7
£4.99?£: UK pound
 491
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 Ian Miller  
The Color of Evil 1991-09-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-812-51898-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
 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  
The Dark Descent 1997-02-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86217-2
$27.95?$: US dollar
 1011
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  
Aliens Among Us 2000-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00704-X
$5.99?$: US dollar
 x+
292
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 Walter Velez  
The Autopsy and Other Tales 2008-00-00 Michael Shea Centipede Press 978-1-933618-37-1
$95.00?$: US dollar
 593
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 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 Century's Best Horror Fiction 1951-2000 2012-01-00 ed. John Pelan Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-172-2
$75.00?$: US dollar
 866
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Alan M. Clark 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
Lightspeed, April 2014 2014-04-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Lightspeed Magazine  
$3.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 mag Remi Le Capon Checkmark
Aliens Among Us 2014-10-06 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-106-1
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
The Color of Evil 2016-10-04 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 978-0-7653-9113-1
$8.99?$: US dollar
 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  
A Treasury of American Horror Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1   xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hector Garrido  
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