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Title: Star Light, Star Bright Title Record # 40429
Author: Alfred Bester
Date: 1953-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: An elementary school principal discovers that one of his fifth grade students belongs to a group of children with remarkable powers who have not been detected yet.
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Current Tags: paranormal powers (1), mutants (1), only humans (1), only Earth (1), contemporary (1), wishes (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1954 French
L'homme que Vénus va condamner?L'homme que Venus va condamner
1955ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator
 Italian Stella della sera
1960ⓘTranslated by unknown
 Japanese 祈り [as by
アルフレッド・ベスター?Arufureddo Busutā
Arufureddo Busutaa
]
1963 Swedish Ljus stjärna, klar stjärna
1965 Italian Stella lucente, stella splendente...
1967ⓘTranslated by Екатерина Короткова (Ekaterina Korotkova)
 Russian
Звездочка светлая, звездочка ранняя?Zvezdochka svetlaya, zvezdochka rannyaya
[as by
Альфред Бестер?Al'fred Bester
]
1975ⓘTranslated by May Gallowman (sic)
 French
Étoile du soir, étoile d'espoir...?Etoile du soir, etoile d'espoir...
1977ⓘTranslated by Walter Relsky
 Dutch Ster daarboven in de lucht ...
1978ⓘTranslated by Uwe Anton
 German Stern des Glanzes, Stern der Pracht
1978ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo First published in JVM #372, 1978.
 Swedish Blinka lilla stjärna där
1985ⓘTranslated by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Rottner
 Spanish Oh, luminosa y brillante estrella
1999ⓘTranslated by Maria Manuel Tinoco.
 Portuguese Luz das Estrelas, Brilho das Estrelas
2003ⓘTranslated by Josep María Verger.
 Spanish Estrellita, estrellita

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
3 2004 Retro Hugo 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
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1953 1953-07-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 132
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 Emsh Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1954-02-18 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Doubleday  
$3.25?$: US dollar
 252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Fiction, #4 1954-03-00 ed. Editors of Fiction OPTA  
F100?F: French frank
 132
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 Jean Maroquène Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1954-08-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.15?$: US dollar
 252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
I Romanzi di Urania #72 1955-02-28 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 72
Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira
 128
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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
Starburst 1958-05-00 Alfred Bester Signet / New American Library S1524
$0.35?$: US dollar
 160
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 Powers Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1960-02-15 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Ace Books D-422
$0.35?$: US dollar
 256
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 Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
S-Fマガジン 1960年08月号, #7?S-F Magajin 1960-nen 08-gatsu Gō, #7
 1960-08-00 ed.
福島正実?Fukushima Masami
ふくしままさみ
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
      
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.
 mag  
Häpna!, december 1963 1963-12-00 ed.
Kjell Ekström?Kjell Ekstrom
 Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner     98
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.
 mag  
Les 20 meilleurs récits de science-fiction 1964-00-00 ed. Hubert Juin Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Géant?Bibliotheque Marabout - Geant
#207)		     445
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
Starburst 1965-04-00 Alfred Bester Signet / New American Library D2672
$0.50?$: US dollar
 160
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 Powers Checkmark
Starburst 1965-04-00 Alfred Bester Signet / New American Library of Canada D2672
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 160
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 Powers Checkmark
Urania #391 1965-07-04 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 391
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira
 144
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 Checkmark
Антология фантастических рассказов?Antologiya fantasticheskikh rasskazov
 1967-00-00 ed.
Р. Подольный?R. Podolny
Молодая гвардия?Molodaya Gvardiya
(
Библиотека современной фантастики?Biblioteka sovremennoi fantastiki
#10)		     560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series 1968-00-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Ace Books G-712
$0.50?$: US dollar
 256
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 Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Starburst 1968-10-00 Alfred Bester Sphere Books 16071
5/-?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).
 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.
 coll Checkmark
Starburst 1970-12-00 Alfred Bester Signet / New American Library of Canada T4460
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 160
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
Starburst 1973-03-00 Alfred Bester Sphere Books 0-7221-1610-1
£0.30?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Colin Hay Checkmark
Histoires de pouvoirs 1975-04-07 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3770) 2-253-00739-0   413
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Star Light, Star Bright 1976-07-00 Alfred Bester Berkley/Putnam 0-399-11816-0
$7.95?$: US dollar
 248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester 1976-12-00 Alfred Bester Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3140
$3.98?$: US dollar
 409
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Jack Woolhiser Checkmark
Verrukkelijk Fahrenheit 1977-00-00 Alfred Bester Meulenhoff (M=SF #123) 90-290-0516-5   349
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Starburst 1977-06-00 Alfred Bester Pan Books 0-330-25111-2
£0.60?£: UK pound
 155
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 Gino D'Achille Checkmark
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester 1977-07-00 Alfred Bester Berkley Medallion 0-425-03451-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 452
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.
 omni Richard Powers Checkmark
Star Light, Star Bright 1978-02-00 Alfred Bester Gollancz 0-575-02320-1
£4.50?£: UK pound
 248
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen 1978-09-00 Alfred Bester Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #705) 3-426-00705-3
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 176
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 George Jones Checkmark
Star Light, Star Bright 1979-00-00 Alfred Bester Fontana 0-00-615406-9
£0.95?£: 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 Tim White Checkmark
Det hände i morgon 10?Det hande i morgon 10
 1979-00-00 ed. Sam J. Lundwall Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #91) 91-7228-195-2
skr 50.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 275
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth David A. Hardy  
Starburst 1980-03-00 Alfred Bester Signet / New American Library 0-451-09132-9
$1.75?$: US dollar
 160
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
Starburst 1980-03-00 Alfred Bester Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-09132-9
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 160
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen 1981-06-00 Alfred Bester Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #5705) 3-426-05705-0
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 175+
[1]
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 George Jones Checkmark
Oh, luminosa y brillante estrella 1985-00-00 Alfred Bester Teorema (Visión Arcadia) 84-7604-042-3   281
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 Tim White  
Aller Glanz der Sterne 1991-00-00 Alfred Bester Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #278) 3-518-38455-4
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 184
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  
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester 1997-11-00 Alfred Bester Vintage Books 0-679-76783-5
$14.00?$: US dollar
 xiii+
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 Evan Gaffney Checkmark
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester 1997-11-00 Alfred Bester Topeka Bindery 1-4177-1932-X
$17.92?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester 1998-08-00 Alfred Bester Vintage Books / SFBC 1-56865-805-2 / 17770
$10.98?$: US dollar
 366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Irrealidades Virtuais, 1º volume 1999-05-00 Alfred Bester
Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America
(Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #241)		 972-1-04623-X   138
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 Estúdios PEA  
Irrealidades virtuales 2003-03-00 Alfred Bester Minotauro 84-450-7307-9   420
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Sci Fiction, December 7, 2005 2005-12-07 ed. Ellen Datlow SciFi.com      
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag  
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester 2013-05-30 Alfred Bester Byron Preiss Visual Publications 0-679-76783-5
$16.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Evan Gaffney  
Starburst date unknown Alfred Bester Signet / New American Library T4460
$0.75?$: US dollar
 160
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester date unknown Alfred Bester Berkley Medallion 0-425-03451-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 452
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.
 omni Richard Powers Checkmark
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester date unknown Alfred Bester Vintage Books 0-679-76783-5
$14.00?$: US dollar
 xiii+
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 Evan Gaffney Checkmark
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester date unknown Alfred Bester Vintage Books 978-0-679-76783-1
$16.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
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 Evan Gaffney Checkmark
Les 20 meilleurs récits de science-fiction date unknown ed. Hubert Juin Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Géant?Bibliotheque Marabout - Geant
#207)		     445
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  
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