Title: Coming of Age in Karhide

Title: Coming of Age in Karhide Title Record # 43682
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1995-05-04
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Hainish
Language: English

Note: First published in New Legends, ed. Greg Bear & Martin H. Greenberg, Legend, 1995.

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Year	Title
2002^ⓘFirst published as "Coming of Age in Karhide" in New Legends, ed. Greg Bear & Martin H. Greenberg, Legend, 1995	Coming of Age in Karhide by Sov Thade Tage em Ereb, of Rer, in Karhide, on Gethen

Year	Language	Title
1997^ⓘTranslated by Riccardo Valla	Italian	Come si diventa adulti a Karhide
2006^ⓘTranslated by Patrick Dusoulier	French	Puberté en Karhaïde [as by Ursula Le Guin]
2009^ⓘTranslated by Gloria Barberi	Italian	Diventare adulti in Karhide

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
6	1996 Locus	Best Novelette
Nominations Below Cutoff	1996 Hugo	Best Novelette

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
New Legends	1995-05-04	ed. Greg Bear, Martin H. Greenberg	Legend	0-09-931881-4	£15.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 419	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Chris Moore
New Legends	1995-08-00	ed. Greg Bear, Martin H. Greenberg	Tor	0-312-85930-9	$22.95^?$: US dollar	379	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Harris
Year's Best SF	1996-05-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	HarperPrism	0-06-105641-3	$5.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 479	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	Bob Eggleton
New Legends	1996-05-00	ed. Greg Bear, Martin H. Greenberg	Legend	0-09-931901-2	£5.99^?£: UK pound	x+ 419	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	Chris Moore
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection	1996-06-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press	0-312-14451-2	$29.95^?$: US dollar	xlviii+ 592	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
New Legends	1996-06-00	ed. Greg Bear, Martin H. Greenberg	Tor	0-312-86201-6	$13.95^?$: US dollar	378	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
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection	1996-06-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press	0-312-14452-0	$17.95^?$: US dollar	xlvii+ 592	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	Bob Eggleton
Year's Best SF	1996-08-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	HarperPrism / SFBC	12346	$9.98^?$: US dollar	xi+ 479	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection	1996-09-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press / SFBC	13595	$14.98^?$: US dollar	lxiii+ 704	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
The Best New Science Fiction: 9th Annual Collection	1996-10-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Robinson	1-85487-492-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound	lxiv+ 687	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	Phil Marritt
Le meraviglie dell'invisibile	1997-09-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #12)		Lit 9,000^?Lit: Italian lira	396	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	Marco Patrito
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories	2002-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	HarperCollinsPublishers	0-06-621253-7	$24.95^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 362	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Philip Lee Harvey
The Birthday of the World	2003-01-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion	0-575-07479-5	£9.99^?£: UK pound	xiii+ 362	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
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories	2003-01-16	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz	0-575-07379-9	£16.99^?£: UK pound	384	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories	2003-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Perennial / HarperCollins	0-06-050906-6	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 362	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	Philip Lee Harvey
The Birthday of the World	2004-01-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion	0-575-07539-2	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xiii+ 362	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
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction	2005-02-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	0-312-33656-X	$19.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 655	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
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction	2005-02-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	0-312-33655-1	$35.00^?$: US dollar	xix+ 655	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction	2005-02-01	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	1-4299-0385-6	$10.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
L'anniversaire du monde	2006-01-27	Ursula Le Guin	Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain)	2-221-10537-0	€21.00^?€: Euro	406	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	Jackie Paternoster
The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF	2008-03-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Robinson	978-1-84529-424-3	£9.99^?£: UK pound	xix+ 778	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
The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF	2008-03-27	ed. Gardner Dozois	Robinson	978-1-84901-540-0	£9.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Year's Best SF	2009-10-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	HarperCollins e-books	978-0-06-175774-7	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
The Birthday of the World	2009-10-13	Ursula K. Le Guin	HarperCollins e-books	978-0-06-180392-5	$10.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Philip Lee Harvey
Il meglio della SF / II. L'Olimpo dei classici moderni	2009-11-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #49)		€7.50^?€: Euro	718	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	Victor Togliani
L'anniversaire du monde	2010-03-00	Ursula Le Guin	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #31869)	978-2-253-02348-7	€7.50^?€: Euro	567	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	Alain Brion
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories	2010-09-09	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion	978-0-575-10028-2	£4.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Hainish Novels & Stories, Volume One	2017-09-05	Ursula K. Le Guin	The Library of America (The Library of America #296)	978-1-59853-538-9	$40.00^?$: US dollar	xviii+ 1095	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Hainish Novels & Stories	2017-09-05	Ursula K. Le Guin	The Library of America	978-1-59853-537-2	$80.00^?$: US dollar	xviii+ 1095, xix+ 789	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Year's Best SF	date unknown	ed. David G. Hartwell	HarperPrism	0-06-105641-3	$6.99^?$: US dollar	xi+ 479	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	Bob Eggleton
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	HarperCollins	0-06-621253-7	$24.95^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 362	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Philip Lee Harvey
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	0-312-33656-X	$19.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 655	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
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	0-312-33656-X	$19.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 655	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
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	0-312-33656-X	$21.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 655	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

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Review by Steven Sawicki [as by Steve Sawicki] (2002) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #225 June 2002

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