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Title: Descending Title Record # 43910
Author: Thomas M. Disch
Date: 1964-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1967Translated by Beata Della Frattina
Italian Scendendo
1972Translated by Alain Dorémieux for his anthology Territoires de l'inquiétude, 1972.
French Pour descendre
1973Translated by Roland Delouya
French La descente [as by Thomas Disch]
1974 Translated by Walter Brumm. Both Heyne titles bear the same translation; only the title was changed.
German Abstieg
1978Translated by Antonangelo Pinna
Italian Scendendo
1981Translated by Walter Brumm Both Heyne titles bear the same translation; only the title was changed.
German Abwärts

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantastic Stories of Imagination, July 1964 1964-07-00 ed. Cele G. Lalli Ziff-Davis Publishing Company  
$0.50?$: 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
10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF 1965-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth G. Ziel Checkmark
10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1966-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth G. Ziel Checkmark
10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1966-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 8611
$0.75?$: US dollar
382
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 G. Ziel Checkmark
10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1966-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 8611
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
382
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 G. Ziel Checkmark
10th Annual S-F 1967-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 8611-8
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).
382
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
Urania #462 1967-05-21 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 462
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
168
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
Under Compulsion 1968-09-00 Thomas M. Disch Hart-Davis 0-246-97438-9
25/-?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).
220
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ken Reilly  
The Most Thrilling Science Fiction Ever Told No. 13, Summer 1969 1969-06-00 ed. uncredited Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.50?$: 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 Ed Valigursky Checkmark
Under Compulsion 1970-00-00 Thomas M. Disch Panther 0-586-03265-7
£0.25?£: UK pound
170
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
The Best of Science Fiction 10 1970-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-11138-6
7/-?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).
382
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 David Davies (artist) Checkmark
Fun with Your New Head 1971-01-00 Thomas M. Disch Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Anita Siegel Checkmark
Fun with Your New Head 1971-04-00 Thomas M. Disch Doubleday / SFBC 3263
$1.49?$: US dollar
216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Anita Siegel Checkmark
Fun with Your New Head 1972-02-00 Thomas M. Disch Signet T4913
$0.75?$: US dollar
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 Gene Szafran Checkmark
Territoires de l'inquiétude 1972-08-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
Casterman     342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Modern Science Fiction 1974-00-00 ed. Norman Spinrad Anchor Press / Doubleday 0-385-02263-8 / A978
$3.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
540
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
Modern Science Fiction 1974-00-00 ed. Norman Spinrad Anchor Press / Doubleday 0-385-02263-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
540
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  
Science Fiction Story Reader 1 1974-01-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3374) 3-453-30251-6
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
141
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Modern Science Fiction 1976-06-00 ed. Norman Spinrad Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) 0-8398-2339-8
$25.00?$: US dollar
x+
xiv+
540
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Decade: The 1960s 1977-01-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Macmillan UK 0-333-19002-5
£3.95?£: UK pound
287
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ken Leader Checkmark
Scendendo. Romanzi e racconti di fantascienza sotterranea 1977-09-00 ed. Carlo Fruttero Mondadori (Omnibus) 14244
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Karel Thole  
Under Compulsion 1978-00-00 Thomas M. Disch Panther / Granada 0-586-03265-7
£0.75?£: UK pound
170
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Urania #750 1978-06-04 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 750
Lit 800?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 Checkmark
Decade: The 1960s 1979-06-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pan Books 0-330-25767-6
£0.90?£: UK pound
287
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 Checkmark
Fundamental Disch 1980-10-00 Thomas M. Disch Bantam Books 0-553-13670-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
xiii+
398
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
Fundamental Disch 1981-00-00 Thomas M. Disch Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02986-2
£7.95?£: UK pound
373
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy 1981-03-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon 0-380-77115-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
588
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 Marsh Checkmark
Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband 1981 1981-04-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3790) 3-453-30693-7
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
474+
[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.
anth Jim Burns Checkmark
Letzte Bestellung: 9 Romane und Erzählungen prominenter Sf-Autoren 1983-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Deutscher Bücherbund     463
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Space Odyssey 1983-09-00 ed. uncredited Octopus Books 0-7064-1963-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore Checkmark
La Signora degli scarafaggi e altri 22 racconti 1984-06-00 Thomas Dish Mondadori (Urania Blu #2) 2
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
274
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 Karel Thole  
Traumreich der Magie: Höhepunkte der modernen Fantasy 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4254) 3-453-31262-7
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
795
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 Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1987-00-00 ed. uncredited Gallery Books / W. H. Smith 0-8317-7988-8   349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1988-02-00 ed. uncredited Treasure Press 1-85051-208-6
£5.99?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore  
Masters of Fantasy 1992-08-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Galahad Books 0-88365-786-4
$9.98?$: US dollar
512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Amazing Stories, October 1992 1992-10-00 ed. Kim Mohan TSR  
$3.95?$: US dollar
100
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Douglas Chaffee Checkmark
Masters of Fantasy 1994-10-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Bristol Park Books 0-88486-094-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
xv+
512
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 Henri Rousseau Checkmark
Poussière de Lune 1999-10-00 Thomas Disch
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#172)
2-207-24991-3   217
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
Stéphane Barry?Stephane Barry
 
Technohorror: Inventions in Terror 1999-11-00 ed. James Frenkel Roxbury Park / Lowell House 0-7373-0298-4
$15.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
296
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 Ron Walotsky  
Sci Fiction, September 20, 2000 2000-09-20 ed. Ellen Datlow SciFi.com     0
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
mag  
Under Compulsion date unknown Thomas M. Disch Panther / Granada 0-586-03265-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
170
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy date unknown ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon / QPBC     xvii+
588
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 Marsh Checkmark
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