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Title: Talent Title Record # 45091
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1953-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1956Translated by uncredited
French Précieuse et le cerf-volant
1965Translated by Roberta Rambelli
Italian Talento
1973Translated by Mieke Meuldrager-Ezelin
Dutch Begaafd
1978Translated by Bruno Martin
French Un don spécial
1980Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Talent
1984Translated by Rolf Jurkeit.
German Talent
1985Translated by Gálvölgyi Judit
Hungarian Tehetség
2005Translated by Bruno Martin
French Un don

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Beyond Fantasy Fiction, September 1953 1953-09-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #29 April 1956 1956-04-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?F: French frank
148
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 Emshwiller  
Zacherley's Midnight Snacks 1960-03-00 ed. Zacherley Ballantine Books 370K
$0.35?$: US dollar
157
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Zacherley's Midnight Snacks 1961-12-00 ed. Zacherley Ballantine Books 556
$0.35?$: US dollar
157
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Beyond 1963-01-00 ed. uncredited Berkley Medallion F712
$0.50?$: 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.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1963-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books AS516
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1963-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books AS516
$0.95?$: US dollar
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  
L'altare a mezzanotte: 50 racconti di fantascienza 1965-07-30 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #16)  
Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Rocco Borella Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1966-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1968-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1969-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: US dollar
285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1971-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Xanadu 1973-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Meulenhoff (M=SF #65) 90-290-0157-7   327
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 Mati Klarwein Checkmark
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1974-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company 0-673-03409-7   384
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 Joan Miro Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.50?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.50?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1976-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company (Fountainhead) 0-673-10225-4   384
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 Joan Miro  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1978-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Les songes superbes de Theodore Sturgeon 1978-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes) 2-203-22624-2   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Palmans  
Visions and Venturers 1978-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Dell 0-440-12648-7
$1.75?$: US dollar
300
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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Visions and Venturers 1979-09-00 Theodore Sturgeon Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02697-9
£5.50?£: UK pound
300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
PSI-Talente 1980-02-00 Theodore Sturgeon Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23339) 3-442-23339-9
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
218
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
Jürgen F. Rogner?Juergen F. Rogner
Checkmark
Visions and Venturers 1980-06-00 Theodore Sturgeon Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1166   300
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror 1983-00-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Dodd, Mead & Co. 0-396-08266-1
$9.95?$: US dollar
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.
anth  
The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror 1983-08-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Dodd, Mead & Co. 0-396-08160-6
$15.95?$: US dollar
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Gallery of Horror 1983-09-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Robson Books 0-86051-255-X   365
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Das große Gruselkabinett 1984-00-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Heyne (
Heyne Die unheimlichen Bücher?Heyne Die unheimlichen Buecher
#16)
3-453-44070-6
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
447
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
Tudományos-fantasztikus folyóirat 63 1985-12-00 ed. Sziládi János
Móra Ferenc Ifjúsági Könyvkiadó?Mora Ferenc Ifjusagi Konyvkiado
 
Ft 28?Ft: Hungarian forint
96
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag
Ámon László?Laszlo Amon
Checkmark
Gallery of Horror 1996-02-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Roc / New American Library 0-451-45461-8
$21.95?$: US dollar
vi+
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jim Thiesen  
Gallery of Horror 1996-06-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Roc / New American Library / SFBC 10936
$10.98?$: US dollar
334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jim Thiesen Checkmark
100 Tiny Tales of Terror 1996-09-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0140-7
$7.98?$: US dollar
x+
565
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Cheryl Knippenburg Checkmark
Gallery of Horror 1997-06-00 ed. Charles L. Grant Roc / New American Library 0-451-45515-0
$6.99?$: US dollar
412
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 Thiesen Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1997-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Scribner Paperback Fiction 0-684-84296-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
A Saucer of Loneliness 2000-10-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-350-6
$30.00?$: US dollar
ix+
388
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
A Saucer of Loneliness 2002-09-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-424-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
ix+
388
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 Ed Emshwiller  
Romans et nouvelles 2005-09-00 Theodore Sturgeon Omnibus (France) 2-258-06642-5
€25.00?€: Euro
xi+
1161
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.
omni Georges Rohner  
A Saucer of Loneliness 2013-04-16 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-58394-751-7
$18.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
A Saucer of Loneliness 2013-09-30 Theodore Sturgeon Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11001-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$5.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Scribner 0-684-84296-3
$7.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
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