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Title: Twink Title Record # 45868
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1955-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A telepath is facing a task: he must deal with Twink. He has a lot of trepidation and is somewhat afraid of what must be done.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1956 French
Étincelle?Etincelle
1960Translated by María Teresa Vidal Parellada
Spanish Twink
1974Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Twink
1989Translated by Massimo Patti
Italian Twink

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Finalists 1956 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
Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1955 1955-08-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Kirberger Checkmark
Caviar 1955-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 119
$0.35?$: US dollar
167
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
Caviar 1955-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books H-119
$2.00?$: US dollar
167
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers  
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 32 1955-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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).
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 Kirberger Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #28 March 1956 1956-03-00 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 Checkmark
Caviar 1960-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #68) 68   272
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  
Caviar 1962-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books F562
$0.50?$: US dollar
167
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
Caviar 1962-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books F562
3/6?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).
167
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
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere Books 82244
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 David Davies (artist) Checkmark
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere Books 82260
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
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sidgwick & Jackson  
21/-?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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Caviar 1970-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 01829
$0.75?$: US dollar
167+
[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 Robert Pepper Checkmark
Science Fiction Special (3) 1971-00-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #3) 0-283-48474-8
£?£: UK pound
284+
182+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Caviar 1974-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere 0-7221-8227-9
£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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Der Gott des Mikrokosmos 1974-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0195) 3-442-23195-7
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
186
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 F. Jürgen Rogner  
Les enfants de Sturgeon 1977-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #58)
2-7024-0604-1   251
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
Caviar 1977-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25783-9
$1.50?$: US dollar
v+
182
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 Darrell K. Sweet  
Caviar 1977-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25783-9
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
v+
182
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 Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Alien Cargo 1984-06-00 Theodore Sturgeon Bluejay Books 0-312-94008-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rowena Morrill Checkmark
Alien Cargo 1986-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition #13) 0-312-94007-6
$8.95?$: US dollar
284
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 Rowena Morrill Checkmark
Urania #1114 1989-11-19 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori 1114
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
160
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 Vicente Segrelles  
Le professeur et l'ours en peluche 2000-02-00 Theodore Sturgeon Manitoba / Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #42) 2-251-77145-X
F49.00?F: French frank
238
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
Rémi Hamoir?Remi Hamoir
Checkmark
Bright Segment 2002-05-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-398-0
$35.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Bright Segment 2010-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-55643-398-6
$35.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Bright Segment 2013-04-16 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-58394-752-4
$18.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Bright Segment 2013-10-31 Theodore Sturgeon Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11002-1
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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