Title: Nerves

Title: Nerves Title Record # 46545
Author: Lester del Rey
Date: 1942-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1957^ⓘTranslated by Félix Monteagudo	Spanish	Nervios
1970^ⓘTranslated by Bodo Baumann	German	Nervensache
1979^ⓘTranslated by Uwe Anton	German	Nerven
1981^ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch	German	Nerven

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
3	2018 Retro Hugo	Best Novella

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1942	1942-09-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	132	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	William Timmins
Astounding Science Fiction, October 1942 (UK)	1942-10-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd			64	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1946-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		$2.95^?$: US dollar	xv+ 997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	George Salter
Adventures in Time and Space	1946-08-26	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		$2.95^?$: US dollar	xv+ 997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	George Salter
... And Some Were Human	1948-00-00	Lester del Rey	Prime Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar	331	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	L. Robert Tschirky
Adventures in Time and Space	1953-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House			xv+ 824	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space	1957-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Modern Library (Modern Library Giant #31)	G31	$2.95^?$: US dollar	997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Salter
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space	1957-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		C$3.45^?C$: Canadian dollar	997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Nervios	1957-00-00	Lester del Rey	E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #39)	39		236	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	Llobera
Science Fiction Stories 2	1970-00-01	ed. Walter Spiegl	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #2 (2773))	2773	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	154	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
Science Fiction Stories 2	1972-00-00	ed. Walter Spiegl	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #2 (2773))	3-548-02773-3	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	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.	anth	Paul Lehr
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writres of America	1973-01-00	ed. Ben Bova	Doubleday	0-385-04576-X	$9.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 486	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Aulicino
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	1973-05-00	ed. Ben Bova	Doubleday / SFBC	5685	$3.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Aulicino
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two	1973-09-13	ed. Ben Bova	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-01735-X		ix+ 422	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1974-06-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar	572	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1974-06-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	C$1.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	572	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 Hall of Fame: The Novellas, Book 1	1975-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Sphere	0-7221-1805-8	£0.55^?£: UK pound	172	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	Eddie Jones
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1975-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	25353	$1.95^?$: US dollar	572	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1975-08-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Ballantine Books	0-345-25374-4	$4.95^?$: US dollar	[xvii]+ 997	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1976-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	572	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
Neutron Stars	1977-00-00	ed. Gregory Fitz Gerald	Fawcett Gold Medal	0-449-13905-0	$1.95^?$: US dollar	480	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1978-03-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27747-3	$6.95^?$: US dollar	xv+ 997	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1978-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28925-0	$9.95^?$: US dollar	997	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
Titan 10	1979-02-00	ed. Ben Bova, Wolfgang Jeschke	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3633)	3-453-30545-0	DM 3.80^?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.	anth	George Jones
Adventures in Time and Space	1979-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27747-3	$9.95^?$: US dollar	997	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 Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405)	0-87997-570-9 / UE1570	$2.50^?$: US dollar	448	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	Antonio Bernal
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-570-9	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	448	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	Antonio Bernal
Die besten Stories von 1942	1981-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6717)	3-8118-6717-2	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	335	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
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-41367-1		723	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s	1989-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	1-85487-017-3	£4.99^?£: UK pound	504	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 Layzell
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s	1989-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-480-2	$8.95^?$: US dollar	504	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 Layzell
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s	1989-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-480-2	$8.95^?$: US dollar	504	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Layzell
Adventures in Time and Space	1990-08-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House / SFBC	17325	$14.98^?$: US dollar	1004	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary D. Lang
Great Tales of the Golden Age of Science Fiction	1991-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Galahad Books	0-88365-772-4		xii+ 466	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karen Nelson
Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction	1991-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Galahad Books	1-57866-106-4		466	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction	1991-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Jaico Publishing House	J-648		504	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
My Favorite Science Fiction Story	1999-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1115)	0-88677-830-1 / UE2830	$6.99^?$: US dollar	xii+ 372	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	Angus McKie
My Favorite Science Fiction Story	1999-07-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / SFBC	0-7394-0349-4 / 00941	$9.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 372	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Angus McKie
Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction	2000-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Galahad Books	1-57866-106-4	$9.98^?$: US dollar	466	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America	2001-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	The Easton Press			xi+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Adventures in Time and Space	2001-11-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-2214-6 / 05417	$17.99^?$: US dollar	1004	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary D. Lang
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	2004-12-00	ed. Ben Bova	Tor	0-765-30534-8	$29.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Kenn Brown
My Favorite Science Fiction Story	2005-09-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	ibooks	1-59687-121-0	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 372	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	Kimberly Chandler
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction	2007-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	1-84529-096-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound	viii+ 532	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	Corbis
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction	2007-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Carroll & Graf	0-7867-1905-2	$13.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 532	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	Corbis
War and Space: Selected Short Stories of Lester Del Rey. Volume 1	2009-08-00	Lester del Rey	NESFA Press	978-1-886778-76-4	$29.00^?$: US dollar	572	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Picacio
Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction	2010-03-01	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Galahad Books	978-1-57866-178-7	$9.98^?$: US dollar	466	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The 13th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack: Lester del Rey, Vol. 2	2015-01-13	Lester del Rey	Wildside Press	978-1-4794-0475-9	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	2018-02-27	ed. Ben Bova	Blackstone Audio				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two-A: The Great Novellas	2019-04-29	ed. Ben Bova	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-426-2	$19.99^?$: US dollar	582	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$3.95^?$: US dollar	572	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	572	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	572	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Tor	0-765-30534-8	$29.95^?$: US dollar	529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-46292-3	$2.50^?$: US dollar	572	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Gollancz Readers Union			ix+ 422	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth

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