Title: The Pusher
Title Record # 49647
Author: John Varley
Date: 1981-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: John Varley
Date: 1981-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: An older man, a pusher, sits by a playground, watching the children. It's a strange place, but still recongizably a playground. He chooses a girl and then gives her candy and tells her a story. He's done this before, he's very good at it, and he has a goal. He also knows parents and officers of the law might stop him. But this is important...
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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Win | 1982 SF Chronicle | Short Story |
1 | 1982 Hugo | Best Short Story |
1 | 1982 Locus | Best Short Story |
Nomination | 1982 Nebula | Short Story |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1981 | 1981-10-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $1.50?$: 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 | David Hardy | ||
Det hände i morgon 17?Det hande i morgon 17 |
1982-00-00 | ed. Sam J. Lundwall | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #155) | 91-7228-304-1 | skr 94.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
245 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | Eddie Jones | |
Fiction, #328 | 1982-04-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F20.00?F: French frank |
196 | 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 | |||
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF | 1982-05-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #480) | 0-87997-728-0 / UE1728 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 304 |
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 | Wayne D. Barlowe | |
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF | 1982-05-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-728-0 / UE1728 | C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
ix+ 304 |
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 | Wayne D. Barlowe | |
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: 24th Series | 1982-06-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Charles Scribner's Sons | 0-684-17490-1 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 311 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11 | 1982-07-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Timescape / Pocket Books | 0-671-44483-2 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 438 |
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 1982 Annual World's Best SF | 1982-09-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | DAW Books / SFBC | 4786 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
ix+ 273 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Dawn Wilson | |
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11 | 1982-11-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Gollancz | 0-575-03156-5 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
viii+ 430 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
World's Best SF 1982 | 1982-11-00 | ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24036) |
3-404-24036-7 | DM 7.80?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 | Wayne D. Barlowe | |
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 24th Series | 1983-04-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Ace Books | 0-441-05485-4 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 311 |
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 | Tito Salamioni | |
L'année 1982-1983 de la Science-Fiction et du Fantastique | 1983-04-00 | Daniel Riche | Temps Futurs | 2-86607-035-6 | F75.00?F: French frank |
302 | 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. |
non-fic | ||
Nebula Award Stories Seventeen | 1983-08-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-063528-4 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
291 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lucy Albanese | |
S-Fマガジン 1983年09月号, #304?Esu-Efu Magajin 1983-nen 09-gatsu Gō, #304 Esu-Efu Magajin 1983-nen 09-gatsu Gou, #304 S-F Magajin 1983-nen 09-gatsu Gō, #304 S-F Magajin 1983-nen 09-gatsu Gou, #304 |
1983-09-00 |
ed.
今岡清?いまおかきよし Imaoka Kiyoshi |
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼう ハヤカワショボウ |
¥600?¥: Japanese yen |
272 | 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. |
mag |
鶴田一郎?つるたいちろう
Tsuruta Ichirō Tsuruta Ichirou |
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Dinosaurier auf dem Broadway | 1983-11-00 | ed. Ronald M. Hahn | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4027) | 3-453-30967-7 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
302 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
I Premi Hugo: 1976-1983 | 1984-00-00 | ed. Sandro Pergameno | Editrice Nord (Grandi Opere Nord #10) | 88-429-0699-9 |
xii+ 753+ [3] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Hardy | ||
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 2 | 1984-02-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4047) | 3-453-30990-1 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
526 | 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 | ||
De beste SF van het jaar | 1985-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Het Spectrum (Prisma #2410) | 90-274-1553-6 | 254 | 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 | Tim White | ||
Galaktika 58: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia?Galaktika 58: Tudomanyos-fantasztikus antologia Galaktika 58: Tudomaanyos-fantasztikus antoloogia |
1985-00-00 |
ed.
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter |
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek |
Ft 30?Ft: Hungarian forint |
127 | 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 |
Vass Mihály?Vass Mihaly
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Nebula Award Stories 17 | 1985-06-00 | ed. Joe Haldeman | Ace Science Fiction Books | 0-441-56797-5 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
291 | 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 | Jeffrey Ridge | |
Sirius, #112 | 1985-10-05 |
ed.
Milivoj Pašiček?Milivoj Pasicek Milivoj Pashichek |
Vjesnik | Din 150?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar |
132 | 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. |
mag |
Nenad Martić?Nenad Martic
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Blue Champagne | 1986-01-00 | John Varley | Dark Harvest | 0-913165-08-5 | $45.00?$: US dollar |
400 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Todd Cameron Hamilton | |
Blue Champagne | 1986-01-00 | John Varley | Dark Harvest | 0-913165-09-3 | $18.00?$: US dollar |
400 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Todd Cameron Hamilton | |
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 | 1986-04-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | 0-385-18946-X | $18.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 372 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 | 1986-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday / SFBC | 02882 | $5.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 340 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tita Nasol | |
Blue Champagne | 1986-11-00 | John Varley | Berkley Books | 0-425-09336-0 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
290 | 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 | Todd Cameron Hamilton | |
Blue Champagne | 1987-09-00 | John Varley | Ace Books | 0-441-06868-5 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
290 | 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 | Todd Cameron Hamilton | |
The John Varley Reader | 2004-09-00 | John Varley | Ace Books | 0-441-01195-0 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
ix+ 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. |
coll | Ian McKinnell , Ralph Mercer | |
The John Varley Reader | 2004-10-00 | John Varley | Ace Books / SFBC | 0-7394-4671-1 / 1173161 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
532 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ian McKinnell , Ralph Mercer | |
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF | 2013-07-04 | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 978-1-4721-0025-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
viii+ 535 |
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 | joeroberts.co.uk | |
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF | 2013-07-04 | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 978-1-4721-0026-9 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | joeroberts.co.uk | ||
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF | 2013-09-03 | ed. Mike Ashley | Running Press | 978-0-7624-4939-2 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 535 |
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 | Joe Roberts | |
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF | 2013-11-00 | ed. Mike Ashley | Running Press | 978-0-7624-4939-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 535 |
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 | Joe Roberts | |
The John Varley Reader | 2020-09-22 | John Varley | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-6341-8 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF | date unknown | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 978-1-4721-0025-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
viii+ 535 |
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 | Joe Roberts | |
The John Varley Reader | date unknown | John Varley | Ace Books | 978-1-4406-2512-1 | $20.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Ian McKinnell , Ralph Mercer | ||
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF | date unknown | ed. Mike Ashley | Running Press | 978-0-7624-4939-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 535 |
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 | Joe Roberts |