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Title: The Worm That Flies Title Record # 56908
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1968-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: In a distant future where immortal humans have taken on different shapes and lives, as trees, or apes, or other forms, humans seek for meaning within life.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1968 The Worm That Flies [as by Brian Aldiss]
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Guy Abadia
French Le ver ailé
1970Translated by Maria Teresa Guasti, Tito Lana Popi and Sandro Sandrelli
Italian Il verme che vola
1973Translated by Bruno Martin
French Le ver qui vole
1975Translated by Dolf Strasser.
German Der fliegende Wurm
1983Translated by Annette von Charpentier
German Der Wurm, der fliegt
1992Translated by И. Невструев / I. Nevstruev.
Russian
Летающий червяк?Letayoshchiy cherbyak
[as by
Брайан Олдисс?Brayan Oldiss
Brian Aldiss
]
2002Translated by Matilde Horne.
Spanish El gusano volador (El gusano que vuela)

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translationsDo not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Farthest Reaches 1968-09-27 ed. Joseph Elder Trident Press (New York)  
$4.95?$: US dollar
217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Histoires stellaires 1969-00-00 ed. uncredited OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#15)
 
F6.00?F: French frank
224
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".
anth Moebius Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 1969-05-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 91352
$0.95?$: US dollar
380
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 1969-09-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books / SFBC (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 1908   381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Farthest Reaches 1969-09-00 ed. Joseph Elder Pocket Books 0-671-75456-4
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
177
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
The Moment of Eclipse 1970-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber 0-571-09570-4
£1.50?£: UK pound
215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jerome Gask Checkmark
Metamorfosi 1970 1970-01-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #38)  
Lit 2,700?Lit: Italian lira
364
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gian Mario Scuratti  
Moment of Eclipse 1972-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
[10]+
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Margo Herr Checkmark
L'instant de l'éclipse 1973-02-19 Brian W. Aldiss
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#164)
    247
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  
The Moment of Eclipse 1973-11-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther 0-586-03776-4
£0.35?£: UK pound
187
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 Bob Haberfield Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 51 1975-08-00 ed. uncredited Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #97 (3159)) 3-548-03159-5
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
128
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 Robert Foster Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 1979-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther 0-586-03776-4
£1.25?£: UK pound
187
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 1979-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther 0-586-03776-4
£0.90?£: UK pound
187
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
Der Moment der Eklipse 1983-10-00 Brian W. Aldiss
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24049)
3-404-24049-9
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
253
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 1985-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Panther / Granada 0-586-03776-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
187
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
A Romance of the Equator: Best Fantasy Stories 1989-09-00 Brian W. Aldiss Gollancz 0-575-04211-7
£13.95?£: UK pound
vi+
345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lanfranco Checkmark
A Romance of the Equator: Best Fantasy Stories 1990-04-00 Brian W. Aldiss Atheneum / Macmillan 0-689-12053-2
$18.95?$: US dollar
345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lanfranco Checkmark
A Romance of the Equator: Best Fantasy Stories 1990-05-00 Brian W. Aldiss VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04778-X
£3.99?£: UK pound
345
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 Lanfranco Checkmark
The Legend Book of Science Fiction 1991-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Legend 0-7126-5010-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
vii+
672
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 Legend Book of Science Fiction 1991-07-11 ed. Gardner Dozois Legend / Century 0-7126-4861-5
£14.99?£: UK pound
vii+
672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth NASA  
1992-00-00 ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov
Sergei Barsov
() 5-7628-0010-5   480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo
 
Modern Classics of Science Fiction 1992-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-07238-4
$27.50?$: US dollar
672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Modern Classics of Science Fiction 1992-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 19603
$12.98?$: US dollar
vii+
672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Modern Classics of Science Fiction 1993-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-08847-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
vii+
672
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  
Immortals 1998-07-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00539-X
$5.99?$: US dollar
x+
255
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 Jean-François Podevin Checkmark
The Moment of Eclipse 2000-00-00 Brian Aldiss House of Stratus 0-7551-0079-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
207
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 Derek Edwards Checkmark
El Momento del Eclipse 2002-04-11 Brian W. Aldiss Minotauro 84-450-7367-2
$12.35?$: US dollar
238
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  
Immortals 2013-03-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-113-9
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Ron Miller  
Four for Fantasy 2013-10-00 ed. Brian Aldiss, Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, Richard Christian Matheson PS Publishing 978-1-84863-668-2
£12.00?£: UK pound
76
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Michael Smith (artist)  
The Complete Short Stories: The 1960s (Part 4) 2015-09-24 Brian Aldiss Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-814896-6
£10.99?£: UK pound
620
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  
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