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Title: Perchance to Dream Title Record # 64837
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1948-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A lone spaceman is stranded alone, but will be rescued within 6 days. No problem. Except that he hears voices, every time he tries to go to sleep.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1948per Between Time and Terror: ©1948, renewed 1975 by Ray Bradbury. Reprinted by permission of Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
Asleep in Armageddon
Year Language Title
1974Translated by Denise Hersant
French
Cauchemars en Harmaguédon?Cauchemars en Harmaguedon
1977Translated by Erik Pezarro
Dutch Armageddon
1977Translated by Borbás Mária
Hungarian Talán álmodni
1992Translated by Viorel Pîrligras
Romanian
Coșmaruri în Armageddon?Cosmaruri in Armageddon
Coshmaruri in Armageddon

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Planet Stories, Winter 1948 1948-11-00 ed. Paul L. Payne Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Allen Anderson Checkmark
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 11, 1949 1949-10-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Novels, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
128
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 L. S. Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1951-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Vanguard Press  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xi+
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Argosy (UK), February 1952 1952-02-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
1/6?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).
144
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
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1952-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth E. B. Mudge-Marriott Checkmark
Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, #33 (May) 1953 1953-05-00 ed. Herbert J. Campbell Hamilton & Co.  
1/6?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).
144
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 Davis Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1955-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-3
$0.35?$: US dollar
189
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
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1956-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books     189
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  
Beyond the Stars and Other Stories 1958-00-00 ed. uncredited Jubilee (Satellite #211)  
A2/-?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).
114
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 Day It Rained Forever 1959-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
13/6?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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joe Mugnaini  
The Day It Rained Forever 1960-05-00 Ray Bradbury The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 44
5/6?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).
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll C. W. Bacon  
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1960-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion G471
$0.35?$: US dollar
188
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
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1962-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion     188
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  
Asleep in Armageddon 1962-06-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther 1379
2/6?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).
189
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 Dayle Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1963-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
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).
233
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 Max Ernst Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1964-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
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).
232+
[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 Max Ernst Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1966-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
4/6?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).
233
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 Romek Marber Checkmark
Selections From Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1968-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion X1633
$0.60?$: US dollar
188
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 Day It Rained Forever 1969-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 1878
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).
233
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 Franco Grignani Checkmark
Histoires de cosmonautes 1974-04-19 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3765) 2-253-00062-0   413
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Histoires de cosmonautes 1974-06-10 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3765) 2-253-00062-0   413
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 Pierre Faucheux  
The Day It Rained Forever 1974-11-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.40?£: UK pound
233
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 Pelham Checkmark
Histoires de cosmonautes 1976-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3765) 2-253-00062-0   413
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 Pierre Faucheux  
Ötvenedik 1977-00-00 ed.
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
(
Kozmosz Fantasztikus Könyvek?Kozmosz Fantasztikus Konyvek
#50)
963-211-179-6
Ft 22?Ft: Hungarian forint
525
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
Korga György?Korga Gyoergy
Checkmark
Elseviers SF omnibus 1977-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Elsevier (Elsevier SF) 90-10-01892-X ƒ12.50 294
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 Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1978-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
233
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 Pelham Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1980-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
233
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books 0-14-001878-6
£1.75?£: UK pound
233
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
Histoires de cosmonautes 1984-03-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3765) 2-253-03765-2   413
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 Manchu  
Histoires de cosmonautes 1986-09-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3765) 2-253-03765-2   413
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 Manchu  
The Day It Rained Forever 1987-10-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction) 0-14-010120-9
£3.95?£: UK pound
233
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 Keith Scaife Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1988-00-00 Ray Bradbury Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction) 0-14-010120-9
£3.99?£: UK pound
233
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 Keith Scaife Checkmark
The Day It Rained Forever 1991-11-00 Ray Bradbury Roc UK 0-14-015246-6
£4.50?£: UK pound
233
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 Fred Gambino  
Quasar, 1/1992 1992-00-00 ed.
Mihai Bădescu?Mihai Badescu
,
Dan Merișca?Dan Merisca
Dan Merishca
, Sorin Simion
PROCONSF  
Lei 80?Lei: Romanian leu
44
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 Nicolae Nicolaev  
Between Time and Terror 1995-04-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Roc / New American Library 0-451-45452-9
$4.99?$: US dollar
384
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 Day It Rained Forever 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-905834-42-6
£20.00?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tomislav Tikulin  
The Day It Rained Forever 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-905834-43-3
£50.00?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tomislav Tikulin  
The Day It Rained Forever / A Medicine for Melancholy 2008-11-00 Ray Bradbury PS Publishing 978-1-84863-006-2
£250.00?£: UK pound
viii+
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Tomislav Tikulin , Chris Roberts  
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: A Critical Edition: Volume 2: 1943-1944 2014-00-00 Ray Bradbury Kent State University Press 978-1-60635-195-6
$75.00?$: US dollar
xxxix+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Asleep in Armageddon 2020-11-21 Ray Bradbury Project Gutenberg 63827
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
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