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Title: The Racer Title Record # 96327
Author: Ib Melchior
Date: 1956-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Escapade, October 1956. Filmed in 1975 as Death Race 2000.
Synopsis: In the year 2000, drivers achieve fame and fortune by racing automobiles across the US, gaining points for bystanders whom they injure or kill as well as for leading the race.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1952 The Racer [as by Ib J. Melchior]
1956 Deathrace 2000 [as by Ib J. Melchior]
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Franz Weyergans
French Le pilote
1979Translated by uncredited
Dutch De racer
1984Translated by Domingo Santos and Francisco Blanco.
Spanish El corredor

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
If This Goes On 1965-00-00 ed. Charles Nuetzel Book Company of America 015
$0.75?$: US dollar
256
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 Albert Nuetzell Checkmark
Après?Apres
1970-00-00 ed. Charles Nuetzel Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#345)
    302+
[18]
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
Perry Rhodan #97: Phantom Fleet 1976-06-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Pat LoBrutto Ace Books 66081
$1.25?$: US dollar
196
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 Gray Morrow Checkmark
Orbit, Nr. 7 Lente 1979 1979-03-30 ed. Kees van Toorn Kees van Toorn   ƒ5.50 48
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Eddie Jones Checkmark
They Came from Outer Space 1981-03-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday 0-385-18502-2
$11.95?$: US dollar
xix+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
They Came from Outer Space 1981-04-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Doubleday / SFBC 3851
$6.50?$: US dollar
xix+
363+
[32]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Vinieron de la Tierra 1984-00-00 ed. Jim Wynorski Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #89) 84-270-0862-7   164
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 Salinas Blanch  
Reel Future 1994-08-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC 03719
$12.98?$: US dollar
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Reel Future 1994-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-450-4
$9.98?$: US dollar
xxii+
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts 1997-04-00 ed. Forrest J Ackerman General Publishing Group 1-57544-056-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
xi+
304
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 Kurt Wahlner Checkmark
Science-Fiction Classics: The Stories That Morphed Into Movies 1999-08-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman TV Books 1-57500-040-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
446
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 Gannon Checkmark
Death on Wheels 1999-08-26 ed. Peter Haining Souvenir Press 0-285-63507-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
270
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 Peter Sutton (artist) Checkmark
Death on Wheels 2000-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-1923-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
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.
anth  
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition 2000-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-25-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
xi+
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.
anth Anton Brzezinski Checkmark
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