Summary Bibliography: Alfred Bester

Author: Alfred Bester Author Record # 6
Legal Name: Bester, Alfred
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Birthdate: 18 December 1913
Deathdate: 30 September 1987
Language: English
Webpages: comics.org, IMDB, SFE, stopyourekillingme.com, templetongate.net, web.archive.org, Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-JA
Used These Alternate Names:
Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
,
アルフレッド•ベスタ^?Arufureddo Besuta
,
アルフレッド・ベスター^?Arufureddo Busutā
Arufureddo Busutaa
,
А. Бестер^?A. Bester
, Alfred Bestor, Sonny Powell
Additional Bibliographic Comments: Author:Alfred Bester
Author Tags: science fiction (26), only humans (11), only Earth (9), contemporary (8), time travel (6), first person point of view (5), New York City (4), satire (4), telepathy (3), murder (3), fantasy (3), romance (3), NESFA Core Reading List (3), kidnapping (2), teleportation (2), vengeance (2), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (2), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (2), prison (2), tattoos (2) and 107 additional tags. View all tags for Alfred Bester

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Fiction Series

The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester
- 1 The Light Fantastic (1976) [C] also appeared as:
  - Translation: La fantástica luz [Spanish] (1984)
- 2 Star Light, Star Bright (1976) [C] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Oh, luminosa y brillante estrella [Spanish] (1985)
- Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester (1976) [O]

Novels

The Demolished Man (1952) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  分解された男^?Bunkai Sareta Otoko
  [Japanese] (1952) [as by
  アルフレッド•ベスタ^?Arufureddo Besuta
  ]
- Translation: Ensam mot universum [Swedish] (1955)
- Translation:
  L'homme démoli^?L'homme demoli
  [French] (1955)
- Translation: El hombre demolido [Spanish] (1956)
- Translation: O homem demolido [Portuguese] (1956)
- Translation: Sturm aufs Universum [German] (1960)
- Translation: De grote onttakeling [Dutch] (1969)
- Translation: Tigermannen [Swedish] (1973)
- Translation: L'uomo disintegrato [Italian] (1973)
- Translation: De grote onttakeling [Dutch] (1978)
- Translation: Demolition [German] (1979)
- Translation: O homem demolido [Portuguese] (1985)
- Translation:
  Razoreni čovek^?Razoreni covek
  Razoreni chovek
  [Serbian] (1989)
- Translation: Omul demolat [Romanian] (1994)
- Translation: L'uomo disintegrato [Italian] (2006)
- Translation: Omul demolat [Romanian] (2007)
- Translation: L'homme démoli [French] (2007)
- Translation:
  Az Arcnélküli Ember^?Az Arcnelkuli Ember
  Az Arcneelkueli Ember
  [Hungarian] (2014)
- Serializations:
- The Demolished Man (Part 1 of 3) (1952)
- The Demolished Man (Part 2 of 3) (1952)
- The Demolished Man (Part 3 of 3) (1952)
- Translation: L'uomo disintegrato (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1963)
The Stars My Destination (1956) also appeared as:
- Variant: Tiger! Tiger! (1956)
- Translation:
  わが赴くは星の群^?Waga Omomuku ha Hoshi no Mure
  Waga Omomuku wa Hoshi no Mure
  [Japanese] (1958) [as by
  アルフレッド•ベスタ^?Arufureddo Besuta
  ]
- Translation:
  Terminus les étoiles^?Terminus les etoiles
  [French] (1958)
- Translation: Die Rache des Kosmonauten [German] (1965)
- Translation: Tiger! Tiger! [German] (1965)
- Translation: La tigre della notte [Italian] (1966)
- Translation: Las estrellas mi destino [Spanish] (1970)
- Translation: Tijger! Tijger! [Dutch] (1972)
- Translation: Destinazione stelle [Italian] (1976)
- Translation: Tigre! Tigre! [Portuguese] (1977)
- Translation: Tigermannen [Swedish] (1979)
- Translation: De brandende man [Dutch] (1980)
- Translation:
  Estrelas—O Meu Destino^?Estrelas-O Meu Destino
  [Portuguese] (1984)
- Translation:
  Тигр! Тигр!^?Tigr! Tigr!
  [Russian] (1989) [as by
  Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
  ]
- Translation: Tigris! Tigris! [Hungarian] (1990)
- Translation: Gwiazdy moim przeznaczeniem [Polish] (1992)
- Translation: La tigre della notte [Italian] (1993)
- Translation: Las estrellas, mi destino [Spanish] (1999)
- Translation: Der brennende Mann [German] (2000)
- Translation: Terminus les étoiles [French] (2007)
- Translation: Tigris! Tigris! [Hungarian] (2012)
- Translation: Destinazione stelle [Italian] (2014)
- Serializations:
- The Stars My Destination (Part 1 of 4) (1956)
- The Stars My Destination (Part 2 of 4) (1956)
- The Stars My Destination (Part 3 of 4) (1956)
- The Stars My Destination (Part 4 of 4) (1957)
- Translation: Jusqu'aux étoiles (Part 1 of 2) [French] (1958)
- Translation: Jusqu'aux étoiles (Part 2 of 2) [French] (1958)
The Computer Connection (1975) also appeared as:
- Variant: Extro (1975)
- Translation: Der Computer und die Unsterblichen [German] (1976)
- Translation: Les clowns de l'Eden [French] (1976)
- Translation: Connessione Computer [Italian] (1995)
- Serializations:
- The Indian Giver (Part 1 of 3) (1974)
- The Indian Giver (Part 2 of 3) (1974)
- The Indian Giver (Part 3 of 3) (1975)
The Stars My Destination, Volume One: The Graphic Story Adaptation (1979) with Howard Chaykin
Golem 100 (1980) also appeared as:
- Translation: Golem 100 [German] (1983)
- Translation: Golem 100 [Italian] (1986)
The Deceivers (1981) also appeared as:
- Translation: Os Impostores [Portuguese] (1984)
- Translation: Alles oder nichts [German] (1984)
- Translation: Los impostores [Spanish] (1988)
- Serializations:
- Translation: I simulanti (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1988)
Psychoshop (1998) with Roger Zelazny also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Le troqueur d'âmes^?Le troqueur d'ames
  [French] (2002)
- Serializations:
- Translation: Psyconegozio (Complete Novel) [Italian] (2000)

Collections

Starburst (1958) also appeared as:
- Translation: Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen [German] (1978)
- Translation: Aller Glanz der Sterne [German] (1991)
The Dark Side of the Earth (1964)
Verrukkelijk Fahrenheit [Dutch] (1977)
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Alfred Bester [French] (1986)
Die Hölle ist ewig [German] (1993)
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester (1997) also appeared as:
- Translation: Irrealidades Virtuais, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Irrealidades virtuais, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Irrealidades virtuales [Spanish] (2003)
Redemolished (2000)
Witches Times Four (unpublished) only appeared as:
- Translation: Galathea und andere Hexen [German] (1986)

Omnibus

An Alfred Bester Omnibus (1967) [O/2N+1C]
L'homme démoli suivi de Terminus les étoiles [French] (2007) [O]

Chapbooks

Nonfiction

The Science Fiction Novel (1959) with Robert Bloch and Basil Davenport and Robert A. Heinlein and C. M. Kornbluth
The Life and Death of a Satellite (1966)
Experiment Perilous: Three Essays on Science Fiction (1976) with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Norman Spinrad

Short Fiction

The Broken Axiom (1939)
No Help Wanted (1939)
Guinea Pig, Ph.D. (1940)
Voyage to Nowhere (1940)
The Mad Molecule (1941)
Slaves of the Life-Ray (1941)
The Pet Nebula (1941)
The Probable Man (1941) also appeared as:
- Translation: O Homem Provável [Portuguese] (1972)
- Translation: L'homme probable [French] (1973)
- Translation: Der Joker [German] (1973)
Adam and No Eve (1941) also appeared as:
- Translation: Adam zonder Eva [Dutch] (1957)
- Translation:
  Adam sans Ève^?Adam sans Eve
  [French] (1969)
- Translation: Adam [German] (1970)
- Translation: Adam maar geen Eva [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation:
  Adam — und keine Eva^?Adam - und keine Eva
  [German] (1978)
- Translation: Adam und keine Eva [German] (1981)
- Translation: Adán sin Eva [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation: Adão sem Eva [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Adán sin Eva [Spanish] (2003)
The Biped, Reegan (1941)
Life for Sale (1942)
The Push of a Finger (1942) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein Fingerdruck [German] (1981)
The Unseen Blushers (1942)
Hell Is Forever (1942) also appeared as:
- Translation: Des Teufels Mannen [German] (1968)
- Translation:
  À chacun son enfer^?A chacun son enfer
  [French] (1970)
- Translation: Des Teufels Mannen [German] (1983)
- Translation: El infierno es eterno [Spanish] (1984)
- Translation: Die Hölle ist ewig [German] (1993)
Oddy and Id (1950) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Devil's Invention (1950)
- Translation: Oddy en zijn Es [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Oddy und Id [German] (1978)
- Translation: Odi e Id [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation: Oddy et l'Id [French] (1986)
- Translation: Oddy e o Lado Oculto [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Oddy y ello [Spanish] (2003)
Of Time and Third Avenue (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Verzeihung — kleiner Irrtum^?Verzeihung - kleiner Irrtum
  [German] (1958)
- Translation: Do tempo e da terceira avenida [Portuguese] (1965)
- Translation: A nyikorgó idegen [Hungarian] (1971)
- Translation: Le temps et la 3e avenue [French] (1975)
- Translation: Afwachten maar [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Von der Zeit und der Third Avenue [German] (1978)
- Translation: Czas na 3. Alei [Polish] (1983)
- Translation: Del tiempo y la Tercera avenida [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation:
  Timpul și bulevardul trei^?Timpul si bulevardul trei
  [Romanian] (1986)
- Translation: Do Tempo e Terceira Avenida [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Acerca del tiempo y la Tercera Avenida [Spanish] (2003)
Hobson's Choice (1952) also appeared as:
- Translation: Vor Zeitreisen wird gewarnt [German] (1966)
- Translation: Kiezen zonder keuze [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Hobson's Keuze [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Hände weg von Zeitmaschinen! [German] (1978)
- Translation: Hobsons val [Swedish] (1979)
- Translation: Elección forzosa [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation: Un tiens vaut mieux... [French] (1986)
- Translation: A Escolha de Hobson [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Scelta Obbligata [Italian] (2002)
- Translation:
  Выбор^?Vybor
  [Russian] (2003) [as by
  Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
  ]
- Translation: La elección de Hobson [Spanish] (2003)
Disappearing Act (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation: On demande poète... [French] (1961)
- Translation: La scomparsa [Italian] (1966)
- Translation:
  Феномен исчезновения^?Fenomen ischeznoveniya
  [Russian] (1967) [as by
  Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
  ]
- Translation: De verdwijntruc [Dutch] (1973)
- Translation:
  Un numéro d'escamotage^?Un numero d'escamotage
  [French] (1975)
- Translation: Die Nummer mit dem Verschwinden [German] (1976)
- Translation: Verschwindibus [German] (1978)
- Translation: Numero de desaparición [Spanish] (1984)
- Translation: Desaparecimento [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation:
  消失トリック^?しょうしつトリック
  Shōshitsu Torikku
  Shoushitsu Torikku
  [Japanese] (2000) [as by
  アルフレッド・ベスター^?Arufureddo Busutā
  Arufureddo Busutaa
  ]
- Translation: Diserzione Finale [Italian] (2002)
- Translation: Desapareciendo [Spanish] (2003)
The Roller Coaster (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation: De achtbaan [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Achterbahn [German] (1978)
- Translation: Die Achterbahn [German] (1984)
- Translation: Le grand huit [French] (1986)
- Translation:
  Роллер-костер^?Roller-koster
  [Russian] (1992) [as by
  А. Бестер^?A. Bester
  ]
- Translation: Montaña rusa [Spanish] (2016)
Star Light, Star Bright (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  L'homme que Vénus va condamner^?L'homme que Venus va condamner
  [French] (1954)
- Translation: Stella della sera [Italian] (1955)
- Translation: 祈り [Japanese] (1960) [as by
  アルフレッド・ベスター^?Arufureddo Busutā
  Arufureddo Busutaa
  ]
- Translation: Ljus stjärna, klar stjärna [Swedish] (1963)
- Translation: Stella lucente, stella splendente... [Italian] (1965)
- Translation:
  Звездочка светлая, звездочка ранняя^?Zvezdochka svetlaya, zvezdochka rannyaya
  [Russian] (1967) [as by
  Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
  ]
- Translation:
  Étoile du soir, étoile d'espoir...^?Etoile du soir, etoile d'espoir...
  [French] (1975)
- Translation: Ster daarboven in de lucht ... [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Stern des Glanzes, Stern der Pracht [German] (1978)
- Translation: Blinka lilla stjärna där [Swedish] (1978)
- Translation: Oh, luminosa y brillante estrella [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation: Luz das Estrelas, Brilho das Estrelas [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Estrellita, estrellita [Spanish] (2003)
Time Is the Traitor (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le temps n'arrange pas tout [French] (1954)
- Translation: Tiden förråder oss [Swedish] (1975)
- Translation: Vrijeme je izdajnik [Croatian] (1976)
- Translation: De tijd Is de verrader [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: El tiempo es el traidor [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation:
  Les traîtrises du temps^?Les traitrises du temps
  [French] (1986)
- Translation: Il tempo è traditore [Italian] (1987)
- Translation:
  Gyilkos idő^?Gyilkos ido
  Gyilkos idooe
  [Hungarian] (1988)
- Translation: Die Zeit ist der Verräter [German] (1993)
- Translation: Traidor é o Tempo [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: El tiempo es un traidor [Spanish] (2003)
5,271,009 (1954) also appeared as:
- Translation: Un Adán para 5.271.009 Evas [Spanish] (1956)
- Variant: The Starcomber (1958)
- Translation: 5 271 009 [Swedish] (1974)
- Translation: Lo stellaiolo [Italian] (1976)
- Translation: 5.271.009 of Solon de strandjutter [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Eine schwerwiegende Entscheidung [German] (1978)
- Translation: 5.271.009 [Spanish] (1984)
- Translation: 5,271,009 [Russian] (1993) [as by
  Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
  ]
- Translation: 5 271 009 [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: 5.271.009 [Spanish] (2003)
- Translation: 5.271.009 [Italian] (2013)
Fondly Fahrenheit (1954) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  L'androïde assassin^?L'androide assassin
  [French] (1955)
- Translation: Geliebtes Fahrenheit [German] (1963)
- Translation: Verrukkelijk Fahrenheit [Dutch] (1974)
- Translation: Söta celcius [Swedish] (1977)
- Translation: Geliebtes Fahrenheit [German] (1978)
- Translation: Android ubojica [Croatian] (1980)
- Translation: Afectuosos Fahrenheit [Spanish] (1984)
- Translation:
  Szívélyes Fahrenheit^?Szivelyes Fahrenheit
  [Hungarian] (1990)
- Translation:
  Убийственный Фаренгейт^?Ubiystvennyy Farengeyt
  [Russian] (1992) [as by
  А. Бестер^?A. Bester
  ]
- Translation: Dedicadamente Fahrenheit [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit [Italian] (2002)
- Translation: Tiernamente Farenheit [Spanish] (2003)
The Die-Hard (1958) also appeared as:
- Translation: De man die niet van ophouden wist [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Er wollte nicht sterben [German] (1978)
- Translation: L'irriducibile [Italian] (1980)
Travel Diary (1958) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Путевой дневник^?Putevoy dnevnik
  [Russian] (1967) [as by
  Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
  ]
- Translation: Vakantiedagboek [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Reisetagebuch [German] (1978)
- Translation: Journal de voyage [French] (1986)
The Men Who Murdered Mohammed (1958) also appeared as:
- Translation: Os Assassinos de Maomé [Portuguese] (1958)
- Translation:
  Qui a tué Mahomet ?^?Qui a tue Mahomet ?
  [French] (1959)
- Translation:
  モハメッドを殺した男たち^?モハメッドをころしたおとこたち
  Mohameddo wo Koroshita Otoko-tachi
  Mohameddo wo Koroshita Otokotachi
  Mohameddo o Koroshita Otoko-tachi
  Mohameddo o Koroshita Otokotachi
  [Japanese] (1960) [as by
  アルフレッド・ベスター^?Arufureddo Busutā
  Arufureddo Busutaa
  ]
- Translation: L'uomo che uccise Maometto [Italian] (1967)
- Translation: Die Mörder Mohammeds [German] (1970)
- Translation: Ludzie, którzy zamordowali Mahometa [Polish] (1971)
- Translation: Os homens que mataram Maomé [Portuguese] (1971)
- Translation: L'homme qui tua Mahomet [French] (1976)
- Translation: De mannen die Mohammed vermoordden [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Los hombres que asesinaron a Mahoma [Spanish] (1984)
- Translation: Die Männer, die Mohammed ermordeten [German] (1987)
- Translation: Ljudi koji su ubili Muhameda [Croatian] (1988)
- Translation: Die Männer, die Mohammed ermordeten [German] (1993)
- Translation: Os homens que mataram Maomé [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Los hombres que asesinaron a Mahoma [Spanish] (2003)
Will You Wait? (1959) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  M. Belzébuth est en conférence^?M. Belzebuth est en conference
  [French] (1959)
- Translation: Le dispiace aspettare un momento? [Italian] (1965)
- Translation: Heeft u een ogenblikje? [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Quer aguardar um momento, por favor? [Portuguese] (1984)
- Translation: Ne quittez pas [French] (1986)
- Translation: Quer esperar? [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: ¿Desea esperar? [Spanish] (2003)
The Black Nebulea (Quintet, Part 1) (1959) [only as by Sonny Powell]
The Pi Man (1959) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il signor Pi greco [Italian] (1963)
- Translation: Der Pi-Mann [German] (1964)
- Translation: Le compensateur [French] (1967)
- Translation: Il compensatore [Italian] (1967)
- Translation: De pi-man [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: El hombre Pi [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation: Der Pi-Mann [German] (1993)
- Translation: O homem pi [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: El hombre Pi [Spanish] (2003)
I Will Never Celebrate New Year's Again (1963)
They Don't Make Life Like They Used to (1963) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Die Überlebenden^?Die Ueberlebenden
  [German] (1964)
- Translation: Ces derniers temps [French] (1964)
- Variant: They Don't Make Life Like They Used to... (1964)
- Translation: Due nella metropoli [Italian] (1967)
- Translation: Das Leben ist auch nicht mehr, was es einmal war [German] (1971)
- Translation:
  La vie n'est plus ce qu'elle était^?La vie n'est plus ce qu'elle etait
  [French] (1974)
- Translation: Het leven Is ook niet meer wat het geweest is [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Ingenting är längre som förut [Swedish] (1979)
- Translation: Antes la vida era distinta [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation: A vida já não é o que era [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Ya no hacen la vida como antes [Spanish] (2003)
The Flowered Thundermug (1964) also appeared as:
- Translation: De gebloemde dondermok [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation:
  Les États-Unis de Hollywood^?Les Etats-Unis de Hollywood
  [French] (1984)
- Translation:
  Les États-Unis d'Hollywood^?Les Etats-Unis d'Hollywood
  [French] (1986)
- Translation: A caneca florida [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: El orinal floreado [Spanish] (2003)
Out of This World (1964) also appeared as:
- Translation: Niet van deze wereld [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation:
  Un drôle de numéro^?Un drole de numero
  [French] (1986)
- Translation:
  Перепутанные провода^?Pereputannye provoda
  [Russian] (1990) [as by
  Альфред Бестер^?Al'fred Bester
  ]
Ms. Found in a Champagne Bottle (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Manuscrito encontrado en una botella de champagne [Spanish] (1984)
The Animal Fair (1972) also appeared as:
- Translation: La fête aux animaux [French] (1973)
Something Up There Likes Me (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation: Iets daarboven vindt me aardig [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Nešto me voli odozgo [Croatian] (1979)
- Translation: Mi amigo de arriba [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation:
  Quelque chose là-haut m'aime bien^?Quelque chose la-haut m'aime bien
  [French] (1985)
The Four-Hour Fugue (1974) also appeared as:
- Translation: Quattro ore buche [Italian] (1977)
- Translation: La fuga de cuatro horas [Spanish] (1984)
- Translation: La fuga di quattro ore [Italian] (2002)
Here Come the Clones: A Complete Short History of SF Writing with Fifty All-Purpose Footnotes (1976) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  これが複製だ -多目的応用自在SFパターン^?これがふくせいだ -たもくてきおうようじざいSFパターン
  Kore ga Fukusei Da: Tamokuteki Ōyō Jizai SF Patān
  Kore ga Fukusei Da: Tamokuteki Ouyou Jizai SF Pataan
  [Japanese] (1978) [as by
  アルフレッド・ベスター^?Arufureddo Busutā
  Arufureddo Busutaa
  ]
- Translation: Daar komen de clonen; een essef-schema voor alle doeleinden, geschikt voor elke gelegenheid; met vijftig voetnoten [Dutch] (1980)
Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination (excerpt) (1979) with Howard Chaykin and Byron Preiss
Galatea Galante, the Perfect Popsy (1979) also appeared as:
- Variant: Galatea Galante (1979)
- Translation: Galatea Galante, de volbloed stoeipoes [Dutch] (1982)
- Translation: Galatea Galante [German] (1982)
- Translation:
  Galatée galante^?Galatee galante
  [French] (1986)
- Translation: Galathea Galante [German] (1986)
- Translation: Galateia Galante [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Galatea Galante [Spanish] (2003)
MS Found in a Coconut (1979)
Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination: Volume Two (excerpt) (1979) with Howard Chaykin and Byron Preiss
The "Hes", the "Shes", and the "Its" (1987)
Never Love a Hellhag (1989)
And 3½ to Go (1997) also appeared as:
- Translation: E faltam 3½ [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: Y quedan 3 1/2 [Spanish] (2003)
The Devil Without Glasses (1997) also appeared as:
- Translation: O diabo sem óculos [Portuguese] (1999)
- Translation: El diablo sin gafas [Spanish] (2003)
The Demolished Man: the Deleted Prologue (2000)
The Lost Child (2000)
Los hombres que asesinaron a Mahoma [Spanish] (2019)
Emerging Nation (unpublished)
The Black Hole Pawnshop (unpublished) only appeared as:
- Translation: Das Gasthaus zum Schwarzen Loch [German] (1986)
[Aller Anfang ist leicht] (unpublished) only appeared as:
- Translation: Aller Anfang ist leicht [German] (1986)
[Armer kleiner Klon] (unpublished) only appeared as:
- Translation: Armer kleiner Klon [German] (1986)
[Eine Hexe namens Hulda] (unpublished) only appeared as:
- Translation: Eine Hexe namens Hulda [German] (1986)
[Mr. Magnus und der elektrische Zulu] (unpublished) only appeared as:
- Translation: Mr. Magnus und der elektrische Zulu [German] (1986)

Essay Series

Books (F&SF)
- Books (F&SF, October 1960) (1960)
- Books (F&SF, November 1960) (1960)
- Books (F&SF, December 1960) (1960)
- Books (F&SF, January 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, February 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, March 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, April 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, May 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, June 1961) (1961) with James Blish
- Books (F&SF, July 1961) (1961)
- Books: The Demolished Man (1961) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Alfred Bester demolido por Alfred Bester [Spanish] (2016)
- Books (F&SF, October 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, November 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, December 1961) (1961)
- Books (F&SF, January 1962) (1962)
- Books (F&SF, February 1962) (1962)
- Books (F&SF, March 1962) (1962)
- Books (F&SF, April 1962) (1962)
- Books (F&SF, June 1962) (1962)
- Books (F&SF, July 1962) (1962)
Livres d'Amérique^?Livres d'Amerique
- Livres d'Amérique (Fiction #99)^?Livres d'Amerique (Fiction #99)
  [French] (1962)
- Livres d'Amérique (Fiction #104)^?Livres d'Amerique (Fiction #104)
  [French] (1962)
- Livres d'Amérique (Fiction #106)^?Livres d'Amerique (Fiction #106)
  [French] (1962)
- Livres d'Amérique (Fiction #110)^?Livres d'Amerique (Fiction #110)
  [French] (1963)
- Livres d'Amérique (Fiction #114)^?Livres d'Amerique (Fiction #114)
  [French] (1963)
- Livres d'Amérique (Fiction #118)^?Livres d'Amerique (Fiction #118)
  [French] (1963)
Science Fact (Analog)
- Mastering the Art of Space Cooking (1977)
Science Fiction Comment on a panel talk about publishing in general
- Science Fiction Comment (1983)
Venturings (Venture Science Fiction Magazine)
- Venturings (Venture Science Fiction Magazine, March 1958) (1958) with Robert P. Mills only appeared as:
  - Variant: Venturings (1958) [as by Alfred Bester and RPM]

Essays

The Story Behind the Story: The Broken Axiom (1939)
The Story Behind the Story: Voyage to Nowhere (1940)
Trematode, a Critique of Modern Science-Fiction (1953)
Letter (Startling Stories, March 1953) (1953)
They Write... (1953) only appeared as:
- Variant: They Write... (1953) [as by Alfred Bestor]
- Translation: Sobre Alfred Bester [Spanish] (2016)
Guest Editorial: What's the Difference? (Science Fantasy, February 1955) (1955)
Science Fiction and the Renaissance Man (1959)
John Huston's Unsentimental Journey (1959)
Gourmet Dining in Outer Space (1960)
Bester's World (Rogue, February 1961) (1961)
Bester's World (Rogue, March 1961) (1961)
Jerry Wald and the Windmill (1961)
The All-Star SF Author (1961)
My Private World of Science Fiction (Epilogue) (1963) also appeared as:
- Variant: Epilogue: My Private World of Science Fiction (1964)
Alfred Bester démoli par Alfred Bester [French] (1964)
Letter to Science Fiction Review, June 1969 (1969)
Letter to Science Fiction Review, December 1969 (1969)
How a Science Fiction Author Works (1970)
Comment on Fondly Fahrenheit (1970) also appeared as:
- Translation: Commentaar op verrukkelijk fahrenheit [Dutch] (1977)
- Translation: Comentario a Afectuosos Fahrenheit [Spanish] (1984)
- Translation: Commento A Fahrenheit Fahrenheit [Italian] (2002)
Isaac Asimov (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation: Isaac Asimov [Spanish] (1985)
Letter (Riverside Quarterly, April 1973) (1973)
Baked Striped Bass Caponata (1973)
Striped Bass Fishballs (1973)
My Affair with Science Fiction (1974) also appeared as:
- Translation: Mis amoríos con la ciencia-ficción [Spanish] (1985)
- Translation: Mes amours avec la science-fiction [French] (1986)
- Translation: Meine Affäre mit der Science Fiction [German] (1993)
- Translation: Mon histoire avec la science-fiction [French] (2003)
My Affair with Science Fiction (excerpt) (1974)
How We Work (1975) also appeared as:
- Translation: Come lavora uno scrittore di SF [Italian] (1978)
Selected Bibliographies: Alfred Bester (1975) with uncredited
Introduction to the Interviews (Redemolished) (1976)
Writing & 'The Demolished Man' (1976) also appeared as:
- Variant: Writing and The Demolished Man (2000)
Horace, Galaxyca (1980)
The Shame of Skiffy (1981)
Letter (The Patchin Review Number Three) (1982)
Letter (The Patchin Review Number Four) (1982)
Bester-Editors Correspondence (1982) with Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas
Author's Note (The Rat Race) (1984)
untitled (The Faces of Science Fiction) (1984)
Introduction (Odd John) (1987)
Breakthrough (1987)
A Diatribe Against Science Fiction (2000)
Place of the Month: The Moon (2000)
The Perfect Composite Science Fiction Author (2000)
The Sun (2000)
Selections from the Gimmick Books (2001)
Letter (Science Fiction Stories, March 1956) (unknown)

Reviews

Eight Keys to Eden (1960) by Mark Clifton
Out of Bounds (1960) by Judith Merril
The Incomplete Enchanter (1960) by Fletcher Pratt and L. Sprague de Camp
The Worlds of Clifford Simak (1960) by Clifford Simak
Beyond (1960) by Theodore Sturgeon
First Men to the Moon (1960) by Wernher von Braun
Nine Tomorrows (1960) by Isaac Asimov
Notions: Unlimited (1960) by Robert Sheckley
The Genetic General (1960) by Gordon R. Dickson
The Saragossa Manuscript (1960) by Jan Potocki
When the Kissing Had to Stop (1960) by Constantine FitzGibbon
A Clash of Cymbals (1960) by James Blish
Agent of Vega (1960) by James H. Schmitz
The Status Civilization (1960) by Robert Sheckley
The Vortex Blaster (1960) by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.
The Weans (1960) by Robert Nathan
A Guide to the Stars (1961) by Patrick Moore
Deathworld (1961) by Harry Harrison
Shadow Hawk (1961) by Andre Norton
Star of Stars (1961) by Frederik Pohl
Venus Plus X (1961) by Theodore Sturgeon
The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F (1961) by Judith Merril
The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science (1961) by Isaac Asimov
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People (1961) by Zenna Henderson
Some of Your Blood (1961) by Theodore Sturgeon
The Fifth Galaxy Reader (1961) by H. L. Gold
The Milky Way Galaxy (1961) by Ben Bova
The Unexpected (1961) by Leo Margulies
Twilight World (1961) by Poul Anderson
Rogue Moon (1961) by Algis Budrys
Far Out (1961) by Damon Knight
From the Earth to the Moon/All Around the Moon (1961) by Jules Verne
New Maps of Hell (1961) by Kingsley Amis
Tiger by the Tail and Other Science Fiction Stories (1961) by Alan E. Nourse
To the Sun?/Off on a Comet! (1961) by Jules Verne
Turn Left at Thursday (1961) by Frederik Pohl
Bypass to Otherness (1961) by Henry Kuttner
He Owned the World (1961) by Charles Eric Maine
Not Without Sorcery (1961) by Theodore Sturgeon
Skyport (1961) by Curt Siodmak
Slan (1961) by A. E. van Vogt
So Close to Home (1961) by James Blish
The Big Time (1961) by Fritz Leiber
The Edge of Tomorrow (1961) by Howard Fast
The Green Rain (1961) by Paul Tabori
The Lovers (1961) by
Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer
The Mind Spider and Other Stories (1961) by Fritz Leiber
The Synthetic Man (1961) by Theodore Sturgeon
Triangle (1961) by Isaac Asimov
Trouble with Lichen (1961) by John Wyndham
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) by Theodore Sturgeon
Music of the Spheres (1961) by Guy Murchie
Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) by Robert A. Heinlein
6 x H (1961) by Robert A. Heinlein
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea (1961) by Willard Bascom
Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life (1961) by Ivan T. Sanderson
Greener Than You Think (1961) by Ward Moore
The Clock Strikes Twelve (1961) by H. R. Wakefield
The Mysterious Sea (1961) by Lester del Rey
A Fall of Moondust (1962) by Arthur C. Clarke
Mind Partner and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy (1962) by H. L. Gold
The Ghoul Keepers (1962) by Leo Margulies
The Glass Bees (1962) by
Ernst Jünger^?Ernst Juenger
A Way Home (1962) by Theodore Sturgeon
Battle for the Stars (1962) by Edmond Hamilton
Time Is the Simplest Thing (1962) by Clifford D. Simak
... And Some Were Human (1962) by Lester del Rey
Prologue to Analog (1962) by John W. Campbell
The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained (1962) by Henry Parker Manning
The Primal Urge (1962) by Brian Aldiss
The Silver Eggheads (1962) by Fritz Leiber
Lost Cities and Vanished Civilizations (1962) by Robert Silverberg
Planet of the Damned (1962) by Harry Harrison
Shadows with Eyes (1962) by Fritz Leiber
The Falling Torch (1962) by Algis Budrys
The October Country (1962) by Ray Bradbury
The Stainless Steel Rat (1962) by Harry Harrison
21st Century Sub (1962) by Frank Herbert
Catseye (1962) by Andre Norton
Chemistry Creates a New World (1962) by Bernard Jaffe
From the Ocean, from the Stars (1962) by Arthur C. Clarke
Gray Lensman (1962) by Edward E. Smith
Living Earth (1962) by Peter Farb
Loch Ness Monster (1962) by Tim Dinsdale
Project 12 (1962) by Thomas Grouling
The Alley God (1962) by
Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer
The Great Flying Saucer Hoax (1962) by Coral E. Lorenzen
The Human Brain (1962) by John Pfeiffer
The Lani People (1962) by J. F. Bone
The Road to Man (1962) by Herbert Wendt
The Unsleep (1962) by Meir Gillon and Diana Gillon
The Wall Around the World (1962) by Theodore R. Cogswell
Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1962) by Hunt Collins

Interviews by This Author

Rex Stout (1967) with Rex Stout
Conversation with Woody Allen (1969) with Woody Allen
Isaac Asimov (1973) with Isaac Asimov
Robert Heinlein (1973) with Robert A. Heinlein
Interview with Robert A. Heinlein (1973) with Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher's Weekly Interview (1973) with Robert A. Heinlein

Interviews with This Author

Attack-Escape (1972) by Charles Platt
Alfred Bester: An Interview (1972) by Paul Walker
Alfred Bester: Interview (1974) by Darrell Schweitzer
The Amazing Interview: Alfred Bester (1976) by Darrell Schweitzer
Orbit Interview: Alfred Bester [Dutch] (1979) by Darrell Schweitzer
Alfred Bester (1980) by Charles Platt

Non-Genre Titles

Novels

Who He? (1953) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Rat Race (1956)
Tender Loving Rage (1991)

Summary Bibliography: Alfred Bester

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