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Title: The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories Title Record # 41274
Author: Gene Wolfe
Date: 1970-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Archipelago
Webpages: podcastle.org
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973 German Die Insel von Dr. Death und andere Geschichten
1982ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
 German Doktor Deaths Insel und andere Geschichten
1983ⓘTranslated by Jean Bailhache
 French
L'île du docteur Mort et autres histoires?L'îie du docteur Mort et autres histoires
1988 Polish
Wyspa doktora Śmierci i inne opowiadania?Wyspa doktora Smierci i inne opowiadania
1993ⓘTranslated by И. Невструев / I. Nevstruev.
 Russian
Остров доктора Смерти и другие рассказы?Ostrov doktora Smerti i drugie rasskazy
[as by
Джин Вулф?Dzhin Vulf
Gene Wolfe
]
2001ⓘTranslated by 伊藤典夫(Itō Norio)
 Japanese
デス博士の島その他の物語?デスはかせのしまそのほかのものがたり
Desu Hakase no Shima Sono Hoka no Monogatari
[as by
ジーン・ウルフ?Jīn Urufu
Jiin Urufu
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1971 Nebula Short Story
44
ⓘ8 votes.
 2012 Locus Online 20th Century Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Orbit 7 1970-06-00 ed. Damon Knight G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Paul Lehr  
Orbit 7 1970-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion 0-425-01900-4 / S1900
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 206
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Orbit 7 1970-11-00 ed. Damon Knight G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC 2630
$1.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 6 1971-11-00 ed. Clifford D. Simak Gollancz 0-575-01337-0
£1.90?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 220
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  
Nebula Award Stories Six 1971-12-00 ed. Clifford D. Simak Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxx+
204
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Donald Crews , Ann Crews Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Six 1972-05-00 ed. Clifford D. Simak Pocket Books 77542
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 192
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 Wilson McLean Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Six 1972-07-00 ed. Clifford D. Simak Pocket Books 77542
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 192
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 Wilson McLean Checkmark
Orbit 7 1973-05-00 ed. Damon Knight Rapp & Whiting / Andre Deutsch 0-85391-194-0
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Damon Knight's Collection 11 1973-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #29) 3-436-01769-8
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 119
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 6 1973-12-00 ed. Clifford D. Simak Panther 0-586-03797-7
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 190+
[2]
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Best Stories from Orbit, Volumes 1-10 1975-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley/Putnam 0-399-11472-6
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 373
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Best from Orbit Volumes 1-10 1976-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion 0-425-03161-6 / T3161
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 404
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1980-06-00 Gene Wolfe Pocket Books 0-671-82824-X
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 410
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 Don Maitz Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1980-06-00 Gene Wolfe Pocket Books 0-671-82824-X
C$3.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 410
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 Don Maitz Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1981-11-00 Gene Wolfe Arrow Books 0-09-926580-X
£1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 410
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Der Bonsai-Mensch und andere »Nebula«-Preis-Stories 3 1982-02-00 ed. Clifford D. Simak Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6725) 3-8118-6725-3
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 252
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
From Here to Forever 1982-11-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-62136-0 / ME2136
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 531
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 Courtney Checkmark
The Wolfe Archipelago 1983-00-00 Gene Wolfe Ziesing Brothers 0-917488-13-X
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
[1]+
119
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Carl Lundgren Checkmark
L'île du docteur Mort et autres histoires 1983-04-13 Gene Wolfe Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain) 2-221-01195-3
F89.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
 420
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  
The Wolfe Archipelago 1983-09-00 Gene Wolfe Ziesing Brothers 0-917488-14-8
$35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
119
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1983-10-00 Gene Wolfe Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-49516-X
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 410
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 Don Maitz Checkmark
Histoires de médecins 1983-12-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3781) 2-253-03151-8   446
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 Checkmark
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1984-00-00 Gene Wolfe Arrow Books 0-09-926580-X
£2.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 410
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Od dzisiaj do wiecznosci 1988-00-00 ed. James Gunn Wydawnictwa "Alfa" 83-7001-196-9   486
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 Tadeusz Kobak Checkmark
Фата-Моргана 6?Fata-Morgana 6
 1993-00-00 ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov
Sergei Barsov
Флокс?Floks
(
Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv
)		 5-87198-032-5   496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo
  
Von Lem bis Varley 1993-00-00 ed. James Gunn Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #98) 3-453-05798-8
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 335
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 Ashley Pearce Checkmark
From Here to Forever 1997-01-00 ed. James Gunn Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-822-9 / WW 11090
$14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 601
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 Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories 1997-08-00 Gene Wolfe Orb 0-312-86354-3
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 383
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 Shelley Eshkar , Jan Uretsky Checkmark
1970年代―接続された女?1970ねんだい―せつぞくされたおんな
1970 Nendai: Setsuzoku Sareta Onna
 2001-05-20 ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる
Nakamura Tōru
Nakamura Tohru
Nakamura Tooru
,
山岸真?やまぎしまこと
Makoto Yamagishi
河出書房新社?Kawade Shobō Shinsha
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
(
河出文庫?かわでぶんこ
Kawade Bunko
#ン2-4)		 4-309-46205-7   490
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
秋山曜子?あきやまようこ
Akiyama Yōko
Akiyama Youko
Akiyama Yohko
Akiyama Yoko
  
From Here to Forever 2003-05-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4670-5
$39.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xxix+
527
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 Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2009-03-00 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-0-7653-2135-0
$27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll iStockPhoto.com Checkmark
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe 2009-07-00 Gene Wolfe PS Publishing 978-1-84863-027-7
£50.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xix+
490
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll J. K. Potter Checkmark
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe 2009-07-00 Gene Wolfe PS Publishing 978-1-84863-028-4
£100.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll J. K. Potter  
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2010-04-01 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-1-4299-6837-9
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2010-04-13 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-0-7653-2136-7
$17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 478
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  
PodCastle, #171 2011-08-23 ed. Anna Schwind, Dave Thompson Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
What If? Volume 3 2013-10-18 ed. Richard A. Lupoff Surinam Turtle Press 978-1-60543-729-3
$20.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 308
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 Gavin L. O'Keefe Checkmark
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction 2020-01-21 Gene Wolfe Tor 978-1-250-61858-0
$20.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 480
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 iStockPhoto.com Checkmark
The Best from Orbit Volumes 1-10 date unknown ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion 0-425-03161-6
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 404
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
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