Title: Ginungagap
Title Record # 41372
Author: Michael Swanwick
Date: 1980-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: baen.com
Language: English
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Author: Michael Swanwick
Date: 1980-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: baen.com
Language: English
Note: TriQuarterly 49 notes that it is for "Fall 1980". This makes this the second story published by Swanwick.
Synopsis: A woman is chosen to communicate with aliens who possess the technology for interstellar travel using black holes, but the process is hindered by mutual mistrust.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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19 | 1981 Locus | Best Novelette |
Nomination | 1981 Nebula | Novelette |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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TriQuarterly 49 | 1980-00-00 | ed. Elliott Anderson, Jonathan Brent, David G. Hartwell, Robert Onopa | Northwestern University Press | $5.95?$: US dollar |
264 | 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 | ![]() |
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 | 1981-07-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Timescape / Pocket Books | 0-671-42262-6 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 434 |
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 | ![]() |
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 | 1981-10-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Gollancz | 0-575-03024-0 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
424 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ![]() |
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Nebula Award Stories Sixteen | 1982-08-00 | ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-059787-0 | $15.50?$: US dollar |
286 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lucy Castelluccio | ![]() |
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 1 | 1983-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4021) | 3-453-30928-6 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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 | ![]() |
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Ginnungagap & andere verhalen | 1983-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Het Spectrum (Prisma #2071) | 90-274-1208-1 | 157 | 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 | Hans Pieko | ![]() |
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Nebula Award Stories Sixteen | 1983-00-00 | ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle | W. H. Allen | 0-491-03290-0 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
286 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Bergen | ![]() |
Nebula Winners Sixteen | 1983-00-00 | ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle | Star | 0-352-31423-0 | £2.25?£: UK pound |
280 | 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 | ![]() |
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Nebula Award Stories Sixteen | 1983-09-00 | ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle | Bantam Books | 0-553-23493-5 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 231 |
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 | Gary LoSasso | ![]() |
Univers 1985 | 1985-03-11 |
ed.
Joėlle Wintrebert?Joelle Wintrebert |
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1799) | 2-277-21799-9 | 415 | 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 | Tim White | ![]() |
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Alef, #2 | 1987-09-00 |
ed.
Boban Kne˛ević?Boban Knezevic |
Dnevnik | Din 600?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar |
132 | A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines |
mag |
Bob ˇivković?Bob Zivkovic
Bob Zhivkovic |
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Gravity's Angels | 1991-08-00 | Michael Swanwick | Arkham House | 0-87054-162-5 | $20.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 302 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Pablo Picasso | ![]() |
Life Among the Asteroids | 1992-10-00 | ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle | Ace Books | 0-441-48232-5 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
x+ 273 |
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 | ![]() |
The Science Fiction Century | 1997-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor / BOMC | 0-312-86338-1 | 1005 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Harris | ![]() |
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The Science Fiction Century | 1997-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-312-86338-1 | $40.00?$: US dollar |
1005 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Harris | ![]() |
The Science Fiction Century | 1998-05-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Quality Paperback Book Club | 0-9658501-3-7 | $21.95?$: US dollar |
1005 | 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 | John Harris | ![]() |
Engel der Schwerkraft | 1998-06-00 | Michael Swanwick | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5971) | 3-453-13993-3 | DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
461 | 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 | Jan Heinecke | ![]() |
Anticipația CPSF 558-559?Anticipatia CPSF 558-559 |
1999-00-00 | ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu | Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah |
Lei 6,500?Lei: Romanian leu |
64 | 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 | Jim Porter | ||
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons | 2000-04-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 0-312-25462-8 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 481 |
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 | Chesley Bonestell | ![]() |
Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon | 2000-05-00 | Gardner Dozois | Science Fiction Book Club | 0-7394-1009-1 / 11247 | $17.98?$: US dollar |
916 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | John Berkey | ![]() |
Gravity's Angels | 2001-03-00 | Michael Swanwick | Frog Books / North Atlantic Books | 1-58394-029-4 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 350 |
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 | Michael Dashow | |
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons | 2002-08-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | 0-312-27150-6 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | |||
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume One | 2003-04-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Robinson | 1-84119-513-8 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
xix+ 586 |
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 Science Fiction Century, Volume One | 2006-03-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-312-86484-1 | $21.95?$: US dollar |
511 | 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 | John Harris | ![]() |
The Best of Michael Swanwick | 2008-10-00 | Michael Swanwick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-178-1 | $38.00?$: US dollar |
476 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Lee Moyer | |
The Best of Michael Swanwick | 2008-10-31 | Michael Swanwick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-178-1 | $6.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
The Best of Michael Swanwick | 2010-08-12 | Michael Swanwick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-350-1 | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Lee Moyer | ||
Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats | 2010-09-00 | ed. James L. Sutter | Paizo Publishing (Planet Stories #28) | 978-1-60125-266-1 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
230+ [10] |
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 | Kieran Yanner | ![]() |
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons | date unknown | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 978-0-312-27150-3 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell |