Title: Pillar of Fire
Title Record # 58422
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1948-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1948-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Note:
- There is a play titled Pillar of Fire (1975) http://www.billoberst.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Pillar_Of_Fire_Touring_EPK.pdf that may be related to this short story.
Synopsis: A man who died in 1933 finds himself awakening in 2349 as his grave is being excavated, as all dead people are now being cremated as part of an effort to eliminate any dark or disturbing influences, including the work of Bierce, Poe, Lovecraft, etc.; the rage this generates within him at the loss of an important part of human heritage is the force which animates him as he resolves to create an army of others like him and reverse the trend.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Stories, Summer 1948 | 1948-05-00 | 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 |  |
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| The Other Side of the Moon | 1949-03-00 | ed. August Derleth | Pellegrini & Cudahy | $3.75?$: US dollar |
[viii]+ 461 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Other Side of the Moon | 1949-05-00 | ed. August Derleth | Pellegrini & Cudahy | $3.75?$: US dollar |
[viii]+ 461 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The Other Side of the Moon | 1956-00-00 | ed. August Derleth | Grayson & Grayson | 10/6?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). |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume One | 1959-11-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher | Doubleday | $5.95?$: US dollar |
527 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sydney Butchkes | ||
| A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume One | 1960-02-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher | Doubleday / SFBC | $2.20?$: US dollar |
527 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sydney Butchkes | |
|
| The Other Side of the Moon | 1963-07-00 | ed. August Derleth | Panther | 1541 | 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). |
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. |
anth | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1966-08-00 | Ray Bradbury | Doubleday | $3.50?$: US dollar |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joe Mugnaini | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1966-08-00 | Ray Bradbury | Doubleday | $4.25?$: US dollar |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joe Mugnaini | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1968-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Hart-Davis | 21/-?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). |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| The Midnight People | 1968-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Leslie Frewin | 0-09-090040-5 | 30/-?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). |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Vampires at Midnight | 1970-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Grosset & Dunlap | $4.95?$: US dollar |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jeff Jones | ||
| S Is for Space | 1970-11-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5621 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1970-11-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5621 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | ||
| S Is for Space | 1971-03-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5621 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | ||
| S Is for Space | 1972-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Pan Books | 0-330-23167-7 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
221 | 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 | Ian Miller | |
| S Is for Space | 1972-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Pan Books | 0-330-23167-7 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
221 | 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 | Ian Miller | |
| S Is for Space | 1972-03-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | S5621 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1972-10-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | SP5621 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1972-11-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | SP5621 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | |
|
| Ildsøjlen | 1973-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Stig Vendelkær?Stig Vendelkaer (SV Science Fiction) |
87-416-4859-5 | dkr 15.00?dkr: Danish krone (crown) |
187 | 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 | Ole Kragh | |
| The Midnight People | 1974-00-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Ensign Books | 0-7235-5205-3 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
255 | 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 | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1974-07-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | NP7961 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | |
|
| S Is for Space | 1974-11-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Pathfinder | NP7961 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | |
|
| Stunde der Vampire | 1974-11-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1527) | 3-436-02002-8 | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
197 | 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 | Klaus Endrikat , Wenn | |
| The Midnight People | 1975-11-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Everest Books | 0-903925-86-9 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
255 | 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 | John Holmes | |
| S Is for Space | 1976-04-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | Q2871 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | |
|
E de espaço?E de espaco |
1978-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Hemus | 0-553-23248-7 | 1210 | 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 | Chris Foss | ||
| S Is for Space | 1978-03-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-11017-9 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | ||
| S Is for Space | 1978-04-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-11932-X | $1.75?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | Ian Miller | |
| S Is for Space | 1979-09-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-13504-X | $1.95?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | Ian Miller | |
| S Is for Space | 1981-01-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Books | 0-553-14859-1 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
211 | 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 | Ian Miller | |
| Classic Stories 2 | 1990-05-00 | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) | 0-553-28638-2 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
341 | 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 | |
| Toiset taivaat | 1993-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe (FAN)Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio |
951-0-18760-7 | 311 | 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 | Jukka Murtosaari | |
|
| Vampires at Midnight | 1993-04-00 | ed. Peter Haining | Warner Books UK | 0-7515-0146-8 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
255 | 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 | ||
| Tomorrow Sucks | 1994-10-00 | ed. Greg Cox, T. K. F. Weisskopf | Baen | 0-671-87626-0 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
xii+ 274 |
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 | David Mattingly | |
| A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories | 1998-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Avon Books | 0-380-73086-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
307 | 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 | Tim O'Brien | |
| A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories | 2001-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Perennial / HarperCollins | 0-380-73086-3 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
307 | 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 | Tim O'Brien | |
| S Is for Space | 2005-10-00 | Ray Bradbury | PS Publishing | 1-904619-81-9 | $75.00?$: US dollar |
217 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joe Mugnaini | |
| S Is for Space | 2005-10-00 | Ray Bradbury | PS Publishing | 1-904619-79-7 | $295.00?$: US dollar |
217 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joe Mugnaini | |
| S Is for Space | 2005-10-00 | Ray Bradbury | PS Publishing | 1-904619-80-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
217 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joe Mugnaini | |
| Match to Flame: The Fictional Paths to Fahrenheit 451 | 2006-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Gauntlet Press | 1-887368-86-8 | $400.00?$: US dollar |
484 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Donn Albright | |
| Match to Flame: The Fictional Paths to Fahrenheit 451 | 2006-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | Gauntlet Press | 1-887368-86-8 | $110.00?$: US dollar |
484 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Donn Albright | |
| A Pleasure to Burn: Fahrenheit 451 Stories | 2010-05-00 | Ray Bradbury | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-290-0 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
300 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joseph Mugnaini | |
| Tomorrow Sucks | 2011-00-00 | ed. Greg Cox, T. K. F. Weisskopf | Fall River Press | 978-1-4351-2680-0 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
283 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| A Pleasure to Burn: Fahrenheit 451 Stories | 2011-08-00 | Ray Bradbury | Harper Perennial | 978-0-06-207102-6 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
[6]+ 389 |
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 | Joseph Mugnaini | |
| A Pleasure to Burn: Fahrenheit 451 Stories | 2011-08-11 | Ray Bradbury | Harper Perennial / SFBC | 978-1-61793-013-3 / 13-407152 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
304 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Joseph Mugnaini | |
| A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories | 2013-04-30 | Ray Bradbury | William Morrow / HarperCollins | 978-0-06-224210-5 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Tim O'Brien | ||
| A Pleasure to Burn | 2013-05-21 | Ray Bradbury | William Morrow / HarperCollins | 978-0-06-207103-3 | $10.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| S is for Space: Meisterhafte Storys | 2017-09-00 | Ray Bradbury | Knaur (Knaur-Taschenbücher) | 978-3-426-52073-4 | €10.99?€: Euro |
284 | 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 | |
|
| R Is for Rocket / S Is for Space | 2019-00-00 | Ray Bradbury | PS Publishing | 978-1-78636-353-4 | £59.99?£: UK pound |
432 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Tomislav Tikulin , Tomislav Tikulin | |
| Prazer em queimar: histórias de Fahrenheit 451 | 2020-06-00 | Ray Bradbury | Biblioteca Azul | 978-655-567012-7 | R$27.90?R$: Brazilian real |
416 | 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 | ||
| Pillar of Fire | 2021-03-02 | Ray Bradbury | Project Gutenberg | 64673 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |||
| Classic Stories 2 | date unknown | Ray Bradbury | Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) | 0-553-28638-2 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
341 | 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 | |
| The Midnight People | date unknown | ed. Peter Haining | Popular Library | 445-01359-075 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
207 | 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 | Hieronymus Bosch |