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Cover of The Sam Gunn Omnibus

The Sam Gunn Omnibus

Ben Bova

First published 2007
Publisher Tor
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Vincent Di Fate
Pages 704
Price $29.95
ISBN 076531617X

Notes

  • "First Edition: February 2007".
  • First printing by number line "0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
  • Copyright © 2007 by Ben Bova.
  • "Jacket art by Vincent Di Fate" on inside back cover.
  • Canadian price $36.95
  • "Omnibus/collection of 19 stories, plus bridging material, featuring the spacegoing con man/entrepreneur. Four stories were not previously collected; another two are new, and there is substantial new bridging material. This includes the collections Sam Gunn, Unlimited (1992) and Sam Gunn Forever (1998), with considerable reorganization and some revision of bridging material." - Locus
  • All bridging/linking material is titled. To differentiate in the contents, that material has been left as "Shortfiction", no designated length.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Sam Gunn Omnibus Cover 2007 Tor / SFBC Hardcover Collection 1232801 Vincent Di Fate 704
The Sam Gunn Omnibus Cover 2009 Tor Trade Paperback Collection Vincent Di Fate 704
The Sam Gunn Omnibus Cover 2009 Tor eBook Collection
The Sam Gunn Omnibus Cover 2011 Blackstone Audio digital audio download Collection
The Sam Gunn Omnibus Cover 2012 Blackstone Audio audio MP3 CD Collection
The Sam Gunn Omnibus Cover 2012 Blackstone Audio audio CD Collection

Page Title Author(s) Type
13 Author's Preface (The Sam Gunn Omnibus) Ben Bova Essay
17 Selene City Ben Bova Short Fiction
20 The Sea of Clouds Ben Bova Short Fiction
24 The Supervisor's Tale Ben Bova Short Fiction
36 The Hospital and the Bar Ben Bova Short Fiction
41 The Long Fall Ben Bova Short Story
59 The Pelican Bar Ben Bova Short Fiction
63 The Audition Ben Bova Short Fiction
68 Diamond Sam Ben Bova Novelette
89 Decisions, Decisions Ben Bova Short Fiction
92 Statement of Clark Griffith IV Ben Bova Short Fiction
94 Tourist Sam Ben Bova Novella
137 The Show Must Go On! Ben Bova Novelette
155 Space Station Alpha Ben Bova Short Fiction
159 Isolation Area Ben Bova Novelette
179 Lagrange Habitat Jefferson Ben Bova Short Fiction
182 Vacuum Cleaner Ben Bova Novelette
232 Selene City [2] Ben Bova Short Fiction
233 Armstrong Spaceport Ben Bova Short Fiction
235 Nursery Sam Ben Bova Novelette
269 Selene City [3] Ben Bova Short Fiction
270 Statement of Juanita Carlotta Maria Rivera y Queveda Ben Bova Short Fiction
272 Sam's War Ben Bova Novella
328 Habitat New Chicago Ben Bova Short Fiction
329 Grandfather Sam Ben Bova Short Story
345 Solar News Offices, Selene City Ben Bova Short Fiction
350 Bridge Ship Golden Gate Ben Bova Short Fiction
356 Two Years Before the Mast Ben Bova Novella
408 Bridge Ship Golden Gate [2] Ben Bova Short Fiction
414 Asteroid Ceres Ben Bova Short Fiction
417 Space University Ben Bova Short Fiction
419 A Can of Worms Ben Bova Novelette
449 Titan Ben Bova Short Fiction
452 Einstein Ben Bova Short Story
459 Surprise, Surprise Ben Bova Short Fiction
467 Reviews Ben Bova Short Fiction
470 Torch Ship Hermes Ben Bova Short Fiction
472 Acts of God Ben Bova Novella
516 Torch Ship Hermes [2] Ben Bova Short Fiction
517 Steven Achernar Wright Ben Bova Short Fiction
519 The Prudent Jurist Ben Bova Novella
562 Pierre D'Argent Ben Bova Short Fiction
564 Piker's Peek Ben Bova Novelette
594 Zoilo Hashimoto Ben Bova Short Fiction
595 The Mark of Zorro Ben Bova Novelette
619 The Maitre d' Ben Bova Short Fiction
621 The Flying Dutchman Ben Bova Novelette
650 Disappearing Act Ben Bova Short Fiction
653 Takes Two to Tangle Ben Bova Novelette
681 Solar News Headquarters, Selene Ben Bova Short Fiction
682 Orchestra(ted) Sam Ben Bova Novella