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Star Light, Star Bright

Alfred Bester

First published July 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

An elementary school principal discovers that one of his fifth grade students belongs to a group of children with remarkable powers who have not been detected yet.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2004 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (25)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1953 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1953 Fantasy House, Inc. MAGAZINE 113
January 1954 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1954 Mellifont Press Ltd. MAGAZINE 90
February 1954 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series Doubleday Anthology 233
August 1954 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 233
May 1958 Starburst Signet / New American Library Collection 38
February 1960 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series Ace Books Anthology 236
April 1965 Starburst Signet / New American Library Collection 38
April 1965 Starburst Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 38
1968 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series Ace Books Anthology 236
October 1968 Starburst Sphere Books Collection 37
December 1970 Starburst Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 38
March 1973 Starburst Sphere Books Collection 37
July 1976 Star Light, Star Bright: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume II Berkley/Putnam Collection 88
December 1976 Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Nelson Doubleday / SFBC Omnibus 276
June 1977 Starburst Pan Books Collection 36
July 1977 Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Berkley Medallion Omnibus 301
February 1978 Star Light, Star Bright Gollancz Collection
1979 Star Light, Star Bright: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume 2 Fontana Collection 81
March 1980 Starburst Signet / New American Library Collection 38
March 1980 Starburst Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 38
November 1997 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Vintage Books Collection 38
November 1997 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Topeka Bindery Collection
August 1998 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Vintage Books / SFBC Collection
December 2005 Sci Fiction, December 7, 2005 SciFi.com MAGAZINE
May 2013 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Byron Preiss Visual Publications Collection |4