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The Men Who Murdered Mohammed

Alfred Bester

First published October 1958
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A scientist who finds his wife committing adultery invents a time machine and attempts to go back in time to eliminate the situation.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1959 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (45)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1958 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1958 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 118
January 1959 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eighth Series Doubleday Anthology 225
March 1959 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eighth Series Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 225
1963 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eighth Series Ace Books Anthology 210
April 1964 Venture Science Fiction [UK], April 1964 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 66
May 1964 The Dark Side of the Earth Signet / New American Library Collection 31
May 1964 The Dark Side of the Earth Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 31
February 1966 The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy Vintage Books Anthology 268
1967 An Alfred Bester Omnibus Sidgwick & Jackson Omnibus
September 1967 Voyagers in Time: Twelve Stories of Science Fiction Meredith Press Anthology 74
November 1969 The Dark Side of the Earth Pan Books Collection 33
July 1970 Voyagers in Time Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Anthology 64
September 1970 Voyagers in Time Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Anthology 64
October 1970 The Dark Side of the Earth Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 31
1974 As Tomorrow Becomes Today Prentice-Hall Anthology 24
1974 Cosmic Laughter: Science Fiction for the Fun of It Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 61
1974 As Tomorrow Becomes Today Prentice-Hall Anthology 24
1974 Cosmic Laughter: Science Fiction for the Fun of It Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 61
April 1976 The Light Fantastic: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume I Berkley/Putnam Collection 113
December 1976 Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Nelson Doubleday / SFBC Omnibus 88
1977 The Dark Side of the Earth Pan Books Collection 33
May 1977 The Light Fantastic Gollancz Collection
July 1977 Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Berkley Medallion Omnibus 95
1978 Getting Even: Gripping Tales of Revenge Bobbs-Merrill Company Anthology 100
July 1979 The Light Fantastic: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume 1 Fontana Collection 99
April 1983 The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces Arbor House Anthology 371
February 1984 The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces Priam Books / Arbor House Anthology 371
July 1984 Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice J. M. Dent Anthology 25|25.2
1985 Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice J. M. Dent Anthology 25|25.2
1985 Great Tales of Science Fiction Galahad Books Anthology 371
1988 Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Harper & Row Anthology 274
June 1988 Great Tales of Science Fiction Galahad Books Anthology 371
January 1989 The World Treasury of Science Fiction Little, Brown / BOMC Anthology 266
February 1989 The World Treasury of Science Fiction Little, Brown Anthology 266
April 1989 Voyagers in Time Bart Books Anthology 64
June 1989 The World Treasury of Science Fiction Little, Brown / QPBC Anthology 266
March 1994 Great Tales of Science Fiction Galahad Books Anthology 371
August 1997 Timescapes: Stories of Time Travel Souvenir Press Anthology 184
November 1997 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Vintage Books Collection 159
November 1997 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Topeka Bindery Collection
1998 Time Travelers: Fiction in the Fourth Dimension Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 184
August 1998 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Vintage Books / SFBC Collection
1999 Time Travelers: Fiction in the Fourth Dimension Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 184
September 2003 One Lamp: Alternate History Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Four Walls Eight Windows Anthology 259
May 2013 Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Byron Preiss Visual Publications Collection |10