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Far Centaurus

A. E. van Vogt

First published January 1944
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Four astronauts set off for the Centauri system in a slower than light craft, utilizing their new discovery of suspended animation.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2020 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (54)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1944 Astounding Science Fiction, January 1944 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 68
April 1948 Strange Ports of Call Pellegrini & Cudahy Anthology 311
December 1949 Strange Ports of Call Pellegrini & Cudahy Anthology 311
May 1950 Men Against the Stars Gnome Press Anthology 159
1951 Men Against the Stars Grayson & Grayson Anthology
1952 Destination: Universe! Pellegrini & Cudahy Collection 3
1952 Destination: Universe! McLeod Collection 3
1953 Destination: Universe! Eyre & Spottiswoode Collection 11
March 1953 Destination: Universe! Signet / New American Library Collection 7
September 1953 Destination: Universe! Signet Collection 7
1957 Men Against the Stars Pyramid Books Anthology 92
1957 Men Against the Stars Pyramid Books Anthology 92
1958 Men Against the Stars Pyramid Books Anthology 92
June 1958 Strange Ports of Call Berkley Books Anthology 21
September 1958 Destination: Universe! Signet Collection 7
June 1960 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
April 1963 9 Stories from Men Against the Stars Pyramid Books Anthology 92
July 1963 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 87
October 1963 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
March 1964 Destination: Universe! Berkley Medallion Collection 7
December 1965 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 87
December 1966 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 87
1968 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
1969 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 87
April 1970 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Anthology 87
November 1970 Destination: Universe! Berkley Medallion Collection 7
November 1970 Destination: Universe! Berkley Medallion Collection 7
April 1972 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
September 1972 A Spectrum of Worlds Doubleday Anthology 147
1973 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
March 1973 Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction Thomas Nelson Anthology 196
July 1973 Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction Thomas Nelson / SFBC Anthology 160
November 1974 Deep Space Dell Laurel Anthology 194
1976 Deep Space: Eight Stories of Science Fiction Abelard-Schuman Anthology 196
May 1976 Deep Space Dell Laurel Anthology 194
September 1977 Deep Space Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Anthology 152
September 1977 Destination: Universe! Jove / HBJ Collection 9
September 1977 Destination: Universe! Jove / HBJ Collection 9
1978 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
1980 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
1980 Destination: Universe! Panther Collection 9
December 1980 The Analog Anthology #1 Davis Publications Anthology 111
1981 Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology The Dial Press Anthology 111
December 1981 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 DAW Books Anthology 13
December 1981 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 13
1982 Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction from Analog Davis Publications Anthology 111
May 1983 Starships Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Anthology 177
May 1983 Starships Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Anthology 177
1986 6 Decades: The Best of Analog Davis Publications Anthology 20
March 1995 Starships Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Anthology 177
June 2001 The SFWA Grand Masters: Volume Three Tor Anthology 306
April 2002 The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 Tor Anthology 306
April 2003 Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt NESFA Press Collection 333
October 2006 Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt NESFA Press Collection 333