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The Prophet

Stanley Schmidt

First published April 1972
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

A scientist on an extraterrestrial planet predicts that a star 2 light years away will become a supernova after an unknown time, but the government of the planet decides that nothing could be done and it would be best to suppress the information.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1972 Cover Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1972 Condé Nast MAGAZINE 128
December 1980 Cover The Analog Anthology #1 Davis Publications Anthology 324
1981 Cover Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology The Dial Press Anthology 324
1982 Cover Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction from Analog Davis Publications Anthology 324
May 2002 Cover Generation Gap and Other Stories Five Star Collection 14
December 2013 Cover Generation Gap and Other Stories FoxAcre Press Collection |2