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Heresies of the Huge God

Brian W. Aldiss

First published August 1966
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A church scribe 900 years in the future describes how in the present time a creature thousands of miles long suddenly arrives on earth, causing enormous changes in geography and climate, and many devastating disasters. After the faction of humanity who believed the creature was God defeated that which considered it an alien and instituted a medieval theocracy.

Notes

Subtitle: "The Secret Book of Harad IV".

Publications (31)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1966 Galaxy Magazine, August 1966 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 34
March 1967 Galaxy Magazine, March-April 1967 Gold Star Publications MAGAZINE 34
June 1967 The Tenth Galaxy Reader Doubleday Anthology 66
1968 The Tenth Galaxy Reader Gollancz Anthology 66
December 1969 Dark Stars Ballantine Books Anthology 65
1970 Best SF Seven: Science Fiction Stories Faber and Faber Anthology 85
1970 The Moment of Eclipse Faber and Faber Collection 116
April 1970 Door to Anywhere Curtis Books Anthology 68
September 1971 Dark Stars Ballantine Books (UK) Anthology 65
1972 Invaders from Space Hawthorn Books Anthology 227
1972 Moment of Eclipse Doubleday Collection 118
November 1973 The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 102
1974 Infinite Jests: The Lighter Side of Science Fiction Chilton Anthology 101
1975 Tales of Terror from Outer Space Fontana Anthology 33
February 1975 Best SF Seven Faber and Faber Anthology 85
October 1975 Evil Earths: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures Weidenfeld & Nicolson Anthology 284
May 1976 Evil Earths Orbit Book / Futura Publications Anthology 284
1979 The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 102
1979 The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 102
August 1979 Evil Earths Avon Anthology 280
1985 The Moment of Eclipse Panther / Granada Collection 102
April 1988 Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Gollancz Collection 171
May 1989 Man in His Time: Best SF Stories VGSF Collection 171
September 1989 Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Atheneum / Macmillan Collection 171
October 1990 Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Collier / Macmillan Collection 171
December 1993 Invaders! Ace Books Anthology 175
2000 The Moment of Eclipse House of Stratus Collection 107
March 2009 Infinite Jests Wildside Press Anthology
March 2013 Invaders! Baen Books Anthology
October 2016 This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse Three Rooms Press Anthology 215
October 2016 This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse Three Rooms Press Anthology |215