Synopsis
A surgeon tries, unsuccessfully, to persuade his patient to accept a fibrous artificial heart instead of the metal one the patient wants.
Notes
First published in the magazine Abbottempo 4, December 1967.
External Links
Publications (57)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1968 |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1968 | Mercury Press, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 80 |
| 1969 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Doubleday | Collection | |21 |
| January 1969 |
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The Year's Best Science Fiction, No. 2 | Sphere | Anthology | 78 |
| June 1969 |
|
Best SF: 1968 | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Anthology | 82 |
| September 1969 |
|
Best SF: 1968 | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 82 |
| December 1969 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 337 |
| May 1970 |
|
The Year's Best Science Fiction, No. 2 | Sphere Books | Anthology | 78 |
| June 1970 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Rapp & Whiting | Collection | |21 |
| November 1970 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 344 |
| October 1971 |
|
Nightfall Two | Panther / Granada | Collection | 187 |
| 1972 |
|
Nightfall Two | Panther | Collection | 187 |
| 1973 | Science Fiction 1 | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | ||
| 1973 |
|
Nightfall Two | Panther | Collection | 187 |
| 1976 |
|
Nightfall Two | Panther / Granada | Collection | 187 |
| 1976 |
|
Nightfall Two | Panther | Collection | 187 |
| 1977 |
|
The Year's Best Science Fiction | Severn House | Anthology | 78 |
| July 1977 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 344 |
| 1978 | Nightfall Two | Panther / Granada | Collection | 187 | |
| 1981 |
|
Nightfall Two | Panther / Granada | Collection | 187 |
| April 1982 |
|
The Complete Robot | Doubleday | Collection | 127 |
| July 1982 |
|
The Complete Robot | Doubleday & Company / SFBC | Collection | 127 |
| October 1982 | The Complete Robot | Granada | Collection | 127 | |
| 1983 |
|
The Robot Collection | Doubleday | Omnibus | |
| 1984 |
|
The Complete Robot | Panther | Collection | 157 |
| 1984 |
|
The Complete Robot | Panther | Collection | 157 |
| December 1984 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 344 |
| 1985 |
|
Nightfall Two | Panther / Granada | Collection | 187 |
| 1985 |
|
Stories from The Complete Robot | Waldentapes | Collection | |2 |
| 1986 | The Complete Robot | Grafton | Collection | 157 | |
| June 1986 |
|
101 Science Fiction Stories | Avenel Books | Anthology | 531 |
| 1988 | The Complete Robot | Grafton | Collection | 157 | |
| 1990 | The Complete Robot | Grafton | Collection | 157 | |
| 1990 |
|
Robot Visions | Guild Publishing | Collection | 252 |
| April 1990 |
|
Robot Visions | Roc / Penguin | Collection | 312 |
| September 1990 | Robot Visions | Gollancz | Collection | 252 | |
| November 1990 |
|
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 605 |
| November 1990 |
|
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 605 |
| March 1991 |
|
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation / SFBC | Collection | 605 |
| March 1991 |
|
Robot Visions | Roc / New American Library | Collection | 312 |
| May 1991 |
|
Robot Visions | VGSF / Victor Gollancz | Collection | 252 |
| July 1991 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers | Collection | 439 |
| 1992 |
|
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories | Magpie Books | Anthology | 531 |
| 1993 |
|
The Complete Robot | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 157 |
| March 1993 |
|
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | |
| September 1993 |
|
Robot Visions | VGSF / Gollancz | Collection | |24 |
| 1995 |
|
The Complete Robot | Voyager | Collection | 157 |
| January 1995 |
|
The Complete Stories: Volume Two | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 449 |
| 1997 |
|
The Complete Stories: Volume Two | Voyager | Collection | 449 |
| February 1997 |
|
Robot Visions | Vista | Collection | |24 |
| November 2000 | The Complete Robot | Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 127 | |
| April 2001 |
|
Robot Visions | Gollancz | Collection | |24 |
| July 2004 |
|
Robot Visions | Roc / New American Library | Collection | 312 |
| September 2015 |
|
Robot Visions | Recorded Books | Collection | |252 |
| May 2018 |
|
The Complete Robot | HarperVoyager | Collection | 134 |
| July 2021 |
|
Nightfall and Other Stories | Del Rey | Collection | 373 |
| November 2023 |
|
The Complete Stories: Volume Two | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |449 |
| November 2024 |
|
Nightfall: And Other Stories | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | 421 |