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The Star

H. G. Wells

First published November 1897
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

<br> A planetoid crashes into Neptune, causing it to form a new star. Its violent birth causes widespread disaster on Earth, but some live on to start a better Earth.

Notes


First published 1897 in the Christmas Number of The Graphic, p. 13; illustrated by William Small Published April 1905 in The Grand Magazine 1:3, pp. 353-61, as part 3 of the series "My Best Story and Why I Think So" --The FictionMags Index

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Publications (138)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1897 The Graphic, Christmas Number 1897 G. R. Parker & A. F. Thomas MAGAZINE 13
1899 Tales of Space and Time Harper & Brothers Collection
1899 Tales of Space and Time Doubleday & McClure Collection |2
November 1899 Tales of Space and Time Doubleday & McClure Collection 37
1900 Tales of Space and Time Tauchnitz Collection 35
August 1911 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 308
November 1911 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Mitchell Kennerley Collection |2
November 1911 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Grant Richards Collection |2
1912 The Star Simplified Speling Sosieti Chapbook
August 1913 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 308
January 1915 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Grant Richards Collection
1923 Tales of Wonder W. Collins Sons Collection 134
March 1923 Science and Invention, March 1923 Experimenter Publishing Company MAGAZINE 1058
1925 In the Days of the Comet and Seventeen Short Stories T. Fisher Unwin Omnibus
1925 In the Days of the Comet and Seventeen Short Stories Charles Scribner's Sons Omnibus
June 1926 Amazing Stories, June 1926 Experimenter Publishing Company MAGAZINE 242
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 716
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 716
September 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 716
October 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 716
1929 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection
1929 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells The Literary Guild Collection
1937 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 631
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co. Collection 631
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 631
September 1940 Short Stories: First Series Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 44
1948 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 716
March 1949 The Other Side of the Moon Pellegrini & Cudahy Anthology 6
May 1949 The Other Side of the Moon Pellegrini & Cudahy Anthology 6
January 1950 Shot in the Dark Bantam Books Anthology 95
January 1950 Shot in the Dark Bantam Books Anthology 95
1952 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 680
1954 The Treasury of Science Fiction Classics Hanover House Anthology 8
1954 The Treasury of Science Fiction Classics Hanover House / SFBC Anthology 8
1957 Science in Fiction University of London Press Anthology 25
1957 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 716
February 1957 The Earth in Peril / Who Speaks of Conquest? Ace Books Omnibus 145
1960 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 680
1960 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
1963 Best Stories of H. G. Wells Ballantine Books Collection 83
June 1963 Best Stories of H. G. Wells Ballantine Books Collection 83
July 1963 The Other Side of the Moon Panther Anthology 38
1964 The Best of Sci-Fi (Three) Mayflower-Dell Anthology 108
1964 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 680
February 1964 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 108
1965 Second Orbit: A New Science Fiction Anthology for Schools John Murray Anthology
1965 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
1965 The Cone Fontana Collection 73
1966 Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection |13
1966 From Frankenstein to Andromeda Macmillan UK Anthology |13
1966 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 680
1966 Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Peter Smith Publisher Collection
September 1966 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 644
June 1969 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 108
May 1970 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Canfield Press Anthology 9
May 1970 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Harper & Row Anthology 9
July 1971 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Sidgwick & Jackson Anthology 9
July 1972 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 108
January 1973 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Perennial Library / Harper & Row Anthology 7
August 1973 Past, Present, and Future Perfect Fawcett Premier Anthology 265
October 1973 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 108
1974 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 644
February 1974 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Perennial Library / Harper & Row Anthology 7
February 1974 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 11
June 1974 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Anthology 108
October 1974 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Anthology 108
1976 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 11
1977 The Best of British SF 1 Orbit Anthology 78
September 1977 From Gilgamesh to Wells Mentor / New American Library Anthology 383
1978 Approaches to Science Fiction Houghton Mifflin Anthology 86
1979 Science Fiction: Creators and Pioneers Richards Rosen Press Anthology 155
1979 Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 360
May 1979 Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 385
1980 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories David R. Godine Collection |2
July 1980 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories David R. Godine Collection 27
1982 Works of H. G. Wells Avenel Books Omnibus 626
1983 Beyond the Stars: Tales of Adventure in Time and Space Octopus Books Anthology 76
1983 Beyond the Stars: Tales of Adventure in Time and Space Cathay Books Anthology 76
May 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology 222
May 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology 222
1987 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press Collection 644
1988 Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Harper & Row Anthology 14
October 1996 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Oxford University Press Collection |20
1997 "The Country of the Blind" and Other Science-Fiction Stories Dover Publications Collection 31
August 1998 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells J. M. Dent Collection 281
July 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 373
November 2002 From Gilgamesh to Wells Scarecrow Press Anthology 339
November 2002 From Gilgamesh to Wells Scarecrow Press Anthology |22
2003 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 373
April 2004 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |20
July 2004 Selected Stories of H. G. Wells Modern Library Collection 142
July 2005 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |2
January 2006 The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The Echo Library Collection |20
May 2007 The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection |15
June 2007 The Apocalypse Reader Thunder's Mouth Press Anthology 187
December 2007 The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection 239
December 2008 Tales of Space and Time Project Gutenberg Collection |35
August 2009 Short Science Fiction Collection 23 LibriVox Anthology |7
2010 The End of the World: Classic Tales of Apocalyptic Science Fiction Fall River Press Anthology 191
March 2010 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Waking Lion Press Collection 202
July 2010 Short Science Fiction Collection 38 LibriVox Anthology |10
August 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction Wesleyan University Press Anthology 39
August 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction Wesleyan University Press Anthology 39
October 2010 The Last Man Anthology: Tales of Catastrophe, Disaster, and Woe Sword & Saga Press Anthology 86
April 2011 Complete Short Story Omnibus Gollancz Collection 306
May 2011 The Country of the Blind and Other Science-Fiction Stories Dover Publications Collection 31
January 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 155
July 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 295
August 2013 The Door in the Wall and Other Stories Bottom of the Hill Publishing Collection
November 2013 Short Science Fiction Collection 49 LibriVox Anthology |17
January 2014 Tales of Space and Time LibriVox Collection |2
August 2014 Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories Talos Press Anthology 152
2016 The Folio Science Fiction Anthology The Folio Society Anthology 21
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology 1
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology |1
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC Anthology 1
December 2016 Scientific Romance: An International Anthology of Pioneering Science Fiction Dover Publications Anthology |21
January 2017 The Crystal Egg and Other Stories Wordsworth Editions Collection 113
January 2017 Scientific Romance: An International Anthology of Pioneering Science Fiction Dover Publications Anthology 220
February 2017 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 270
April 2017 The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Enhanced Media Publishing Collection |20
2018 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 270
May 2018 Tales of Space and Time Oregan Publishing Collection |2
May 2018 The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 299
May 2018 The Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection |299
November 2018 H.G. Wells: Timeless Adventures from the Father of Science Fiction Prion / Carlton Omnibus 555
December 2018 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection |21
2020 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 270
January 2022 The Star Project Gutenberg Chapbook
May 2022 Classic Science Fiction Stories Macmillan UK Anthology |2
May 2022 Classic Science Fiction Stories Macmillan UK Anthology 2
April 2024 Tales of Space and Time Roy Glashan's Library Collection |35
November 2024 Moon Falling: Short Stories Flame Tree Press Anthology 336
2025 The Routledge Anthology of Climate Fiction Volume One Routledge Anthology 109
2025 The Routledge Anthology of Climate Fiction Volume One Routledge Anthology 109
2025 The Routledge Anthology of Climate Fiction Volume One Routledge Anthology 109
October 2025 The Classic Science Fiction Collection Arcturus Publishing Anthology 19
November 2025 The Classic Science Fiction Collection Sirius Anthology 19