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Working in the Spaceship Yards

Brian W. Aldiss

First published April 1969
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A worker in a yard which builds huge faster than light spaceships for exploration muses on the human condition, and how it is being taken over by androids and robots.

Publications (17)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1969 Punch, April 9, 1969 MAGAZINE
1970 The Moment of Eclipse Faber and Faber Collection 197
May 1970 The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3 Sphere Books Anthology 35
August 1970 Best SF: 1969 G. P. Putnam's Sons Anthology 29
April 1971 Best SF: 1969 Berkley Medallion Anthology 34
April 1971 Best SF: 1969 Berkley Medallion Anthology 34
1972 Moment of Eclipse Doubleday Collection 206
November 1973 The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 173
1979 The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 173
1979 The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 173
1985 The Moment of Eclipse Panther / Granada Collection 173
April 1988 Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Gollancz Collection 187
May 1989 Man in His Time: Best SF Stories VGSF Collection 187
September 1989 Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Atheneum / Macmillan Collection 187
October 1990 Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Collier / Macmillan Collection 187
February 1998 The British Way Borealis / White Wolf Publishing Anthology 513
2000 The Moment of Eclipse House of Stratus Collection 189