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The Worm That Flies

Brian W. Aldiss

First published September 1968
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

In a distant future where immortal humans have taken on different shapes and lives, as trees, or apes, or other forms, humans seek for meaning within life.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1968 Cover The Farthest Reaches Trident Press (New York) Anthology 15
May 1969 Cover World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 Ace Books Anthology 55
September 1969 Cover World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 Ace Books / SFBC Anthology 57
September 1969 Cover The Farthest Reaches Pocket Books Anthology 1
1970 Cover The Moment of Eclipse Faber and Faber Collection 177
1972 Cover Moment of Eclipse Doubleday Collection 184
November 1973 Cover The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 155
1979 Cover The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 155
1979 Cover The Moment of Eclipse Panther Collection 155
1985 Cover The Moment of Eclipse Panther / Granada Collection 155
September 1989 Cover A Romance of the Equator: Best Fantasy Stories Gollancz Collection 56
April 1990 Cover A Romance of the Equator: Best Fantasy Stories Atheneum / Macmillan Collection 56
May 1990 Cover A Romance of the Equator: Best Fantasy Stories VGSF / Gollancz Collection 56
July 1991 Cover The Legend Book of Science Fiction Legend Anthology 309
July 1991 Cover The Legend Book of Science Fiction Legend / Century Anthology 309
February 1992 Cover Modern Classics of Science Fiction St. Martin's Press Anthology 309
April 1992 Cover Modern Classics of Science Fiction St. Martin's Press / SFBC Anthology 309
February 1993 Cover Modern Classics of Science Fiction St. Martin's Press Anthology
July 1998 Cover Immortals Ace Books Anthology 72
2000 Cover The Moment of Eclipse House of Stratus Collection 168
March 2013 Cover Immortals Baen Books Anthology