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The Bellman

John Varley

First published June 2003
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Eight Worlds › Anna-Louise Bach

Notes

Per introduction in John Varley Reader, written "back in the late seventies after Harlan Ellison asked me to contribute to an anthology"; a little further "1978 dollars" is mentioned with the news of the latest proposed format and price of TLDV.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2004 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Winner
2004 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (15)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 2003 Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2003 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 10
July 2004 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 123
July 2004 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin / SFBC Anthology 145
July 2004 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 123
September 2004 The John Varley Reader Ace Books Collection 502
October 2004 The John Varley Reader Ace Books / SFBC Collection 502
November 2004 The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 17th Annual Collection Robinson Anthology 134
September 2011 The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 17th Annual Collection Robinson Anthology |134
September 2020 The John Varley Reader Open Road Integrated Media Collection |18
December 2021 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |18
March 2022 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |18
March 2022 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |18
March 2022 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |18
December 2024 Audiobook Collection MotionAudiobooks Omnibus |16.18
8888 The Last Dangerous Visions Anthology |3.25