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Odd Attachment

Iain M. Banks

First published November 1989
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

The copyright page of State of the Art (Orbit trade paperback edition, ISBN 1-85723-030-2) states that this was first published in Tales from the Forbidden Planet. This appears to be mistaken -- the story "Descendant" first appeared in that collection, and "Odd Attachment" appeared in "Arrows of Eros."

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1989 Cover Arrows of Eros New English Library Anthology 65
1991 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 25
March 1991 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 25
1992 Cover Ein Geschenk der Kultur Heyne Collection 47
1993 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 32
1994 The State of the Art Orbit Collection 30
August 1994 Cover The SF Collection Chancellor Press Anthology 496
1996 The State of the Art Orbit Collection 30
1996 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 30
1997 Cover A Feast of Stories by Britain's Favourite Authors Pan Books Anthology 37
1997 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 30
1997 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 30
1998 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 32
1999 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 30
2001 The State of the Art Orbit Collection
November 2004 Cover The State of the Art Night Shade Books Collection 23
November 2004 Cover The State of the Art Night Shade Books Collection 23
2005 The State of the Art Orbit Collection
2006 The State of the Art Orbit Collection 30
April 2007 Cover The State of the Art Night Shade Books Collection 23
March 2010 Cover L'essence de l'art Le Bélial' Collection 62
March 2010 Cover The State of the Art Hachette Digital Collection |29
2011 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 29
May 2011 Cover Última generación La Factoría de Ideas Collection 40
2013 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 29
2013 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection 29
February 2013 Cover L'essence de l'art Le Livre de Poche Collection 65
November 2013 Cover The State of the Art Orbit Collection |29
April 2024 Cover The State of the Art Hachette Audio Collection |29
April 2024 Cover The State of the Art Orbit (US) Collection 29
April 2024 Cover The State of the Art Orbit (US) Collection |3