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Roller Ball Murder

William Harrison

First published June 1974
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

RBM is the most popular and dangerous spectator sport on TV. As the rules are tweaked to make it more dramatic, and far more deadly, the top player starts to wonder what it's all for.

Notes

First published in the magazine Esquire, September 1973. Adapted into the 1975 film Rollerball, screenplay also written by William Harrison.

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Publications (10)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1974 Cover Best SF: 1973 Berkley Medallion Anthology 19
June 1974 Cover Roller Ball Murder William Morrow Collection 77
July 1974 Cover Best SF: 1973 G. P. Putnam's Sons Anthology 1
1975 Cover Roller Ball Murder Robson Books Collection 77
April 1975 Cover The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 7 Sphere Books Anthology 18
July 1975 Cover Roller Ball Murder Warner Paperback Library Collection 73
August 1975 Roller Ball Murder Warner Paperback Library Collection 73
October 1975 Cover Roller Ball Murder Warner Paperback Library Collection 73
1978 Cover Roller Ball Murder Orbit / Futura Collection 77
1998 Cover The Buddha in Malibu: New and Selected Stories University of Missouri Press Collection 151