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.
External Links
Publications (10)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1974 |
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Best SF: 1973 | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 19 |
| June 1974 |
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Roller Ball Murder | William Morrow | Collection | 77 |
| July 1974 |
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Best SF: 1973 | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Anthology | 1 |
| 1975 |
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Roller Ball Murder | Robson Books | Collection | 77 |
| April 1975 |
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The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 7 | Sphere Books | Anthology | 18 |
| July 1975 |
|
Roller Ball Murder | Warner Paperback Library | Collection | 73 |
| August 1975 | Roller Ball Murder | Warner Paperback Library | Collection | 73 | |
| October 1975 |
|
Roller Ball Murder | Warner Paperback Library | Collection | 73 |
| 1978 |
|
Roller Ball Murder | Orbit / Futura | Collection | 77 |
| 1998 |
|
The Buddha in Malibu: New and Selected Stories | University of Missouri Press | Collection | 151 |