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Битва за звезды (Original Collection)

Битва за звезды  (Original Collection)
Эксмо, 2006, 768 p. ; 84×108/32 cm. – (Шедевры фантастики)
ISBN 5-699-15141-9; 978-5-699-15141-7
Note: Cover by Д. Харриса
Contents:
p. 5-162, Звезда жизни Роман (The Star of Life) / tr. by
p. 163-332, Битва за звезды Роман (Battle for the Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 333-486, Хранители звезд Роман (The Haunted Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 487-650, Роковая звезда Роман (Doomstar) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 651-763, Беглец со звезды Роман (Fugitive of the Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
Созданные Эдмондом Гамильтоном яркие, романтические образы покорителей бескрайних просторов Вселенной, противопоставляющих отвагу и благородство злу и насилию, и по сей день будоражат умы и сердца миллионов читателей во всем мире…

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Звездные короли (Original Collection)

Звездные короли (Original Collection) / comp. by В. П. Кирчев; cover by М.Михалева
Кишинев: ЭЯ, 1993, 512 p. – (Зарубеж. фантаст. Вып. 22). 52.000 экз.
ISBN 5-85268-051-6
Contents:
p. 3-110: Звездные короли (The Star Kings) SK#1
p. 111-214: Возвращение на звезды (Return to the Stars) SK#2
p. 215-232: Мои бедные железные нервы (Pardon My Iron Nerves) CF#24
p. 233-312: Таинственный мир (Outlaw World) CF#19
p. 313-356: Извне Вселенной (Outside the Universe) IP#4
p. 357-398: Плоскогорье Невидимых Людей (Valley of Invisible Men) / tr. by А. Тишинина
p. 399-452: Сокровище Громовой Луны (Treasure on Thunder Moon)
p. 453-466: Остров безрассудства (The Island of Unreason)
p. 466-477: Звезда жизни (The Star of Life)
p. 477-485: Дети Солнца (Sunfire!)
p. 485-498: Невероятный мир (Wacky World)
p. 499-508: Эволюция доктора Полларда (The Man Who Evolved)
Роман “Звездные короли”, повесть “Сокровище Громовой Луны” – классика американской научной фантастики. В данный сборник вошли практически все произведения, переведенные на русский язык.
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La Stella della Vita (The Star of Life)

La Stella della Vita (The Star of Life)
Translator: Mario Galli
Cover art: Franco Brambilla
in: Pionieri dell’infinito, A. Mondadori, 2004.11, p. – (Urania Millemondi Nuova Serie ; 39)
Tra le stelle della galassia ce n’è una che pulsa di un’energia sconosciuta, il cuore di un astro sepolto nel buio promette l’immortalità… e altro. Un viaggio epico per il più classico dei pionieri cosmici.
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La Stella della Vita (The Star of Life)

La Stella della Vita (The Star of Life)
Translator: [Maria Galli]
Cover art: Karel Thole
Publisher: Mondadori, 1977.5.8
Pagination: 160 p.
Series: Urania ; 722
Note: Ristampa del n. 236
Kirk Hammond è solo. Solo più di quanto lo sia mai stato nessun altro uomo. E’ stato affidato a una macchina perfettissima, che non doveva sbagliare, che doveva portarlo fra le stelle, e poi indietro, fra gli uomini, invece la macchina ha sbagliato. Così adesso Kirk Hammond vive le ultime ore della sua vita in attesa del funerale più solenne che sia mai stato tributato a un essere umano. Tutto il mondo saprà della sua morte, tutto il mondo piangerà il primo pioniere dello spazio morto nello spazio. E lui? Forse prima di morire impazzirà. Ma aprendo il portello che lo separa dal gelo del vuoto eviterà che il mondo pianga un eroe morto pazzo di paura. Kirk Hammond apre il portello… e pur sapendo con esattezza di essere morto, non muore. Da quel momento Hammond desidererà di non addormentarsi mai perchè il sonno gli riporterà infallibilmente l’incubo di aver assistito alla propria morte.
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La Stella della Vita (The Star of Life)

La Stella della Vita (The Star of Life)
Translator: Mario Galli
Publisher: Mondadori, 1960.8.14
Pagination: 128 p.
Series: Urania ; 236
Kirk Hammond è solo. Solo più di quanto lo sia mai stato nessun altro uomo, e non può fare niente. E’ stato affidato a una macchina perfettissima, che non doveva sbagliare, che doveva portarlo fra le stelle e poi indietro fra gli uomini. Invece la macchina ha sbagliato. Forse a volte le macchine sbagliano perchè sono gli uomini a farle. Così adesso Kirk Hammond vive le ultime ore della sua vita in attesa del funerale più solenne che sia mai stato tributato a un essere umano. Tutto il mondo saprà della sua morte, tutto il mondo piangerà il primo pioniere dello spazio morto nello spazio. E lui? Forse prima di morire impazzirà. Ma se aprisse quel portello che lo separa dal gelo del vuoto eviterà che il mondo pianga un eroe morto pazzo di paura. Kirk Hammond apre il portello… e pur sapendo con esattezza di essere morto, non muore. Da quel momento Hammond desidererà di non addormentarsi mai perchè il sonno gli riporterà infallibilmente l’incubo di aver assistito alla sua morte. E da quel momento Hammond incomincerà veramente la sua nuova vita fra gli uomini che hanno conquistato lo spazio perchè uomini come Kirk Hammond sono morti per aprire la strada alla conquista. Ma le stelle ormai non bastano più agli uomini, che adesso cercano di ottenere qualcosa di più!
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Zvijezda Zivota (The Star of Life)

Zvijezda Zivota (The Star of Life)
Translator: Janko Paravic
in: Posljednje Pitanje I Druge Najljepse SF, Vjesnik, 1978, 144 p. –
(Sirius : Biblioteka Znanstvene Fantastike ; 25)
Edmond Hamilton
HAMILTON, EDMOND (USA)
Zvijezda života
The Star of Life
Sirius 25, str. 80-96
1978.07
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Роковая звезда (Original Collection)

Роковая звезда (Original Collection)
Эксмо, 2002, 672 p. ; 84×108/32 cm. – (Мастера фантастики Авторский сборник)
ISBN 5-699-01416-0
p. 5-142, Звезда жизни (The Star of Life) / tr. by Сергей Сухинов
p. 143-290, Битва за звезды (Battle for the Stars) / tr. by Сергей Сухинов
p. 291-424, Хранители звезд (The Haunted Stars) / tr. by Сергей Сухинов
p. 425-568, Роковая звезда (Doomstar) / tr. by Сергей Сухинов
p. 569-667, Беглец со звезд (Fugitive of the Stars) / tr. by Сергей Сухинов
Эдмонд Гамильтон по праву считается отцом ‘космической оперы’, а за вселенский размах фантазии его называли ‘Спасителем Вселенных’. Герои Гамильтона не соглашаются на меньшее – только спасение галактики, созвездия, на худой конец планеты. В этот том включены пять классических романов Эдмонда Гамильтона, вошедших в сокровищницу мировой фантастики.
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Битва за звезды (Original Collection)

Битва за звезды (Original Collection) / comp. by С.Сухинова
М.: Армада Альфа-книга, 2001, 498 p. – (Классика фантаст. боевика) 7.000 экз.
ISBN 5-93556-079-8
Contents:
p. 7-168: Звезда жизни (The Star of Life) / tr. by С.Сухинова ; ill. by С. Цылов
p. 169-342: Битва за звезды (Battle for the Stars) / tr. by С.Сухинова; ill. by С. Цылов
p. 343-496: Хранители звезд (The Haunted Stars) / tr. by С.Сухинова; ill. by С. Цылов
В романах американского писателя-фантаста Эдмонда Гамильтона, представленных в настоящем сборнике, показаны люди, которые без страха противостоят опасностям и угрозам отдаленного будущего, которые участвуют в невероятных сражениях с удивительными, фантастическими противниками. Яркость и выразительность, увлекательно построенный головоломный сюжет и единственно возможная, поразительная развязка – отличительные черты творчества Гамильтона, признанного классика жанра ‘космической оперы’.
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Битва за звёзды (Original Collection)

Битва за звёзды: Фантаст. романы (Original Collection)
М.: ЭКСМО, 1997, 485 p. – (Стальная Крыса). 15.000 экз.
ISBN 5-85585-979-7
Cover: И. Варавина
Contents:
p. 5-188, Звезда жизни (The Star of Life) / tr. by С. Сухинова
p. 189-386, Битва за звёзды (Battle for the Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 387-486, Разрушитель солнц (The Sun Smasher) / tr. by В. Мартова
Эдмонд Гамильтон – признанный основоположник жанра приключенческой фантастики.
Созданные им яркие, романтические образы звездных капитанов, покорителей бескрайних просторов Вселенной, противопоставляющих отвагу и благородство злу и насилию, и по сей день будоражат умы и сердца миллионов читателей во всем мире.
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Битва за звезды: Фантаст. романы (Original Collection)

Битва за звезды: Фантаст. романы (Original Collection)
tr. by С.Сухинова; comp. by Э.Степанов; ill. by С.Цылов
М.: Армада, 1996, 622 p. – (Фантаст. боевик. 20). 20.000 экз.
ISBN 5-7632-0194-9
Contents:
p. 5-166: Звезда жизни (The Star of Life) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 167-340: Битва за звезды (Battle for the Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 341-496: Хранители звезд (The Haunted Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 497-619: Долина создания (The Valley of Creation) / tr. by С. Сухинов
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Битва за звезды: Фантаст. романы (Original Collection)

Битва за звезды: Фантаст. романы (Original Collection) /
tr. by С.Сухинова; comp. by Э.Степанов; ill. by С.Цылов
М.: Армада, 1994, 622 p. – (Фантаст. боевик. 20). 60.000 экз.
ISBN 5-87994-067-5
Contents:
p. 5-166: Звезда жизни (The Star of Life) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 167-340: Битва за звезды (Battle for the Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 341-496: Хранители звезд (The Haunted Stars) / tr. by С. Сухинов
p. 497-619: Долина создания (The Valley of Creation) / tr. by С. Сухинов
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Звездные битвы Галактик (Original Collection)

Звездные битвы Галактик: Науч.-фантаст. повести и рассказы
(Original Collection) / comp. by А.Тишинин; ill. by Е.Новикова
Л.: Б-ка “Звезды”, 1991, 288 p. – (Б-ка авантюр. и фантаст. романа. Вып. 1).
50.000 экз. ISBN 5-7183-0018-6
Contents:
p. 3-20: Остров безрассудства (The Island of Unreason) / tr. by В.Носача
p. 21-141: Таинственный мир (Outlaw World) / tr. by М.Тарасьева (CF#19)
p. 142-208: Извне Вселенной (Outside the Universe) / tr. by Л.Ткачука (IP#4)
p. 209-270: Плоскогорье Невидимых Людей (Valley of Invisible Men) / tr. by С.Николаевой
p. 271-286: Звезда жизни (The Star of Life) / tr. by О.Свердловой
В сборник этого знаменитого фантаста вошли следующие рассказы: “Остров безрассудства”, “Таинственный мир”, “Извне Вселенной”, “Плосокогорье невидимых людей”, “Звезда жизни”.
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The Star of Life (Crest)

The Star of Life
Greenwich : Fawcett, 1959.10. –
187 p. ; 18 cm. – (Crest Book ; S-329) (Fawcett World Library) NUC: 70-72300
Cover: Powers
“The strange and terrifying adventure of the first man in orbit around the moon” – Cover
How Long Had He Been Lost In Space?
Slowly, Kirk Hammond pushed his way back to consciousness. He remembered then that there had been trouble – that his ship Explorer 19, earth’s first manned satellite, had failed to orbit properly – that he had gone astray in space.
Hammond looked up at the sky to get his bearings. He was a man who knew the constellations thoroughly, but it seemed to him there was a something wrong with the stars. Something terribly, insanely wrong.
Frantically he checked again. No, the vast star clock did not lie.
The Truth hit him then like an icy belt of terror. Either he was mad, or dead – or he had been asleep in space for nearly a thousand centuries!
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The Star of Life (Book Club Edition)

The Star of Life (Book Club Edition)
New York : Distributed by Dodd-Mead, 1959.4. –
192 p. ; 22 cm. – (A Torquil Book) LCCN: 59-6638
Note: No price
Note: “BOOK CLUB/EDITION” at the lower right corner of the front flap of the original, first printing dust jacket is unclipped. — Currey
Note: Has printing code “4” on page 192 — Currey
Note: A second printing has printing code “A14” on page 192 — Currey
Kirk Hammond was a man alone.
He had been chosen to ride in the first manned satellite to go out around the Moon and back to Earth. But when the satellite failed to orbit properly, it went on past the Moon into the vastness of outer space, and a whole world watched helplessly as he was borne toward an unthinkably lonely death.
Yet destiny decreed that Kirk Hammond should suffer, not death but a pseudo-death. And he awoke from it to find that a hundred centuries had passed and that the space age which had begun in the 20th Century had now grown into a vast galactic civilization that had carried the sons of Earth to countless stars and worlds. But, unexpectedly, the conquest of space had changed Man himself, and the human race had become not one but several species.
Hammond was plunged into the climactic struggle between the new races. And in his quest with a desperate band for the mysterious Star of Life that was the key to the struggle, in his relations with the strange and beautiful Thayn Marden who was not a human woman, in his odyssey through the mighty suns and earthly worlds of the galaxy, a man of the 20th Century found himself facing the dangers of the great space age which he himself helped pioneer.
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The Star of Life (Torquil)

The Star of Life
New York : Distributed by Dodd-Mead, 1959.2. –
192 p. ; 22 cm. – (A Torquil Book) LCCN: 59-6638
Note: First edition, trade issue, the earliest, with price 2.95 at upper right corner of front dust jacket flap — Currey
Note: Has printing code “4” on page 192. – Currey
Book reviews:

  • Analog. 64(4):152. December 1959. (P. Miller)

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Ölümsüzler Ülkesi Althar (Ths Star of Life)

Ölümsüzler Ülkesi Althar (Ths Star of Life)
Translator: Gönül Suveren
Publisher: Altin Kitaplar, 1969.1.1
Pagination: 253 p.

ŞİMDİYE KADAR KİMSE KİRK HAMMOND KADAR YALNIZ KALMAMIŞTI. ÇOK YALNIZDI … VE ÖLMÜŞTÜ. EVET, KALBİ ÇARPIYOR, GÖZLERİ GÖRÜYOR, KULAKLARI İŞİTİYORDU AMA GENÇ ASTRONOT ÖLMÜŞTÜ. FEZANIN UÇSUZ – BUCAKSIZ KARANLIKLARIND İLERLİYEN ÇELİK KAPSüL DE ONUN MEZARIYDI ARTIK.

HAMMOND OKSİJEN GÖSTERGESİNİN SONA DAYANDICINI GÖRDÜCÜ ANDA PENCERE KAPAĞINI AÇTI. BİRDENBİRE ACI BİR SOĞUĞUN VÜCUDUNU KAPLADIĞINI DUYDU. «GALİBA ÇOK ACI ÇEKECEĞİM>> DİYE DÜŞÜNDÜ. BU ONUN SON DÜŞÜNCESİ OLDU…

* TURKİYE’DE İLK DEFA YAYIMLANAN BU ESER, BÜTÜN DüNYADA YANKILAR UYANDIRMIŞ VE SATIŞ REKORLARI KIRMIŞTIR.

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La Estrella de la Vida (The Star of Life)

La Estrella de la Vida (The Star of Life)
Translator: J. Riva & J.L. Alvarez
in: Luna de Miel en el Edpacio, Luis de Caralt, 1978.2, 205 p. –
(Antologías de Ciencia Ficción ; 19)(Space Opera ; 1)
¡Por fin habían dado con la Estrella de la Vida Eterna! Pero, ¿por qué palideció la bella Marden y pidió con un susurro: «Os lo ruego, dad media vuelta y alejaos de aquí inmediatamente»?
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L'Astre de Vie (The Star of Life)

L’Astre de Vie (The Star of Life)
Translator: Jean Guillemin
Publisher: Paris : Albin Michel, 1973.9
Page: 249 p.
Series: Science Fiction ; 20
Illustration: Pierre Faucheux (Faucheux Arts Graphiques)
Le satellite EXP-19 poursuivra sa course indéfiniment dans l’espace. Et Kirk Hammond s’en va vers la mort dans une indicible solitude… Mais cent siècles plus tard, il se réveille : l’orbite d’EXP-19 l’a ramené vers la Terre.
L’Humanité a conquis les mondes mais cet essaimage l’a divisée en plusieurs races. Hammond, l’homme du XXe siècle, se trouve mêlé à leur lutte : avec un petit groupe de révoltés, il part en quête du mystérieux Astre de Vie, qui en est la clé. Et il rencontre l’étrange, la merveilleuse, la surhumaine Thayn Marden…
fren30Book Review

  • Lion, Jean-Pierre, Bifrost, no. 90, avril 2018, p. 163-164.
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Das Gestirn des Lebens, 2. Teil (The Star of Life)

Das Gestirn des Lebens, 2. Teil (The Star of Life)
Translator: Heinz F. Kliem
Publisher: Moewig
Year of Publication: 1964
Pagination: 66 p.
Series: Terra Utopische Romane : Science Fiction ; 375
Note: Abridged
Zum Inhalt des vorangegangenen Teils in TERRA-Band 374:
Kirk Hammond erwartet den Tod!
Seine Raumkapsel, die den Mond umkreisen und anschließend wieder auf der Erde landen sollte, kommt vom Kurs ab und strebt hinaus in die Weite des Alls.
Kirk Hammond beschließt, aus dem Leben zu scheiden, bevor sein knapp bemessener Luftvorrat endgültig verbraucht ist. Er weiß, daß niemand ihm in seiner Not helfen kann — und er zieht daraus die Konsequenzen, indem er die Haube seiner Raumkapsel einen Spalt-breit öffnet…
Kirk sucht ein schnelles Ende — doch er findet die Unendlichkeit!
Sein Körper wird konserviert — und Kirk erwacht auf wunderbare Weise wie-der zum Leben, als die Raumkapsel in ihrer weiten Ellipsenbahn nach Jahrtausenden wieder in die Lufthülle der Erde eindringt.
Kirk, ein Pionier aus den Anfängen der irdischen Raumfahrt, lernt jetzt eine Erde kennen, deren Menschen schon vor Jahrhunderten die Galaxis erobert — und dann an die “Vramen”, ein Volk von Wissenschaftlern, verloren haben.
Kirk stellt sich auf die Seite der “Hoo-rnen”, der gewöhnlichen Menschen der fernen Zukunft, und beteiligt sich an einem Weltraumprojekt ihrer Untergrundbewegung.
Dieses Projekt soll allen “Hoomen” wieder die Freiheit im All zurückgeben, für die Kirk vor Äonen gestartet und “gestorben” war — doch das Projekt mißlingt, und Kirk wird gemeinsam mit den anderen Verschwörern zu lebenslänglicher Verbannung auf dem Strafplaneten Kuum verurteilt …
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OPUS#214 Star of Life, The

OPUS: #214
Title: The Star of Life (Excerpt)
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1947
Type: novella
Synopsis: Kirk Hammond is frozen in space and then enters the Earth 10,000 years in the future. He encounters three species of man kind: humankind who make up most of the galaxy, the Vramen who never die because they live on the restricted planet whose sun is the Star of Life. Mankind wants desperately to enjoy eternal life too, but the Vramen will not allow it.
“Kirk Hammond leads a future civilization in a desperate struggle against rule by a minority which derives its power through knowledge of the secret of immortality!”
Publications:

  • Startling Stories, Vol. 14, no. 3, January 1947, (Jan 1947, ed. Sam Merwin, Jr., publ. Better Publications, Inc.; Chicago, $0.15, 116pp, Pulp, magazine), pp. 13-71. Cover: Earle Bergey; Illust: Marchioni
  • The Star of Life, (Feb 1959, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Dodd, Mead/Torquil, $2.95, 192pp, hc)
  • The Star of Life, (Feb 1959, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Dodd, C$3.50, 192pp, hc)
  • The Star of Life, (Apr 1959, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Dodd, Mead/Torquil / SFBC, $1.20, 192pp, hc)
  • The Star of Life, (Oct 1959, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Crest, #s329, $0.35, 187pp, pb) Cover: Richard Powers
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, Star Weekly (Toronto, Canada). (8/15-1959)
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: Corsicana Daily Sun, []-[], 1959.
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: The Times Recorder, []-[], 1959.
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: The Decatur Daily, []-[], 1959.
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: The Titusville Herald, []-[], 1959.
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: Republican and Herald, []-[], 1960.
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: Simpson’s Leader-Times, []-[], 1960.
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: Tyrone Daily Herald, 1959-1961 [info]
  • as Man Who Missed the Moon, in: Reading Eagle (Sunday Eagle : Book of the Week), Jan. 24, 1960-April 10, 1960. [ebook]
  • Space Opera, (Aug 1974, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Futura, 0-86007-058-1, £0.50, 324pp, pb, anth) Cover: Eddie Jones
  • Space Opera, (Nov 1974, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 0-297-76811-5, £, 324pp, hc, anth)
  • THE EIGHTY-MINUTE HOUR, Aldiss, Doubleday, 1974
  • THE EIGHTY-MINUTE HOUR, Aldiss,Cape (UK), 1974
  • Space Opera, (1975, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, publ. BCA by arrangement with Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 324pp, hc, anth) Cover: Brian Aldiss
  • Space Opera, (1975, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Futura, 0-86007-847-7, £0.60, 324pp, pb, anth)
  • Space Opera, (Mar 1975, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Doubleday, 0-385-07873-0, $7.95, 322pp, hc, anth) Cover: Lawrence Ratzkin
  • Space Opera, (May 1975, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, publ. Doubleday / SFBC, #1064, $1.98, 304pp, hc, anth) Cover: Lawrence Ratzkin
  • THE EIGHTY-MINUTE HOUR, Aldiss,Pan Books(UK), 1975
  • Space Opera, (Mar 1977, ed. Brian Aldiss, publ. Berkley Medallion, 0-425-03344-9, $1.50, xii+243pp, pb, anth) Cover: Vincent Di Fate
  • THE EIGHTY-MINUTE HOUR, Aldiss, Triad/Panther(UK), 1985
  •  The Star of Life, (Sep 2008, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Baen, 978-0-245-23226-8, $4.00, ebook)
  • King of Stars, (Sep 2008, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Baen, $20.00, ebook, omni) Cover: Doug Chaffee

Contents
Chapter 1 Space Doom 13
Chapter 2 Return to Life 16
Chapter 3 New Earth 18
Chapter 4 After Ten Thousand Years 21
Chapter 5 Peril from the Sky 25
Chapter 6 Vraman Girl 27
Chapter 7 Weird Attack 30
Chapter 8 In Rurooma 32
Chapter 9 Prison Planet 36
Chapter 10 Star-Men’s Hatred 40
Chapter 11 Inside the Force-Wall 44
Chapter 12 Into the Sun-Swarm 47
Chapter 13 On Mysterious Althar 51
Chapter 14 Alien City 54
Chapter 15 The Fight with the Machine 58
Chapter 16 Dread Revelation 61
Chapter 17 In the Sky City 64
Chapter 18 Battle and Death 68

Reviews:

  • Gardner, Thomas S., “From Fan-tods : It’s Fiction, but is it science?,” in: Fantasy Aspects, issue 2 (Nov. 1947), p. 9.
  • Gammell, Leon L., The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories, Starmont House, 1986, p. 21. “Pretty fair interplanetary novel of the far future, somewhat more philosophical in tone than most of the works of this admittedly somewhat repetitive but still remarkably imaginative and entertaining author. This is the story of the Star of Life, a unique luminary whose rays endow humans with immortality and create profound mutations in their germ plasm, engendering entirely new species of humanity in their offspring — the Second Men, immortal and brilliant, who control interstellar civilization of the future, the Third Men, colossal intellects interested solely in scientific and philosophical experimentation and research. Full of cliches and overly convenient coincidences, but still a damned good read even today. Reprinted in hardcover in 1959 by Torquil, NY, and by Crest in paperback the same year.”

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