Synopsis
A scientist builds a space vessel using a new power source of his own design, but inadvertently ignites a conflagration which destroys all life on earth before he returns.
Publications (46)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1941 | Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1941 | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 35 |
| September 1941 | Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1941 | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | MAGAZINE | 20 |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | 365 |
| August 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | 365 |
| 1952 | Adventures in Time and Space | Grayson & Grayson | Anthology | 153 |
| 1953 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | |
| February 1955 | More Adventures in Time and Space | Bantam Books | Anthology | 54 |
| 1957 | Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space | Modern Library | Anthology | 365 |
| 1957 | Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | 365 |
| May 1958 | Starburst | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 24 |
| April 1965 | Starburst | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 24 |
| April 1965 | Starburst | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 24 |
| September 1966 | More Adventures in Time and Space | Bantam Books | Anthology | 54 |
| October 1968 | Starburst | Sphere Books | Collection | 24 |
| December 1970 | Starburst | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 24 |
| 1972 | Beyond Control | Thomas Nelson | Anthology | 80 |
| February 1973 | Beyond Control | Thomas Nelson | Anthology | 80 |
| March 1973 | Starburst | Sphere Books | Collection | 24 |
| February 1974 | Beyond Control | Dell Laurel-Leaf | Anthology | 83 |
| August 1975 | Adventures in Time and Space | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 365 |
| May 1976 | Beyond Control | Dell Laurel-Leaf | Anthology | 83 |
| July 1976 | Star Light, Star Bright: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume II | Berkley/Putnam | Collection | 1 |
| December 1976 | Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | Omnibus | 205 |
| June 1977 | Starburst | Pan Books | Collection | 23 |
| July 1977 | Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | Berkley Medallion | Omnibus | 221 |
| February 1978 | Star Light, Star Bright | Gollancz | Collection | |
| March 1978 | Adventures in Time and Space | Del Rey / Ballantine | Anthology | 365 |
| December 1978 | Adventures in Time and Space | Del Rey / Ballantine | Anthology | 365 |
| 1979 | Star Light, Star Bright: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume 2 | Fontana | Collection | 7 |
| December 1979 | Adventures in Time and Space | Del Rey / Ballantine | Anthology | 365 |
| March 1980 | The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 | DAW Books | Anthology | 237 |
| March 1980 | Starburst | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 24 |
| March 1980 | The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Anthology | 237 |
| March 1980 | Starburst | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 24 |
| 1983 | Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | Anthology | 237 |
| July 1985 | Analog: The Best of Science Fiction | Galahad Books | Anthology | 22 |
| August 1990 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House / SFBC | Anthology | 369 |
| November 1997 | Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | Vintage Books | Collection | 273 |
| November 1997 | Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | Topeka Bindery | Collection | |
| August 1998 | Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | Vintage Books / SFBC | Collection | |
| November 2001 | Adventures in Time and Space | Science Fiction Book Club | Anthology | |
| December 2008 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts | Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 904 |
| March 2009 | Beyond Control | Wildside Press | Anthology | |
| August 2011 | The Second Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Tales by Masters | Wildside Press | Anthology | |6 |
| May 2013 | Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester | Byron Preiss Visual Publications | Collection | |15 |
| August 2020 | Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction | British Library Publishing | Anthology | 297 |