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The End of Summer

Algis Budrys

First published November 1954
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

A man develops immortality for humans and other animals at the cost of anterograde amnesia, which is overcome by people recording their memories every day and replaying them again the next day.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1956 Hugo Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (30)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1954 Astounding Science Fiction, November 1954 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 6
April 1955 Astounding Science Fiction, April 1955 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 4
1960 The Unexpected Dimension Ballantine Books Collection 7
October 1961 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 197
December 1961 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 197
1962 The Unexpected Dimension Gollancz Collection 7
1962 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 197
1963 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 197
February 1963 The Unexpected Dimension The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 7
March 1964 The Unexpected Dimension Panther Collection 5
1965 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 197
1966 The Unexpected Dimension Panther Collection 5
1966 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 197
June 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 170
1974 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 170
1976 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 170
1978 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 170
May 1979 The Unexpected Dimension Fontana Collection 7
June 1979 The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties Ace Books Anthology 207
December 1979 The Fifties: The End of Summer Baronet Publishing Co. Anthology 207
1980 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 170
1984 Writers' Choice, Volume II Davis Publications Anthology 51
August 1984 Writers' Choice, Volume II The Dial Press Anthology 51
1985 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 170
1986 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 170
May 1987 The Great SF Stories #16 (1954) DAW Books Anthology 258
May 1987 The Great SF Stories #16 (1954) DAW Books Anthology 258
September 1997 Entertainment NESFA Press Collection 197
2003 The Algis Budrys Omnibus Volume One: Some Will Not Die with Selected Short Fiction Scorpius Digital Publishing Collection
September 2011 The Unexpected Dimension Gateway / Orion Collection |1