Synopsis
a spacefarer returns to Earth after a voyage of months of subjective time and some years on Earth. He learns just how much has changed, and how much attitudes to his kind have degraded, during his absence.
Notes
Revised to become Chapter 21 of Starfarers
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Publications (16)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1954 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1954 | Fantasy House, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 94 |
| September 1954 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1954 | Mellifont Press Ltd. | MAGAZINE | 1 |
| 1969 | A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space | Sherbourne Press | Anthology | 179 |
| June 1970 | A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space | Gollancz | Anthology | |
| November 1971 | A Wilderness of Stars | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Anthology | |
| December 1971 | A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space | Dell | Anthology | 156 |
| December 1971 | A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space | Dell | Anthology | 156 |
| 1972 | A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space | Corgi | Anthology | 148 |
| 1980 | A Wilderness of Stars: Stories of Man in Conflict with Space | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Anthology | 148 |
| October 1982 | Maurai & Kith | Tor | Collection | 171 |
| September 1983 | Space Odyssey | Octopus Books | Anthology | 254 |
| 1987 | Space Odyssey | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 254 |
| February 1988 | Space Odyssey | Treasure Press | Anthology | 254 |
| September 1992 | Maurai & Kith | Tor | Collection | 171 |
| September 2011 | Maurai & Kith | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| November 2015 | Starfarers | Open Road Integrated Media | Novel |