- Novel
- First published 1961
- 35,000 words
Alternative titles
Second Ending (Part 1 of 2)
Second Ending (Part 2 of 2)
"Five miles below the surface, Ross was awakened from the deep sleep of suspended animation to find himself in an empty world. There was no noise, or people, and no motion save for the steady activity of the hospital robots" (blurb). Ross, the sole survivor of World War Last, must meet up with some other human beings -- even if he's got to create them himself. And, with the hibernation technique and omnicompetent robots at his command, he eventually does just that. After a fashion. White's most beautifully fitted piece of work, with this fitting Dedication: "TO PEGGY, who isn't the last girl on Earth, just the only one."
Synopsis by Graham Andrews
English editions
| Publisher | Published in | Date | Format | Printing | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ace Books | January 1963 | Paperback | |||
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Blackie | Out of This World 8 | April 1970 | Hardback | Shortened version | 9780216888111 |
In omnibus editions
| Edition | Publisher | Date | Format | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Monsters and Medics, Corgi, 1977 | Corgi, London, UK | 1977 | Paperback | 9780345256232 |
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Monsters and Medics, Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers, 1977 | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | May 1977 | Paperback | 9780552104623 |
Translations
German
| Title | Translator | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Herr der Roboter | Moewig | 1963 | |
|
Jenseits des Todes | Erich Pabel Verlag | 1964 | |
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Das zweite Leben | Horst Hoffmann | Pabel | 9 January 1979 |
Italian
| Title | Translator | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vita con gli automi | Bianca Russo | Mondadori | May 1963 | |
| Second Ending | Mondadori | 19 September 1973 | ||
| Second Ending | Mondadori | August 1974 | ||
|
Futuro remoto | Bianca Russo | Mondadori | June 2001 |
|
Vita con gli automi | Bianca Russo, Beata Della Frattina | Mondadori | June 2011 |
Portuguese
| Title | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Depois do Caos | Editorial Bruguera | 1971 |
Swedish
| Title | Publisher | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Evigt Liv | Lindfors Förlag | March 1975 |
Serialised in
| Title | Published as | Language | Editor | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fantastic, June 1961 | Second Ending (Part 1 of 2) | English | Cele Goldsmith | June 1961 |
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Fantastic, July 1961 | Second Ending (Part 2 of 2) | English | Cele Goldsmith | July 1961 |
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Urania (collana) 309, 2 June 1963 | Vita con gli automi (Complete Novel) | Italian | Carlo Fruttero | 2 June 1963 |
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Urania (collana) 651, 18 August 1974 | Vita con gli automi (Complete Novel) | Italian | Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | 18 August 1974 |
In anthologies
| Title | Editor | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jenseits des Todes | James White | 1964 |
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Out of This World 8 | Amabel Williams-Ellis, Mably Owen | 1970 |
References
Data sources
James White Information (original site). Synopsis by Graham Andrews.
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).
ISFDB title record (CC BY 4.0).