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Title: The Beast Title Record # 14253
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Pendrake
Language: English
Note: According to Peter Nicholls this is a fix-up of "The Great Engine","The Wonderful Man" (under the title "The Changeling"), and "The Beast" originally published in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' 1943, 1944. According to Icshi:
  • Chapters 1-5: "The Great Engine" 1943;
  • Chapters 5-11: "The Changeling" 1944;
  • Chapters 12-13: linking material;
  • Chapters 14-31 & Epilogue: "The Beast" 1943.
Icshi writes: "each story has undergone substantial revision", but "The Changeling was thoroughly re-written."
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1969 Moonbeast
Year Language Title
1965 Italian La città immortale
1968Translated by Jesco von Puttkamer
German Die Bestie
1973Translated by Erik van Ravensberghe
Dutch Het beest
1976Translated by R. W. Th. Stins
Dutch Maanbeest
1980Translated by Jacques Martinache.
French La bête
1987Translated by Agneta Sneibjerg
Swedish Odjuret
1997Translated by Dan Oprina
Romanian Bestia

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Beast 1963-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$3.50?$: US dollar
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Howard Burns Checkmark
The Beast 1963-05-00 A. E. van Vogt Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Howard Burns Checkmark
The Beast 1964-05-00 A. E. van Vogt Macfadden Books 60-169
$0.60?$: US dollar
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Richard Powers Checkmark
The Beast 1964-05-00 A. E. van Vogt Macfadden Books 60-169
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Richard Powers Checkmark
La città immortale 1965-01-31 A. E. van Vogt Casa Editrice La Tribuna  
Lit 600?Lit: Italian lira
272
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Herbert Pagani Checkmark
La città immortale 1965-01-31 A. E. van Vogt Casa Editrice La Tribuna  
Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Herbert Pagani Checkmark
La città immortale 1965-01-31 A. E. van Vogt Casa Editrice La Tribuna (La Bussola SF #1)  
Lit 600?Lit: Italian lira
272
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Rocco Borella  
La città immortale 1965-01-31 A. E. van Vogt Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #12)  
Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Herbert H. Pagani Checkmark
La città immortale 1965-06-00 A. E. van Vogt Casa Editrice La Tribuna (La Bussola SF #1)  
Lit 600?Lit: Italian lira
272
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Herbert H. Pagani  
A van Vogt Omnibus 1967-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-35345-7
30/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
172+
162+
159
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Die Bestie 1968-04-26 A. E. van Vogt Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #137) TTB137
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
172
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Karl Stephan Checkmark
The Beast 1968-08-00 A. E. van Vogt Macfadden Books 60-343
$0.60?$: US dollar
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Moonbeast 1969-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02937-0
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Moonbeast 1970-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02937-0
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
La città immortale 1970-06-00 A. E. van Vogt Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #12)  
Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira
272
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Herbert H. Pagani  
The Beast 1972-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Manor Books 75-479
$0.75?$: US dollar
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Het beest 1973-08-00 A. E. van Vogt De Vrijbuiter / De Schorpioen (Apollo #16)   ƒ1.25 49
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
novel Checkmark
Moonbeast 1973-12-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02937-0
£0.35?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss  
The Beast 1975-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Manor Books 95399
$0.95?$: US dollar
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Moonbeast 1975-06-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02937-0
£0.40?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
Maanbeest / Het gestolen brein / Oorlog tegen de Rull 1976-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Meulenhoff (M=SF #111) 90-290-0853-9   497
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
Maanbeest / Het gestolen brein / Oorlog tegen de Rull 1977-02-00 A. E. van Vogt Meulenhoff (M=SF #111) 90-290-0853-9   497
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
The Beast 1977-06-00 A. E. van Vogt Manor Books 0-532-15265-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Moonbeast 1978-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02937-0
£0.85?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
La bête 1980-09-04 A. E. van Vogt Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5086) 2-266-00923-0   223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel W. Siudmak Checkmark
Oorlog tegen de Rull & Maanbeest 1982-02-00 A. E. van Vogt Meulenhoff (M=SF #175) 90-290-1487-3   328
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Peter Elson Checkmark
La città immortale 1982-02-00 A. E. van Vogt Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #51)  
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira
vi+
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Dino Marsan  
La bête 1982-05-10 A. E. van Vogt Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5086) 2-266-00923-0   223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel W. Siudmak Checkmark
Moonbeast 1984-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Panther 0-586-02937-0
£1.95?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss  
The Beast 1984-02-00 A. E. van Vogt DAW Books (DAW Collectors #567) 0-87997-910-0 / UE1910
$2.50?$: US dollar
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Beast 1984-02-00 A. E. van Vogt DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-910-0 / UE1910
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Die Bestie 1986-02-00 A. E. van Vogt Moewig (Utopia Classics #86) 3-8118-5032-6
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel
Hans-Günter Hauptmann?Hans-Guenter Hauptmann
Checkmark
Odjuret 1987-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #194) 91-7228-363-7   204
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Eddie Jones Checkmark
Die Bestie 1988-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3861) 3-8118-3861-X
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Ron Lindahn  
The Beast 1992-11-00 A. E. van Vogt Carroll & Graf (Masters of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf)) 0-88184-883-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
207
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jim Burns Checkmark
Bestia 1997-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Editura Nemira (Nautilus #104) 9739301465   216
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
The Beast 2015-09-07 A. E. van Vogt Agency Editions 978-1-940392-10-3
$3.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
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