Title: Segregation

Title: Segregation Title Record # 325911
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1958-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English

Note: Word count is around 16,500, a novelette. The cover of New Worlds (US), July 1960 also describes it as a "novelet" [sic].

Synopsis: A crew of three men sent to survey the ecology of a planet where a human had lived among an apparently sentient reptile race for decades find that his theories regarding the aliens and the planetary ecology don't stand up to rigorous scrutiny, and resolve to solve the riddle.

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Year	Title
1958	Segregation [as by Brian Aldiss]
1960^ⓘWord count is around 16,500, a novelette. The cover of New Worlds (US), July 1960 also describes it as a "novelet" [sic].	Planet of Death
1963^ⓘWord count is around 16,500, a novelette. The cover of New Worlds (US), July 1960 also describes it as a "novelet" [sic].	The Game of God
1964^ⓘWord count is around 16,500, a novelette. The cover of New Worlds (US), July 1960 also describes it as a "novelet" [sic].	The Game of God [as by Brian Aldiss]

Year	Language	Title
1963^ⓘTranslated as "Kakakaxo", however in the original English story ('Segregation') The planet is named "Kakakakaxo". Translated by Lella Pollini	Italian	Kakakaxo
1965^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	Être un dieu^?Etre un dieu
1968^ⓘTranslated by Wulf H. Bergner; seems identical to 1968 publication as Sektor Diamant (stated as published by arrangement with Heyne).	German	Ein Gott
1968^ⓘTranslated by Wessel B. Relsky	Dutch	Het spel van een God [as by Brian Aldiss]
1982^ⓘTranslated by Biggy Winter	German	Trennung

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
New Worlds Science Fiction, #73 July 1958	1958-07-00	ed. John Carnell	Nova Publications Ltd.		2/-^?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).	128	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Brian Lewis
New Worlds Science Fiction (US), July 1960	1960-07-00	ed. Hans Stefan Santesson	Great American Publications, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Brian Lewis
Equator	1961-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Digit Books	R533	2/6^?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).	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.	coll	Chesley Bonestell
The Airs of Earth: Science Fiction Stories	1963-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Faber and Faber		18/-^?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).	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	M. C. Escher
Equator	1963-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Digit Books	R695	2/6^?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).	157	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.	coll
Galassia #31	1963-07-15	ed. Roberta Rambelli	Casa Editrice La Tribuna	31	Lit 180^?Lit: Italian lira	160	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Duccio Alessandri
Starswarm	1964-01-00	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library	D2411	$0.50^?$: US dollar	159	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.	coll
Starswarm	1964-01-00	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2411	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	159	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.	coll
The Airs of Earth	1965-01-00	Brian W. Aldiss	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	93	6/-^?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).	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Airs de Terre	1965-02-12	Brian W. Aldiss	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #81)		F6.15^?F: French frank	239	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.	coll
The Airs of Earth	1965-09-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Four Square Books	1325	3/6^?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).	190	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.	coll
Sterrenhoop	1968-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Meulenhoff (M=SF #11)	11	ƒ2.90	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.	coll	Frank Stoovelaar , Ruurd Groot
Starswarm	1971-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library	T4558	$0.75^?$: US dollar	159	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.	coll
The Airs of Earth	1971-05-00	Brian W. Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-00707-3	£0.30^?£: UK pound	190	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.	coll	Bruce Pennington
The Airs of Earth	1972-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-01329-4	£0.35^?£: UK pound	190	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.	coll	Bruce Pennington
Equator and Segregation	1973-06-00	Brian Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-01501-7	£0.30^?£: UK pound	127	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.	coll	Bruce Pennington
Equator and Segregation	1973-06-00	Brian Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-01501-7	£0.30^?£: UK pound	127	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.	coll	Bruce Pennington
The Airs of Earth	1975-05-00	Brian W. Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-02097-5	£0.40^?£: UK pound	190	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.	coll	Bruce Pennington
Starswarm	1976-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library of Canada	Y6883	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	159	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.	coll
Equator and Segregation	1977-01-00	Brian Aldiss	New English Library	0-450-03041-5	£0.50^?£: UK pound	127	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.	coll	Bruce Pennington
Starswarm	1978-06-00	Brian Aldiss	Gregg Press	0-8398-2408-4	$9.00^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 159	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Starswarm	1979-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Panther / Granada	0-586-04991-6	£0.95^?£: UK pound	190	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.	coll
Science Fiction Story Reader 17	1982-01-00	ed. Wolfgang Jeschke	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3860)	3-453-30746-1	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	399	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.	anth	Chris Moore
Dunkler Bruder Zukunft	1982-09-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24034)	3-404-24034-0	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	430	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.	coll
Starswarm	1985-00-00	Brian Aldiss	Panther / Granada	0-586-04991-6	£1.95^?£: UK pound	190	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.	coll	Vincent Di Fate
Starswarm	1985-12-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books)	0-671-55999-0	$2.95^?$: US dollar	246	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.	coll	Joe Bergeron
Starswarm	1985-12-00	Brian W. Aldiss	Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books)	0-671-55999-0	C$3.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	246	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.	coll	Joe Bergeron
Starswarm	1990-08-00	Brian Aldiss	VGSF (VGSF Classics #45)	0-575-04182-X	£3.50^?£: UK pound	190	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.	coll	Image Bank
The Airs of Earth	2000-00-00	Brian W. Aldiss	House of Stratus	0-7551-0061-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound	230	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.	coll
Starswarm	date unknown	Brian Aldiss	Signet / New American Library	Y6883	$1.25^?$: US dollar	159	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.	coll

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