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Title: The Rose Title Record # 40980
Author: Charles L. Harness
Date: 1953-03-15
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1997 The Rose [as by Charles Harness]
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Antonio Bellomi
Italian L'odissea del superuomo
1971Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
German Die Rose
1975Translated by Alain Dorémieux.
French La rose
1978Translated by Heleen ten Holt
Dutch De roos [as by Charles Harness]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
5 2004 Retro Hugo Best Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, March 1953 1953-03-15 ed. H. J. Campbell Hamilton & Co.  
1/6?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).
146
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 John Richards  
The Rose 1966-00-00 Charles L. Harness Compact Books F295
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).
189
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 Checkmark
The Rose 1968-00-00 Charles L. Harness Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98049-4
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).
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Rose 1969-00-00 Charles L. Harness Panther 0-586-02879-X
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).
158
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 Michael McInnerney Checkmark
The Rose 1969-00-00 Charles L. Harness Panther 0-586-02879-X
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).
158
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 Michael McInnerney Checkmark
The Rose 1969-01-00 Charles L. Harness Berkley Medallion X1648
$0.60?$: US dollar
142
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 Checkmark
Galassia #112 1970-02-15 ed. Vittorio Curtoni, Gianni Montanari Casa Editrice La Tribuna 112
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
174
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 Ferruccio Alessandri  
Die Rose 1971-00-00 Charles L. Harness Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3242) 3242
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
143
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 Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann Checkmark
Science Fiction Special (4) 1971-05-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #4) 0-283-48475-6
£1.50?£: UK pound
190+
191+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
La rose 1975-09-16 Charles L. Harness OPTA (
OPTA - Nébula?OPTA - Nebula
#5)
2-7201-0027-4   238
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
Jean-Chrétien Favreau?Jean-Chretien Favreau
Checkmark
Tijdval en andere sf-verhalen 1978-00-00 Charles Harness Meulenhoff (M=SF #134) 90-290-0947-0 ƒ12.50 365
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
La rose 1980-00-00 Charles L. Harness Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7055) 2-253-02434-1   221
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
Gérard Ruffin?Gerard Ruffin
 
The Rose 1981-00-00 Charles L. Harness Granada 0-586-02879-X
£1.25?£: UK pound
158
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband 1985 1985-05-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4183) 3-453-31160-4
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
559
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Rose 1993-03-00 Charles L. Harness Lightyear Press 0-89968-341-X    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86338-1
$40.00?$: US dollar
1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC 0-312-86338-1   1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1998-05-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Quality Paperback Book Club 0-9658501-3-7
$21.95?$: US dollar
1005
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.
anth John Harris Checkmark
An Ornament to His Profession 1998-08-00 Charles L. Harness NESFA Press 1-886778-09-4
$25.00?$: US dollar
537
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll James Stanley Daugherty Checkmark
An Ornament to His Profession 1999-02-00 Charles L. Harness NESFA Press 1-886778-09-4
$25.00?$: US dollar
537
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll James Stanley Daugherty Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two 2004-00-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Robinson 1-84119-514-6
£7.99?£: UK pound
xviii+
617
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.
anth Joe Roberts  
The Science Fiction Century, Volume One 2006-03-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-86484-1
$21.95?$: US dollar
511
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.
anth John Harris Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two 2011-09-01 ed. David G. Hartwell Robinson 978-1-78033-418-9
£5.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Joe Roberts Checkmark
The Rose 2015-07-30 Charles L. Harness Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12556-8
£1.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
An Ornament to His Profession 2015-07-30 Charles L. Harness Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12444-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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