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Title: Down to a Sunless Sea Title Record # 50779
Authors: Genevieve Linebarger and Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1975-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
Note: In the introduction to 'The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith' the editor James A. Mann credits this novelette solely to Genevieve Linebarger.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1975 Down to a Sunless Sea [as by Cordwainer Smith]
Year Language Title
1977ⓘTranslated by Horst Pukallus
 German Hinab in den sonnenlosen See [as by Cordwainer Smith]
1977ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo First published in JVM #364, 1977.
 Swedish Ner till ett hav utan sol [as by Cordwainer Smith]
1978ⓘTranslated by Claudine Arcilla-Borraz
 French Là-bas, près de la mer sans soleil [as by Cordwainer Smith]
1982ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler.
 German Hinab zu einer sonnenlosen See [as by Cordwainer Smith]
1987ⓘTranslated by Simone Hilling Credited to Smith alone as is the entire collection.
 French
Jusqu'à une mer sans soleil?Jusqu'a une mer sans soleil
[as by Cordwainer Smith]
1991ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.
 Spanish Hacia un mar sin sol [as by Cordwainer Smith]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1976 Locus Best Novelette
Nomination 1976 Ditmar Best International Long Fiction

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1975 1975-10-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$1.00?$: US dollar
 164
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 Mazey , Schell Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5 1976-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz 0-575-02136-5
£4.50?£: UK pound
 296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 1976-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-25064-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
367
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 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 1976-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-25064-8
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xi+
367
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 Checkmark
Cagliostros Spiegel 1977-00-00 ed. Manfred Kluge Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3569) 3-453-30464-0
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 141
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Det hände i morgon 8?Det hande i morgon 8
 1978-00-00 ed. Sam J. Lundwall Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #73) 91-7228-140-5
skr 42.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 202
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
Best Science Fiction of the Year - 1: Part One 1978-03-00 ed. Terry Carr Peacock Books / Penguin 0-14-047144-8
£0.70?£: UK pound
 185+
[2]
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Fiction, #290 1978-05-00 ed. Daniel Riche OPTA  
F10.00?F: French frank
 196
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
François Allot?Francois Allot
  
Instrumentalität der Menschheit?Instrumentalitaet der Menschheit
 1982-06-00 Cordwainer Smith Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3579) 3-8118-3579-3
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 320
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 Helmut Wenske Checkmark
Les puissances de l'espace 1987-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5267) 2-266-02040-4   342
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 W. Siudmak  
Les puissances de l'espace 1989-12-00 Cordwainer Smith Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5267) 2-266-02718-2   342
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 W. Siudmak  
Los señores de la instrumentalidad II: La dama muerta de Clown Town 1991-07-00 Cordwainer Smith Ediciones B (Nova #38) 84-406-2251-1   361
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 Oscar Chichoni  
Les puissances de l'espace 1993-01-00 Cordwainer Smith Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5267) 2-266-02718-2   342
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 W. Siudmak  
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 1993-06-00 Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, II 2004-03-02 Cordwainer Smith Gallimard (Folio SF #166) 2-07-042716-1   549
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 Manchu Checkmark
When the People Fell 2007-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 1-4165-2146-1
$15.00?$: US dollar
 599
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 Tom Kidd  
When the People Fell 2007-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 978-1-4165-2146-4
$6.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Tom Kidd  
Was aus den Menschen wurde 2011-00-00 Cordwainer Smith Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52806-2
€12.99?€: Euro
 [2]+
1053
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 Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur Checkmark
Was aus den Menschen wurde 2011-03-00 Cordwainer Smith Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52806-2
€12.99?€: Euro
 [2]+
1052+
[1]
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 Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur  
When the People Fell 2012-08-28 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 978-1-4516-3829-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 829+
[4]
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 2018-01-00 Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 978-0-915368-56-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 978-0-915368-56-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
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