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Title: The Parasite Title Record # 52070
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1953-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Adrien Veillon revised by Tom Clegg (for the Bragelonne publication).
French Le parasite
1977Translated by Kees van den Broek
Dutch De parasiet [as by Arthur Clarke]
1986Translated by Michael Nagula
German Der Parasit
1990Translated by Ana McDonald de Carvalho
Portuguese O Parasita

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, April 1953 1953-04-00 ed. Sol Cohen Stratford Novels, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Leo Manso Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1956-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 135
$0.35?$: US dollar
166
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1956-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books H-135
$2.00?$: US dollar
166
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers  
Reach for Tomorrow 1957-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 135
$0.35?$: US dollar
166
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 Richard Powers  
Demain, moisson d'étoiles 1960-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#36)
 
F6.00?F: French frank
219
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  
Reach for Tomorrow 1962-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz  
15/-?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).
ii+
166
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Reach for Tomorrow 1963-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books U2110
$0.50?$: US dollar
vi+
166
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1965-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.95?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1965-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1969-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1969-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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  
Reach for Tomorrow 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World     viii+
178
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ken Braren Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1970-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1970-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08499-9
£?£: 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 Bill Botten Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1971-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Reach for Tomorrow 1971-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01561
$0.75?$: US dollar
166
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
Demain, moisson d'étoiles 1971-09-11 Arthur C. Clarke
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#36)
    214
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  
Reach for Tomorrow 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02753-1
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1973-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02753-1
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1973-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22753-0
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1974-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09581-8
£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 Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1974-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22753-0
$1.25?$: US dollar
166
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1974-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC 2469
$1.69?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1975-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25037-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
166
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 Dean Ellis  
Reach for Tomorrow 1976-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09581-8
£0.65?£: 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 Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1976-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25037-0
$1.50?$: US dollar
166
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Zomer op Icarus 1977-00-00 Arthur Clarke Bruna (Bruna SF #47) 90-229-9047-8   205
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 Victor Linford Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1977-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25819-3
$1.50?$: US dollar
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1980-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-29474-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Demain, moisson d'étoiles 1983-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#36)
2-207-30036-6   214
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 Georges Raimondo  
Reach for Tomorrow 1983-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31552-9
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
vi+
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1985-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32651-2
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
vi+
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1985-06-01 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-03646-X
£10.95?£: UK pound
ii+
166
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ein Treffen mit Medusa 1986-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24086)
3-404-24086-3
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
492
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 D. B. Mattingly Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1987-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-35376-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes  
Demain, moisson d'étoiles 1987-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#36)
2-207-30036-6   214
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 Georges Raimondo  
Reach for Tomorrow 1987-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-35376-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
viii+
166
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Tales from Planet Earth 1989-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Legend 0-7126-3480-0
£12.95?£: UK pound
iii+
313
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1989-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04609-0
£2.99?£: UK pound
166
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 Rolf Mohr  
Em Busca do Futuro 1990-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Edições 70 (Orion: clássicos de ficção científica #2) 972-44-0757-8   171
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 Tim White  
Tales from Planet Earth 1990-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra 0-553-34883-3
$9.95?$: US dollar
x+
307
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Tales from Planet Earth 1990-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Legend 0-09-969080-2
£3.99?£: UK pound
[iii]+
313
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 Whelan Checkmark
Tales from Planet Earth 1990-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra / SFBC 17646
$5.98?$: US dollar
ix+
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 1998-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43071-9
$10.00?$: US dollar
xi+
188
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 Heather Kern Checkmark
The Collected Stories 2000-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X
£20.00?£: UK pound
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Blacksheep Checkmark
Demain, moisson d'étoiles 2000-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#36)
2-207-25049-0   214
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  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027
$14.98?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
Tales from Planet Earth 2001-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke ibooks 0-7434-2379-8
$14.00?$: US dollar
ix+
307
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 Michael Whelan  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£9.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1
$28.95?$: US dollar
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09877-0
£7.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
Reach for Tomorrow 2012-11-30 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-2573-1
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Odyssées: l'intégrale des nouvelles 2013-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bragelonne 978-2-35294-684-7
€28.00?€: Euro
1116
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  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-4973-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Corinna Lupp  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-08-16 Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Prelude to Mars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC 12386   x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
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