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Title: The Merchants of Venus Title Record # 54499
Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1972-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Heechee
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Tony Westermayr.
German Die Kaufleute auf der Venus
1975Translated by Maria Benedetta De Castiglione and Mario Galli
Italian I Mercanti Di Venere
1991
  • Translated by Mirjana Živković and Zoran Živković
Serbian Trgovci sa Venere [as by Frederik Pol]
1992Translated by Bernadette Emerich.
French Les Marchands de Vénus
2008Translated by László Kelemen
Hungarian A Vénusz kalmárai

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
7 1973 Locus Best Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Worlds of If, July-August 1972 1972-07-00 ed. Ejler Jakobsson UPD Publishing Corporation  
$0.75?$: US dollar
180
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 Gaughan Checkmark
Worlds of If, July-August 1972 [UK] 1972-07-00 ed. Ejler Jakobsson Universal-Tandem Publishing Company Ltd.  
£0.25?£: UK pound
180
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 Gaughan  
The Gold at the Starbow's End 1972-08-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02775-2
$1.25?$: US dollar
215
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 John Berkey Checkmark
The Gold at the Starbow's End 1972-08-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02775-2
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
215
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Jenseits der Sonne 1973-00-00 Frederik Pohl Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction der Chef-Auswahl) 3-442-30281-1
DM 19.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Best Science Fiction for 1973 1973-06-00 ed. Forrest J Ackerman Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #9) 0-441-91360-1 / 91360
$1.25?$: US dollar
268
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 Gold at the Starbow's End 1973-06-00 Frederik Pohl Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01658-2
£1.80?£: UK pound
187
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Gold at the Starbow's End 1974-06-00 Frederik Pohl The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1088   187
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Gold at the Starbow's End 1974-10-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-22775-1
$1.25?$: US dollar
215
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Jenseits der Sonne 1975-00-00 Frederik Pohl Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0205) 3-442-23205-8
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
186
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 F. Jürgen Rogner Checkmark
The Gold at the Starbow's End 1975-01-00 Frederik Pohl Panther 0-586-03987-2
£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.
coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Urania #663 1975-02-02 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 663
Lit 400?Lit: Italian lira
144
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 Karel Thole  
The Future Now: Saving Tomorrow 1977-00-00 ed. Robert Hoskins Fawcett Crest 0-449-23227-1
$1.75?$: US dollar
286
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee 1990-11-00 Frederik Pohl Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-36301-9
$18.95?$: US dollar
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Kapijsko putovanje: Priče i vinjete o Hičijima?Kapijsko putovanje: Price i vinjete o Hicijima
Kapijsko putovanje: Priche i vinjete o Hichijima
1991-00-00 Frederik Pol Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     233
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee 1991-01-00 Frederik Pohl Del Rey / Ballantine / BOMC 0-345-36301-9
$16.95?$: US dollar
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee 1991-01-00 Frederik Pohl The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #28) 106-028   xi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee 1991-07-00 Frederik Pohl Del Rey / Ballantine / QPBC  
$9.95?$: US dollar
360
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 Frank Kelly Freas  
The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the Heechee 1992-01-00 Frederik Pohl Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-37544-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
245
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 Kelly Freas Checkmark
A travers la grande porte 1992-10-00 Frederik Pohl J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #3332) 2-277-23332-3    
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 Philippe Caza Checkmark
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 1994-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-10504-5
$27.95?$: US dollar
xii+
657
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Kim Poor Checkmark
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 1994-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 02508
$14.98?$: US dollar
xii+
657
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Kim Poor Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Contemporary SF Masters 1994-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-85487-297-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
xii+
657
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 Checkmark
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 1994-09-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-11317-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
657
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 Kim Poor  
Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories 2005-12-00 Frederik Pohl Tor (A Sci Fi Essential Book) 0-312-87527-4
$27.95?$: US dollar
463
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Digital Art / Corbis Checkmark
Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories 2006-01-00 Frederik Pohl Tor / SFBC 1198278
$13.99?$: US dollar
463
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Digital Art / Corbis Checkmark
Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories 2007-01-00 Frederik Pohl Orb 0-765-30145-8
$16.95?$: US dollar
463
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 Digital Art / Corbis  
Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories 2007-01-23 Frederik Pohl Tor 978-1-4668-2644-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
A hícsík nyomában 2008-00-00 Frederik Pohl Metropolis Media (
Galaktika Fantasztikus Könyvek?Galaktika Fantasztikus Konyvek
)
978-963-87730-5-0   226
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  
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 2014-10-28 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 978-1-4668-8447-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Kim Poor  
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