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Title: The Reluctant Heroes Title Record # 55226
Author: Frank M. Robinson
Date: 1951-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: There is a change of shift in a lunar colony where only men are working. There is a lot of talking about how wonderful it will be to get back to earth and a lot of bickering by one guy whose turn will continue.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1953Translated by an unknown hand
Italian Eroi per forza
1954Translated by an uncredited translator
French Héros malgré eux
2009Translated by José Saraiva.
Portuguese Heróis relutantes

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1951 1951-01-00 ed. H. L. Gold World Editions, Inc.  
$0.25?$: 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 John Bunch Checkmark
Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1952-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
566
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Arbib Checkmark
Urania #6 1953-04-01 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 6
Lit 150?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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #11 October 1954 1954-10-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?F: French frank
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 Mel Hunter  
Men on the Moon / City on the Moon 1958-03-00 Murray Leinster, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (Ace Double #D-277) D-277
$0.35?$: US dollar
137+
151
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
omni Ed Emshwiller , Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Every Boy's Book of Outer Space Stories 1960-00-00 ed. T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell  
$3.95?$: US dollar
283
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Great Science-Fiction Stories About the Moon 1967-00-00 ed. T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell  
$4.50?$: US dollar
221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Men on the Moon 1969-12-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books 0-441-52470-2 / 52470
$0.60?$: US dollar
192
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 Gray Morrow Checkmark
A Life in the Day of ... and Other Short Stories 1981-11-00 Frank M. Robinson Bantam Books 0-553-13455-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
261
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
Com a cabeça na Lua?Com a cabeca na Lua
2009-07-00 ed. João Seixas
Edições Saída de Emergência?Edicoes Saída de Emergencia
(Bang! #75)
978-9896-37132-6   412
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  
The Reluctant Heroes 2016-03-17 Frank M. Robinson Project Gutenberg 51483
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Fantastic Stories Present the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #1 2016-03-21 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0560-3
$14.99?$: US dollar
522
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 Krarrier  
Fantastic Stories Present the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #1 2016-03-25 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0524-5
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Krarrier  
Fantastic Stories Present the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #1 2018-04-03 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2108-5
$24.99?$: US dollar
522
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Krarrier  
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