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Title: Grenville's Planet Title Record # 56002
Author: Michael Shaara
Date: 1952-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Two human explorers land on a small island in a planet which is almost entirely covered by water.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1954Translated by an uncredited hand according to La grande anthologie de la Science-Fiction.
French
La planète Grenville?La planete Grenville
1983 Italian Il Pianeta Di Grenville
1983Translated by Božidar Stančić
Croatian Grenvilleov planet
1984Translated by Wolfgang E. Hohlbein, Dieter Winkler
German Grenvilles Planet

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 1952 1952-10-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], November 1953 1953-11-00 ed. uncredited Mellifont Press Ltd.  
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).
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 Chesley Bonestell  
Fiction, #8 1954-07-00 ed. Editors of Fiction OPTA  
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 Jean Maroquène Checkmark
Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories 1958-06-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Best SF Three: Science Fiction Stories 1959-12-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber  
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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Curl Checkmark
Best SF Three 1960-09-00 ed. Edmund Crispin The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 46
5/6?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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth C. W. Bacon Checkmark
Best SF Three 1962-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
224
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
Best SF Three 1963-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
224
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
Untravelled Worlds 1966-00-00 ed. Alan Frank Barter, Raymond Wilson Macmillan UK     168
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  
Best SF Three 1967-00-00 ed. Edmund Crispin Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions)  
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).
224
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
World Zero Minus 1971-00-00 ed. Aidan Chambers, Nancy Chambers Macmillan UK (Topliners) 0-333-11281-4
£0.20?£: UK pound
124
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
World Zero Minus 1975-00-00 ed. Aidan Chambers, Nancy Chambers Macmillan UK (Topliners) 0-333-11281-4
£?£: UK pound
124
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
Histoires de planètes 1975-03-25 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Histoires de planètes 1977-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Histoires de planètes 1978-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Perilous Planets: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures 1978-05-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-77354-2
£5.95?£: UK pound
367
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Geoff Taylor  
Perilous Planets 1980-02-00 ed. Brian Aldiss Avon 0-380-47100-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
xvi+
350
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 Alex Ebel Checkmark
Perilous Planets 1980-06-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Orbit / Futura 0-7088-8071-1
£1.50?£: UK pound
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 Tim White Checkmark
Soldier Boy 1982-03-00 Michael Shaara Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-83342-1
$2.50?$: US dollar
255
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Peter Davison's Book of Alien Planets 1983-02-00 ed. Peter Davison (I) Sparrow Books 0-09-930880-0
£0.95?£: UK pound
96
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Peter Davison's Book of Alien Planets 1983-02-00 ed. Peter Davison (I) Hutchinson 0-09-151430-4
£4.50?£: UK pound
96
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Foss  
Urania #952 1983-09-04 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 952
Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira
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 Karel Thole  
Sirius, #89 1983-11-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 50?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
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.
mag Checkmark
Sternengesicht 1984-04-00 Michael Shaara Goldmann (Edition '84: Die positiven Utopien #4) 3-442-08404-0
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
ii+
454
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 Klaus Holitzka Checkmark
Histoires de planètes?Histoires de planetes
1985-03-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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
Éric Seigaud?Eric Seigaud
 
Science Fiction Stories 1988-10-00 ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher 0-86272-322-1
£6.95?£: UK pound
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Graham Potts Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1991-07-00 ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher 0-86272-803-7
£3.95?£: UK pound
253
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  
Science Fiction Stories 1993-03-00 ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher (US) (Story Library) 1-85697-889-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
254
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1997-04-00 ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher 0-86272-803-7
£5.99?£: UK pound
253
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 Angus McKie  
Out of This World: Science Fiction Stories 2008-09-00 ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher 978-0-7534-1633-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
271
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher (US) 1-85697-889-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
253
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher 0-86272-803-7
£3.99?£: UK pound
253
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 Angus McKie  
Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher (US) 0-7534-5677-X
$6.95?$: US dollar
253
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 Paul Young Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Edward Blishen Kingfisher (Story Library) 0-86272-803-7
£3.99?£: UK pound
253
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 Graham Potts  
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