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Title: Secret of a Mighty City Title Record # 56883
Author: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1958-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1958ⓘFirst published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1958.
 Have Your Hatreds Ready
1960 Secret of a Mighty City [as by Brian Aldiss]
Year Language Title
1959 French
Le cœur d'une ville?Le coeur d'une ville
1962ⓘTranslated by Stéphane Rouvre
 French Le secret de la grande ville
1965 Italian Siate pronti all'odio
1967ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm
 German
Das Zeitalter des Größenwahns?Das Zeitalter des Groessenwahns
1971 Portuguese Tenham seus ódios prontos
1973ⓘTranslated by J. de Groot
 Dutch Het geheim van een grootse stad
1986ⓘTranslated by Sam J. Lundwall
 Swedish Stadens hemligheter [as by Brian Aldiss]
1996ⓘTranslated by Delio Zinoni
 Italian I millenni delle megalopoli
2003ⓘTranslated by Ronald M. Hahn
 German
Das Geheimnis einer großen Stadt?Das Geheimnis einer grossen Stadt

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, May 1958 1958-05-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Mercury Press, 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 Emsh Checkmark
The Canopy of Time 1959-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss 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).
 222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Griffiths  
Fiction, #64 1959-03-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
 OPTA  
F140?F: French frank
 148
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-Claude Forest  
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 1960-07-00 Brian Aldiss Signet / New American Library S1815
$0.35?$: US dollar
 144
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
The Canopy of Time 1961-05-00 Brian W. Aldiss The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 51
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).
 222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll C. W. Bacon  
Équateur?Equateur
 1962-09-28 Brian W. Aldiss
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#58)		  
F6.00?F: French frank
 233
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
The Canopy of Time 1963-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Four Square Books 821
2/6?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).
 191
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
The Canopy of Time 1964-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Four Square Books 1078
3/6?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).
 191
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
The Canopy of Time 1964-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Four Square Books 1078
3/6?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).
 191
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
Interplanet6: Fantascienza 1965-08-20 ed. Gianfranco de Turris, Sebastiano Fusco, Sandro Sandrelli Edizioni dell'Albero  
Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira
 238
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 Marco Rostagno , Mario Monge Checkmark
Venture Science Fiction [UK], October 1965 1965-10-00 ed. uncredited Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
3/-?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).
 116
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 Checkmark
The Canopy of Time 1966-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Faber and Faber  
18/-?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).
 222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Das Ende aller Tage 1967-03-10 Brian W. Aldiss Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #120) TTB120
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 156
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
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 1971-00-00 Brian Aldiss Signet T4781
$0.75?$: US dollar
 144
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
The Canopy of Time 1971-05-00 Brian W. Aldiss New English Library 0-450-00708-1
£0.30?£: UK pound
 191
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 1971-09-00 Brian Aldiss Signet / New American Library of Canada T4781
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 144
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
Magazine de Ficção Científica, October 1971 1971-10-00 ed. Flávio J. Cardozo Revista do Globo   Cr$3.00 128
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 Mel Hunter  
The Canopy of Time 1972-07-00 Brian W. Aldiss New English Library 0-450-00708-1
£0.30?£: UK pound
 191
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Amoebe op bezoek 1973-00-00 Brian W. Aldiss Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen #2) 90-245-0173-3   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 Checkmark
The Canopy of Time 1975-05-00 Brian W. Aldiss New English Library 0-450-02254-4
£0.40?£: UK pound
 191
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 1977-06-00 Brian Aldiss Gregg Press 0-8398-2376-2
$9.00?$: US dollar
 xiii+
144
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Das Ende aller Tage 1980-03-18 Brian W. Aldiss Pabel (Utopia Classics #15) UC15
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 160
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Équateur?Equateur
 1980-09-30 Brian W. Aldiss
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#58)		     217
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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
  
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 1981-00-00 Brian Aldiss Granada 0-586-04985-1
£1.25?£: UK pound
 188
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  
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 1985-00-00 Brian Aldiss Panther / Granada 0-586-04985-1
£1.95?£: UK pound
 188
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Evigheten väntar?Evigheten vaentar
 1986-00-00 Brian Aldiss Sam J. Lundwall Fakta & Fantasi (JVM-Serien) 91-86222-13-9
skr 125?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 176
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 1989-09-00 Brian Aldiss VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #36) 0-575-04180-3
£2.99?£: UK pound
 188
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 Brian Waugh Checkmark
Galassie come granelli di sabbia 1996-06-00 Brian W. Aldiss Mondadori (Classici Urania #231)  
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira
 222
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  
Nova, #2 2003-04-00 ed. Ronald M. Hahn, Michael K. Iwoleit, Helmuth W. Mommers Verlag Nummer Eins 3-8311-4085-5
€12.80?€: Euro
 178
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.
 mag Don Dixon Checkmark
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 2008-11-27 Brian Aldiss Faber and Faber (Faber Finds) 978-0-571-24737-0
£12.00?£: UK pound
 190
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  
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand 2012-04-05 Brian Aldiss Faber and Faber (Faber Finds) 978-0-571-28689-8
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s 2013-10-10 Brian Aldiss The Friday Project (The Brian Aldiss Collection) 978-0-00-748208-5
£19.99?£: UK pound
 864
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 Checkmark
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand date unknown Brian Aldiss Signet / New American Library Y7044
$1.25?$: US dollar
 144
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
Galaxies Like Grains of Sand date unknown Brian Aldiss Signet T4781
$0.75?$: US dollar
 144
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
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