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Title: The Large Ant Title Record # 57524
Author: Howard Fast
Date: 1960-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1962Translated by Gérard Colson
French
La fourmi géante?La fourmi geante
1963Translated by Luis Echávarri
Spanish La Hormiga Gigante
1963Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Die Riesenameise
1964Translated by Fernando M. Sesén
Spanish La gran hormiga
1975Translated by Borbás Mária.
Hungarian
Az óriáshangya?Az oriashangya
Az ooriaashangya
1984Translated by Vesna Mahečić
Croatian Veliki mrav

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantastic Universe, February 1960 1960-02-00 ed. Hans Stefan Santesson Great American Publications, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag David Afton Widmer Checkmark
The Edge of Tomorrow 1961-06-00 Howard Fast Bantam Books A2254
$0.35?$: US dollar
120
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 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1961-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster  
$3.95?$: US dollar
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
The Edge of Tomorrow 1962-00-00 Howard Fast Corgi SS1107
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).
125
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
Au seuil du futur 1962-00-00 Howard Fast Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout?Bibliotheque Marabout
#312)
312   185
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 Henri Lievens  
6th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1962-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9772
$0.50?$: US dollar
384
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 John Van Zwienen Checkmark
6th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1962-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9772
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
384
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 John Van Zwienen Checkmark
6th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1962-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9772
$0.50?$: US dollar
384
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 John Van Zwienen Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi 1963-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0543-8
5/-?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).
384
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 John Van Zwienen Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi 1963-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0543-8
5/-?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).
384
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 John Van Zwienen Checkmark
The Edge of Tomorrow 1963-00-00 Howard Fast Corgi SS1107
4/-?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).
125
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  
El filo del futuro 1963-00-00 Howard Fast Minotauro (Ciencia-Ficción (Minotauro) #19)     142
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  
Die neuen Menschen 1963-02-00 Howard Fast Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #40) Z 40
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
165
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Eyke Volkmer  
Die neuen Menschen 1963-02-00 Howard Fast Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #40) Z 40
DM 5.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
165
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Contact 1963-05-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-211
$0.50?$: US dollar
176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Al borde del futuro 1964-00-00 Howard Fast Vértice (Galaxia #19)     220
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 Pujolar  
Spectrum IV 1965-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.50?$: US dollar
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Spectrum IV 1965-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
21/-?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).
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
$0.50?$: US dollar
176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Au seuil du futur 1966-00-00 Howard Fast Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Géant?Bibliotheque Marabout - Geant
#263)
    281
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 Henri Lievens  
Spectrum 4 1966-03-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)     320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Die neuen Menschen 1966-04-00 Howard Fast Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #066) 066
DM 2.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Spectrum 4 1966-08-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Berkley Medallion S1272
$0.75?$: US dollar
287+
[1]
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Edge of Tomorrow 1966-08-00 Howard Fast Bantam Books F3309
$0.50?$: US dollar
120
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 Edge of Tomorrow 1966-08-00 Howard Fast Bantam Books F3309
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
120
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
Spectrum IV 1967-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Pan Books 0-330-20193-X
£0.30?£: UK pound
335
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
Spectrum IV 1967-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Pan Books M193
5/-?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).
335
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
Au seuil du futur 1972-00-00 Howard Fast Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#263)
    246+
[10]
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 Henri Lievens Checkmark
El filo del futuro 1973-00-00 Howard Fast Minotauro (Otros Mundos)     142
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  
Time and the Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories 1975-00-00 Howard Fast Ward Ritchie Press 0-378-06375-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
490
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Galaktika 16: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia?Galaktika 16: Tudomanyos-fantasztikus antologia
Galaktika 16: Tudomaanyos-fantasztikus antoloogia
1975-00-00 ed.
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
IF 2426 - e - 7678
Ft 12?Ft: Hungarian forint
127
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 Philippe Druillet Checkmark
Decade: The 1950s 1976-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Macmillan UK 0-333-19001-7
£3.95?£: UK pound
219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ten Science Fiction Stories 1977-01-00 ed. R. A. Banks Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-21371-X
£1.50?£: UK pound
156
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  
Decade: the 1950s 1977-03-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pan Books 0-330-25034-5
£0.70?£: UK pound
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.
anth Paul Bartlett Checkmark
Creatures of the Cosmos 1977-10-00 ed. Catherine Crook de Camp Westminster Press 0-664-32621-8
$7.95?$: US dollar
152
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jay Krush Checkmark
Decade: The 1950s 1978-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison St. Martin's Press 0-312-18987-7
$3.95?$: US dollar
219
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 Ken Leeder Checkmark
Decade: The 1950s 1978-04-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison St. Martin's Press 0-312-18985-0
$8.95?$: US dollar
219
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Best Animal Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1979-00-00 ed. Donald J. Sobol Frederick Warne 0-7232-6169-5
$8.95?$: US dollar
195
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Time and the Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories 1980-04-00 Howard Fast Houghton Mifflin 0-395-29180-1
$6.95?$: US dollar
xv+
490
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 Future I 1981-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Fawcett Crest 0-449-24366-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
381
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 Courtney Checkmark
Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature 1983-00-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-28141-0
£4.95?£: UK pound
xix+
967
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 Brian Griffin (I)  
Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature 1984-04-00 ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-55269-8
$11.95?$: US dollar
xix+
967
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 George Tooker Checkmark
Sirius, #98 1984-08-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 60?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
Željko Pahek?Zeljko Pahek
Checkmark
Time and the Riddle: 31 Zen Stories 1989-12-00 Howard Fast Dell 0-440-20517-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
xi+
432
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
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You 1996-00-00 ed. Lila Lowenherz, Robert J. Lowenherz Amsco School Publications 1-56765-028-7
$12.53?$: US dollar
ix+
395
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
Alien Stories 1 2002-01-00 ed. Dennis Pepper Oxford University Press 0-19-275162-X
£4.99?£: UK pound
153
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  
The Edge of Tomorrow 2011-12-13 Howard Fast Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4532-4261-2
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Time and the Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories 2011-12-27 Howard Fast Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4532-4244-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Alien Megapack 2016-06-02 ed. uncredited Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-2114-5
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Black Water: The Anthology of Fantastic Literature date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Picador 0-330-28141-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
xix+
967
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 Brian Griffin (I)  
Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature date unknown ed. Alberto Manguel Clarkson N. Potter 0-517-55269-8
$13.95?$: US dollar
xix+
967
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 George Tooker  
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