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Title: Dial "F" for Frankenstein Title Record # 62000
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1965-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: The world's telecommunications systems are joined together via a new satellite network. Several odd phenomena are noticed in the hours that follow.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1973 Dial F for Frankenstein
Year Language Title
1974Translated by Leni Sobez
German Geburtsstunde
1983Translated by George W. Barlow revised by Tom Clegg.
French Qui est à l'appareil ?
1985Translated by Milton Persson
Portuguese Disque f para Frankenstein
1986Translated by Mihai Bădescu
Romanian
Formați "F" de la Frankenstein?Formati "F" de la Frankenstein
1986Translated by Michael Nagula
German
Wähle F wie Frankenstein?Waehle F wie Frankenstein
1990Translated by Leonel Vallandro.
Portuguese Frankenstein ao telefone
2019Italian translation of "Dial F for Frankenstein" Translated by Artori Veri
Italian Chiamata per L'Homo Sapiens

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, January 1965 1965-01-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1966-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
ix+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0115
$0.95?$: US dollar
ix+
402
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 Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
Last Train to Limbo 1971-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press 16106
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
anth Shelly Canton Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1972-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-196810-1
$5.95?$: US dollar
viii+
193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Smith Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1972-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01360-5
£?£: UK pound
viii+
193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Science Fiction Stories 1973-00-00 ed. James Moffett, Robert Pierce Houghton Mifflin 0-395-14263-6   123
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
The Wind from the Sun 1973-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / SFBC 5543
$1.49?$: US dollar
viii+
178
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Smith Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1973-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5581
$0.95?$: US dollar
viii+
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.
coll Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1973-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada Q5581
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
viii+
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.
coll Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 37 1974-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #69 (3054)) 3-548-03054-8
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
127+
[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.
coll Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1974-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09654-7
£0.35?£: 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 Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1975-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y6607
$1.25?$: US dollar
viii+
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.
coll Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1976-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09654-7
£0.65?£: 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 Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1982-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-11475-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
viii+
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.
coll Paul Alexander Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1982-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-11475-2
C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar
viii+
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.
coll Paul Alexander Checkmark
Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines!: An Anthology of Robot and Computer Stories 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin S. Greenberg, Charles H. Waugh Franklin Watts 0-531-04667-2
$10.90?$: US dollar
147+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Neil Waldman Checkmark
Le vent venu du soleil 1983-04-25 Arthur C. Clarke Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5164) 2-266-01278-9   249
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 W. Siudmak Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1983-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books 0-330-28052-X
£1.75?£: 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 Stephen Bradbury Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1983-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books 0-330-28052-X
£1.75?£: 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 Stephen Bradbury Checkmark
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Allen Lane 0-7139-1685-0
£10.95?£: UK pound
627
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Gudynas Checkmark
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers 1984-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-061498-8
$22.95?$: US dollar
627
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Mantel Checkmark
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Penguin Books 0-14-007194-6
£4.95?£: UK pound
627
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Máquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficção científica?Maquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficcao cientifica
1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick L & PM 85-254-0061-0   463
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
Povestiri ciberrobotice 1986-00-00 ed.
Mihai Bădescu?Mihai Badescu
, Florin Manolescu, Alexandru Mironov
Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică?Editura Stiintifica si Enciclopedica
Editura Shtiintsifica shi Enciclopedica
 
Lei 15?Lei: Romanian leu
422
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 Marina Nicolaev Ungureanu  
Ein Treffen mit Medusa 1986-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24086)
3-404-24086-3
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
492
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 D. B. Mattingly Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun 1987-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-14754-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
xi+
244
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
Cosmic Critiques: How & Why Ten Science Fiction Stories Work 1990-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Ansen Dibell, Martin H. Greenberg Writer's Digest Books 0-89879-394-7
$12.95?$: US dollar
197
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
O vento solar 1990-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Círculo do Livro     231
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 Aldo Ricchiero Filho  
The Wind from the Sun 1990-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04842-5
£3.50?£: UK pound
193
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 Terry Pastor  
More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 1991-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra 0-553-29189-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
554
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 Swendsen  
War with the Robots: 28 of the Best Short Stories by the Greatest Names in 20th Century Science Fiction 1992-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Wings Books 0-517-06504-5   609
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Courtney Checkmark
Le vent venu du soleil 1993-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5164) 2-266-06106-2   249
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 W. Siudmak  
The Frankenstein Omnibus 1994-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Chartwell Books 0-7858-0041-7
$10.98?$: US dollar
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Frankenstein Omnibus 1994-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Orion 1-85797-550-2
£15.99?£: UK pound
645
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Frankenstein Omnibus 1994-03-00 ed. Peter Haining Orion 1-85797-551-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
viii+
645
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 Frankenstein Omnibus 1995-02-00 ed. Peter Haining Orion 1-85797-804-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
x+
734
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
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
The Wind from the Sun 1996-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Vista 0-575-60052-7
£4.99?£: UK pound
viii+
193
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 Splash , Terry Pastor Checkmark
The Collected Stories 2000-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X
£20.00?£: UK pound
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027
$14.98?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£9.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Frankenstein Omnibus 2003-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 0-7537-0831-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
viii+
645
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  
Histórias de robôs volume 3?Historias de robos volume 3
2005-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick L & PM (L & PM pocket) 978-85-254-1390-1   272
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  
Histórias de robôs volume 3?Historias de robos volume 3
2005-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick L & PM      
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1
$28.95?$: US dollar
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09877-0
£7.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
Odyssées: l'intégrale des nouvelles 2013-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bragelonne 978-2-35294-684-7
€28.00?€: Euro
1116
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 Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-4973-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Corinna Lupp  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-08-16 Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Terra e Spazio - Volume 4 2019-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Mondadori (Urania Collezione #200)  
€6.90?€: Euro
384
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 Franco Brambilla  
The Wind from the Sun date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-196810-1
$5.95?$: US dollar
viii+
193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Smith Checkmark
Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines!: An Anthology of Robot and Computer Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin S. Greenberg, Charles H. Waugh Franklin Watts 0-531-04667-2   147+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Neil Waldman  
The Wind from the Sun date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet Y6607
$1.25?$: US dollar
viii+
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.
coll Checkmark
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick Henry Holt 0-8050-0623-0
$22.95?$: US dollar
627
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Mantel Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y6607
$1.25?$: US dollar
viii+
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.
coll Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet Q5581
$0.95?$: US dollar
viii+
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.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Wind from the Sun date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5581
$0.95?$: US dollar
[viii]+
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.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
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