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Title: Fulfillment Title Record # 63009
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1951-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1964 Fulfilment
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Jesco von Puttkamer
German
Erfüllung?Erfuellung
1961This is a Swedish translation of van Vogt's 1951 story "Fulfillment".
Swedish Perfektion
1969 Italian L'incompleto
1970Translated by Avarossy Éva
Hungarian
Beteljesülés?Beteljesules
Beteljesuelees
1971Translated by Alain Dorémieux
French Accomplissement [as by Alfred E. van Vogt]
1971Translated by Walter Brumm
German
Erfüllung?Erfuellung
1974Translated by Ivain de Léon
Dutch Vervulling
1976Translated by Branka Sugja
Croatian Upotpunjenje
1983Translated by Jean-Pierre Carasso
French Accomplissement
1985Translated by Milton Persson
Portuguese Satisfação
1985Translated by Jacqueline Huet
French Accomplissement

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
New Tales of Space and Time 1951-11-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy Henry Holt  
$3.50?$: US dollar
xiii+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lawrence H. Hoffman Checkmark
New Tales of Space and Time 1952-00-00 ed. Raymond J. Healey Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Science Fiction Shelf)  
10/6?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).
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
New Tales of Space and Time 1952-12-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy Pocket Books 908
$0.25?$: US dollar
xiii+
273
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 Charles Frank Checkmark
New Tales of Space and Time 1953-02-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy Pocket Books 908
$0.25?$: US dollar
xiii+
273
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 Charles Frank Checkmark
New Tales of Space and Time 1953-04-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy Pocket Books 908
C$0.25?C$: Canadian dollar
xiii+
273
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 Charles Frank Checkmark
Authentic Science Fiction, #75 December 1956 1956-12-00 ed. E. C. Tubb Hamilton & Co.  
2/-?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).
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.
mag John E. Mortimer  
New Tales of Space and Time 1958-12-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy Cardinal / Pocket Books C-319
$0.35?$: US dollar
xiii+
273
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
New Tales of Space and Time 1958-12-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy Cardinal / Pocket Books C-319
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar
xiii+
273
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  
New Tales of Space and Time 1959-07-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy Cardinal / Pocket Books C-319
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar
xiii+
273
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
Das Absolutum 1961-00-00 A. E. van Vogt Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos) 280
DM 8.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Häpna!, mars 1961 1961-03-00 ed.
Kjell Ekström?Kjell Ekstrom
Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner  
skr 1.80?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
98
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 Brian Lewis  
Das Absolutum 1962-07-13 A. E. van Vogt Moewig (Terra #237) 237
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
63
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".
coll Karl Stephan Checkmark
Yet More Penguin Science Fiction 1964-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Penguin Books 2189
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).
205
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 Matta Checkmark
Yet More Penguin Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Penguin Books 2189
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).
205
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 Matta Checkmark
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1968-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Ace Books H-92
$0.60?$: US dollar
223
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
Galassia #97 1969-01-00 ed. Ugo Malaguti Casa Editrice La Tribuna 97
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
224
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 Allison  
A pokolba tartó vonat 1970-00-00 ed.
Ferenczné Árkos Ilona?Ferenczne Arkos Ilona
Gondolat  
Ft 23?Ft: Hungarian forint
327
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
Kolozsváry György?Kolozsvary Gyorgy
Checkmark
Après demain, la Terre... 1971-09-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
Casterman     354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Der erste Marsianer 1971-12-24 A. E. van Vogt Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #186) TTB186
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
162
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
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1973-04-00 A. E. van Vogt Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97947-X
£1.95?£: UK pound
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jerzy Osmolski Checkmark
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus 1973-06-00 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books 0-14-003145-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
616
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Das Absolutum 1973-11-13 A. E. van Vogt Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra #118) TA118
DM 1.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
65
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".
coll Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus 1974-00-00 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books 0-14-003145-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
616
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 David Pelham Checkmark
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1974-01-00 A. E. van Vogt Ace Books 22812
$1.25?$: US dollar
330
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 Bart Forbes Checkmark
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1974-02-00 A. E. van Vogt New English Library 0-450-01735-4
£0.40?£: UK pound
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 Ray Feibush Checkmark
De kluis van het beest 1974-09-00 A. E. van Vogt Meulenhoff (M=SF #78) 90-290-0318-9   343
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1974-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Ace Books 22813
$1.50?$: US dollar
330
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 Bart Forbes Checkmark
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt 1975-05-00 A. E. van Vogt New English Library 0-450-02747-3
£0.50?£: UK pound
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 Ray Feibush Checkmark
Science Fiction Special (15) 1975-08-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #15) 0-283-98239-X
£?£: UK pound
278+
223+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus 1976-00-00 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books 0-14-003145-6
£1.25?£: UK pound
616
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Sirius, #6 1976-12-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 10?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
148
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
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus 1980-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Penguin Books 0-14-003145-6
£1.95?£: UK pound
616
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 Tom Stimpson Checkmark
Avontuur in ruimte & tijd, #6 1981-00-00 ed. Editors of Avontuur in ruimte & tijd De Tijdruimte   ƒ2.50 64
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
De kluis van het beest 1981-03-00 A. E. van Vogt Meulenhoff (M=SF #78) 90-290-0318-9   343
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Les opérateurs humains 1983-03-18 A. E. van Vogt J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1447) 2-277-21447-7   251
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 Chris Foss 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
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus 1985-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Penguin Books 0-14-003145-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
616
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 Peter Jones 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  
Histoires mécaniques 1985-04-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3820) 2-253-03659-5   413
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 Manchu Checkmark
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus 1986-00-00 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books 0-14-003145-6   616
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 Peter Jones  
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
Futures Past: The Best Short Fiction of A. E. van Vogt 1999-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Tachyon Publications 1-892391-05-8
$17.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
203
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 Michael Dashow  
Futures Past: The Best Short Fiction of A. E. van Vogt 1999-10-00 A. E. van Vogt Tachyon Publications 1-892391-04-X
$50.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
203
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Dashow Checkmark
Histórias de robôs volume 1 2005-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick L & PM 978-85-254-1385-7
R$21.90?R$: Brazilian real
240
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  
A Science Fiction Omnibus 2007-11-29 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-118892-8
£9.99?£: UK pound
592
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
A Science Fiction Omnibus 2007-11-29 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-191343-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-092-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-091-8
£30.00?£: UK pound
1032
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
We, Robots 2021-12-09 ed. Simon Ings Apollo / Head of Zeus 978-1-80024-971-4
£18.00?£: UK pound
1032
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  
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 Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt date unknown A. E. van Vogt Ace Books 22811
$0.75?$: US dollar
223
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 Jeff Jones Checkmark
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