Title: When the Bough Breaks
Title Record # 189896
Author: Lewis Padgett
Date: 1944-11-00
Variant Title of: When the Bough Breaks (by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Current Tags: child prodigy (1), enhanced intelligence (1), science fiction (1), time travel (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
Author: Lewis Padgett
Date: 1944-11-00
Variant Title of: When the Bough Breaks (by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
User Rating: This title has no votes. VOTE
Current Tags: child prodigy (1), enhanced intelligence (1), science fiction (1), time travel (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2020 Retro Hugo | Best Novelette |
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science Fiction, November 1944 | 1944-11-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
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 | Timmins |  |
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| Beyond Time and Space | 1950-05-00 | ed. August Derleth | Pellegrini & Cudahy | $4.50?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 643 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
||
| The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1952-02-20 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Simon & Schuster | $3.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 583 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leo Manso | |
|
| The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1952-02-20 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Simon & Schuster |
xv+ 583, [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leo Manso | |
||
| The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1953-00-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | $1.90?$: US dollar |
xv+ 585 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leo Manso | |
|
| Line to Tomorrow | 1954-08-00 | Lewis Padgett | Bantam Books | 1251 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
184 | 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 | Mitchell Hooks | |
| The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1956-12-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Berkley Books | G-41 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
| The First Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1964-00-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Four Square Books | 1166 | 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). |
320 | 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 | ||
| Tomorrow's Children | 1966-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | $4.95?$: US dollar |
431 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Emanuel Schongut | |
|
| The Best of Kuttner 2 | 1966-05-00 | Henry Kuttner | Mayflower-Dell | 0547 | 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). |
288 | 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 | Jacks | |
| Tomorrow's Children | 1966-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | $5.70?$: US dollar |
431 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Emanuel Schongut | ||
| Selections from The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1967-12-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Berkley Medallion | X1490 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
192 | 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 | |
| The Best of Kuttner 2 | 1970-00-00 | Henry Kuttner | Mayflower | 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 | ||||
| Some Things Dark and Dangerous | 1970-10-00 | ed. Joan Kahn | Harper & Row | $4.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 294 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | George Mocniak | ||
| Some Things Dark and Dangerous | 1971-00-00 | ed. Joan Kahn | The Bodley Head | 0-370-01224-0 | 294 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Tomorrow's Children | 1974-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Orbit | 0-86007-821-3 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
431 | 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 | |
| Some Things Dark and Dangerous | 1974-04-00 | ed. Joan Kahn | Avon | 18887 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
224 | 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 | George Mocniak | |
| Some Things Dark and Dangerous | 1976-00-00 | ed. Joan Kahn | Coronet | 0-340-20146-0 | £0.70?£: UK pound |
237 | 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 | ||
| Tomorrow's Children | 1976-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Compton Russell | 0-85955-034-6 | £?£: UK pound |
431 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Tomorrow's Children | 1976-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Orbit | 0-86007-821-3 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
431 | 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 | |
| Tomorrow's Children | 1977-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Orbit | 0-86007-821-3 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
431 | 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 | |
| Tomorrow's Children | 1981-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Orbit | 0-86007-821-3 | £1.75?£: UK pound |
431 | 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 | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 | 1981-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #461) | 0-87997-670-5 / UE1670 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
368 | 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 | Oliviero Berni | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 | 1981-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-670-5 | C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
368 | 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 | Oliviero Berni | |
| Some Things Dark and Dangerous | 1982-10-00 | ed. Joan Kahn | Avon Flare | 0-380-01556-0 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
224 | 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 | ||
| Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Third Series | 1984-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-43522-5 | 633 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
|
| Two-Handed Engine | 2005-07-00 | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore | Centipede Press | 0-9712051-3-2 | $225.00?$: US dollar |
914 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
| Two-Handed Engine: The Selected Stories of Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore | 2006-05-00 | Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore | Centipede Press / SFBC | 0-7394-6810-3 / 1210833 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
913 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
| When the Bough Breaks | 2021-09-01 | Lewis Padgett | Faded Page | 20210901 | C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | William Timmins | |