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Title: The Pod in the Barrier Title Record # 214711
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1957-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1957 The Pod and the Barrier
Year Language Title
1957 French
À l'assaut des dieux?A l'assaut des dieux
1964 Italian La barriera Luanae
1973Translated by Eurico Fonseca
Portuguese O contentor e a barreira
1974Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Virginia

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1957 1957-09-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 56 1957-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
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).
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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #48 November 1957 1957-11-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?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  
A Touch of Strange 1958-07-00 Theodore Sturgeon Doubleday  
$2.95?$: US dollar
262
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joseph Mugnaini Checkmark
A Touch of Strange 1958-10-00 Theodore Sturgeon Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
262
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Joseph Mugnaini Checkmark
Profumo d'infinito 1964-06-15 Theodore Sturgeon Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #6)  
Lit 1,400?Lit: Italian lira
418
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 Duccio Alessandri Checkmark
Profumo d'infinito 1965-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #6)     420
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 Duccio Alessandri  
Starshine 1966-12-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books X1543
$0.60?$: US dollar
174
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Starshine 1968-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) 0-575-00064-3
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).
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Starshine 1969-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books X-1977
$0.60?$: US dollar
174
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Starshine 1969-05-00 Theodore Sturgeon The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 145
8/6?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).
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Terry James Checkmark
Profumo d'infinito 1970-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #6)     420
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Duccio Alessandri  
A Touch of Strange 1970-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Berkley Medallion 0-425-01830-X / N1830
$0.95?$: US dollar
232
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
Starshine 1971-02-00 Theodore Sturgeon Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08662-2
£0.25?£: UK pound
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 Harry Willock/Ink Studio Checkmark
Starshine 1972-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books T2658
$0.75?$: US dollar
174
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
Starshine 1972-03-00 Theodore Sturgeon Pyramid Books T2658
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
174
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
À luz das estrelas 1973-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #198)     161
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 Lima de Freitas  
Licht von den Sternen 1974-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0192) 3-442-23192-2
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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 F. Jürgen Rogner Checkmark
Phares stellaires et sillages atomiques 1977-03-30 ed. Michel Demuth OPTA (Marginal #15)  
F15.00?F: French frank
254
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 Jacques Bellenger Checkmark
Starshine 1977-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Jove / HBJ 0-515-04459-8
$1.50?$: US dollar
174
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Starshine 1977-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Jove / HBJ 0-515-04459-8
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
174
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
A Touch of Strange 1978-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon DAW Books (DAW Collectors #286) 0-87997-373-0 / UJ1373
$1.95?$: US dollar
255
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 Hans Arnold Checkmark
A Touch of Strange 1978-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-373-0 / UJ1373
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
255
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 Hans Arnold Checkmark
Starshine 1978-08-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere 0-7221-8216-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
172
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 Peter Elson Checkmark
A Touch of Strange 1978-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Hamlyn Paperbacks (Hamlyn Science Fiction) 0-600-38783-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
236
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 Tim White Checkmark
And Now the News ... 2003-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-460-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paula Morrison Checkmark
And Now the News ... 2010-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-55643-460-0
$35.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
377
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paula Morrison  
And Now the News ... 2013-04-16 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 978-1-58394-753-1
$18.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
And Now the News ... 2013-09-30 Theodore Sturgeon Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11003-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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