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Title: Uncertainty Title Record # 318011
Author: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1936-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Synopsis: Available on page 59, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations
Year Title
1966The Project Gutenberg edition is based on the Ace edition. At 33,000 words in length this item is a novella.
The Ultimate Weapon [as by John W. Campbell]
1966 The Ultimate Weapon
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
German Der Angriff von Mira [as by John W. Campbell]
Year Title
1936 Uncertainty (Part 1 of 2)
1936 Uncertainty (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Amazing Stories, October 1936 1936-10-00 ed. T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D. Teck Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
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 Leo Morey Checkmark
Amazing Stories, December 1936 1936-12-00 ed. T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D. Teck Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
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 Leo Morey Checkmark
The Planeteers / The Ultimate Weapon 1966-00-00 John W. Campbell Ace Books (Ace Double #G-585) G-585
$0.50?$: US dollar
150+
106
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
omni Jack Gaughan , Gerald McConnell Checkmark
Der Angriff von Mira 1971-02-05 John W. Campbell Moewig (Terra Nova #163) TN163
DM 1.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
65+
[4]
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".
chap Karl Stephan Checkmark
Science Fiction Adventures Classics, July 1974 1974-07-00 ed. uncredited Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.75?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Ultimate Weapon 1976-05-00 John W. Campbell Ace Books (Science Fiction from the Great Years) 84331
$1.25?$: US dollar
123
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.
chap Alex Ebel Checkmark
The Ultimate Weapon 2007-12-00 John W. Campbell Project Gutenberg 23790    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The Ultimate Weapon 2008-05-00 John W. Campbell Phoenix Pick 978-1-60450-231-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
112
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.
chap  
The Ultimate Weapon 2009-04-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Wilder Publications 978-1-60459-659-5
$9.49?$: US dollar
96
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.
chap  
The Ultimate Weapon 2011-09-00 John W. Campbell Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10199-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The Ultimate Weapon 2011-10-11 John W. Campbell LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
chap  
The Cosmic Junkman / The Ultimate Weapon 2012-09-22 ed. uncredited Armchair Fiction (Armchair Sci-Fi & Horror Double Novels #77) 978-1-61287-116-5 / D-77
$12.95?$: US dollar
200
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 Malcolm Smith  
John W. Campbell, Jr.: Science Fiction Genius 2013-01-31 John W. Campbell, Jr. Absolutely Amazing Ebooks  
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Ultimate Weapon 2013-07-00 John W. Campbell CreateSpace 978-1-4909-0956-1
$5.99?$: US dollar
118
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.
chap  
The Ultimate Weapon 2013-09-00 John W. Campbell CreateSpace 978-1-4922-9643-0
$5.95?$: US dollar
134
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.
chap  
The Ultimate Weapon 2024-01-15 John W. Campbell Faded Page 20240124
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 Gerald McConnell Checkmark
The Ultimate Weapon date unknown John W. Campbell Ace Books (Science Fiction from the Great Years) 0-441-84332-8
$1.50?$: US dollar
123
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.
chap Alex Ebel Checkmark
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