Title: The Mutant Weapon

Title: The Mutant Weapon Title Record # 3532
Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1957-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Med Service
Language: English

Note: First published under the title Med Service (1957-08-00) and re-published later under the title The Mutant Weapon (1959-00-00). The Mutant Weapon used as canonical title as it is the most often used.

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Year	Title
1957	Med Service

Year	Language	Title
1961^ⓘTranslated by Dr. W. Kohler-Eder.	German	Der Weltraumarzt
1968^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	O médico das estrelas

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science Fiction, August 1957	1957-08-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	164	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	Freas
Astounding Science Fiction, December 1957 (UK)	1957-12-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		1/9^?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	Freas
The Mutant Weapon / The Pirates of Zan	1959-00-00	Murray Leinster	Ace Books (Ace Double #D-403)	D-403	$0.35^?$: US dollar	93+ 163	dos^?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.	omni	Ed Emshwiller
Science Fiction Showcase	1959-00-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Doubleday		C$4.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
Science Fiction Showcase	1959-09-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Doubleday		$3.95^?$: US dollar	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
Science Fiction Showcase	1960-04-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
Der Weltraumarzt	1961-12-22	Murray Leinster	Moewig (Terra Sonderband #49)	TSB49	DM 1.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	93	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	Johnny Bruck
Science Fiction Showcase	1966-00-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Whiting & Wheaton		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).	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science Fiction Showcase	1968-00-00	ed. Mary Kornbluth	Mayflower	112250	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).	204	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
O médico das estrelas	1968-00-00	Murray Leinster	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #134)		P$15.00	150	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	Lima de Freitas
The Mutant Weapon / The Pirates of Zan	1971-10-00	Murray Leinster	Ace Books (Ace Double #66525)	0-441-66525-X / 66525	$0.95^?$: US dollar	92+ 161	dos^?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.	omni	Gil Cohen , Dean Ellis
The Med Series	1983-05-00	Murray Leinster	Ace Science Fiction Books	0-441-52360-9	$2.95^?$: US dollar	380	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	James Warhola
Quarantine World	1992-07-00	Murray Leinster	Carroll & Graf (Masters of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf))	0-88184-844-1	$4.50^?$: US dollar	266	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 Goodfellow
Med Ship	2002-08-00	Murray Leinster	Baen Books	0-7434-3555-9	$7.99^?$: US dollar	634	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	Bob Eggleton
Med Ship	2003-10-00	Murray Leinster	Baen Books / SFBC	0-7394-3755-0 / 58792	$10.99^?$: US dollar	634	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Med Ship	2004-01-19	Murray Leinster	Baen Books (Baen Free Library)	0-7434-3555-9	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Bob Eggleton
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk	2007-05-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)		$0.00^?$: US dollar		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk	2007-05-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)		$0.00^?$: US dollar		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The Mutant Weapon	2007-09-30	Murray Leinster	Wildside Press	1-4344-9215-X	$29.95^?$: US dollar	93	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap
The Mutant Weapon	2007-09-30	Murray Leinster	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-9121-3	$14.95^?$: 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 1635: The Eastern Front Disk	2010-10-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #23)		$0.00^?$: US dollar		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
Moon of Battle / The Mutant Weapon	2012-09-22	ed. uncredited	Armchair Fiction (Armchair Sci-Fi & Horror Double Novels #73)	978-1-61287-112-7 / D-73	$12.95^?$: US dollar	208	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	Robert Gibson Jones
Med Ship	2013-12-09	Murray Leinster	Baen Books	978-1-61824-343-0	$6.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Bob Eggleton
The Med Series	2019-08-20	Murray Leinster	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-2732-3	$2.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Med Service	2023-03-13	Murray Leinster	Project Gutenberg	70277	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap

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Reviews

Review by Frederik Pohl (1960) in If, #3 [UK] , reprinted in:
If, March 1960 (1960)
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1960) in Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction, July 1960
Review [Portuguese] by Caliel Alves (2015) in Somnium, Dezembro 2015