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Title: Pi in the Sky Title Record # 41065
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1945-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: To scientists' amazement, a certain number of stars have started moving across the sky. These unexplained movements will turn out to be meaningful…
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Current Tags: humorous (1), science fiction (1), mad scientist (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1954ⓘTranslated by Jacques Papy
 French Anarchie dans le ciel
1956ⓘTranslated by Félix Monteagudo
 Spanish Pi en el cielo
1959 Italian Parallasse celeste
1960ⓘTranslated by 福島正実(Fukushima Masami)
 Japanese
狂った星座?くるったせいざ
Kurutta Seiza
[as by
フレドリック・ブラウン?Furedorikk Buraun
]
1962ⓘTranslated by Mário-Henrique Leiria
 Portuguese Mecânica celeste
1969ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina
 Italian Che Succede Lassù?
1970ⓘTranslated by Inge R. L. Larsson.
 Swedish Fixa stjärnor
1971ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman
 Dutch Hé, wat doen de sterren raar!
1978ⓘTranslated by Ljerka Pustišek
 Croatian Zbrka sa zvijezdama [as by Frederic Brown]
1981ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez
 German Zeichen am Himmel
1988ⓘTranslated by María Teresa Segur Giralt.
 Spanish Pi en el cielo
1995ⓘTranslated by Claudiu Florian
 Romanian
Gâlceavă pe cer?Galceava pe cer
2005ⓘTranslated by Núria Gres and Máximo Miguel
 Spanish Pi en el cielo

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1996 Retro Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1945 1945-02-00 ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. Standard Magazines, Inc.  
$0.15?$: US dollar
 116
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 Earle Bergey  
Space on My Hands 1951-07-00 Fredric Brown Shasta  
$2.50?$: US dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Malcolm Smith Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1953-00-00 Fredric Brown Corgi 1077
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).
 239
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  
Space on My Hands 1953-01-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 1077
$0.25?$: US dollar
 239
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 Charles Binger Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1953-01-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 1077
$0.25?$: US dollar
 239
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 Charles Binger  
Fantastic Story Magazine, July 1953 1953-07-00 ed. Samuel Mines Best Books, 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 Walter Popp Checkmark
Une étoile m'a dit 1954-03-25 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#2)		  
F450?F: French frank
 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 Checkmark
Amo del espacio 1956-00-00 Fredric Brown E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #21) 21   254
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 Llobera  
I Romanzi del Cosmo #29 1959-06-01 ed. Marco Paini Ponzoni 29
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
 144
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 Luigi Garonzi Checkmark
S-Fマガジン 1960年04月号, #3?Esu-Efu Magajin 1960-nen 04-gatsu Gō, #3
Esu-Efu Magajin 1960-nen 04-gatsu Gou, #3
S-F Magajin 1960-nen 04-gatsu Gō, #3
S-F Magajin 1960-nen 04-gatsu Gou, #3
 1960-04-00 ed.
早川清?Hayakawa Kiyoshi
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
  
¥120?¥: Japanese yen
 144
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
中島靖侃?なかじませいかん
Nakajima Seikan
  
O espaço será pequeno 1962-00-00 Fredric Brown Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #68)     177
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  
Daymares 1968-00-00 Fredric Brown Lancer Books 73-727
$0.60?$: US dollar
 317
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 Howard Winters Checkmark
Urania #511 1969-04-06 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 511
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
 167
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Une étoile m'a dit?Une etoile m'a dit
 1969-05-29 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#2)		  
F8.50?F: French frank
 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  
Smekmånad i helvetet?Smekmaanad i helvetet
 1970-00-00 Fredric Brown Lindqvist (Lindqvist Pocket Science Fiction #17)  
skr 5.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 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  
Hé, wat doen de sterren raar! 1971-00-00 Fredric Brown Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1399) 90-229-1399-6 ƒ2.95 192
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.
 coll Dick Bruna Checkmark
The Best of Fredric Brown 1977-01-00 Fredric Brown Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3180
$2.49?$: US dollar
 280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of Fredric Brown 1977-05-00 Fredric Brown Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25700-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
315
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
Une étoile m'a dit 1977-10-24 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#2)		     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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
 Checkmark
Sirius, #22 1978-04-05 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 Jad Checkmark
Science Fiction of the Forties 1978-10-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Frederik Pohl Avon 0-380-40097-9
$4.95?$: US dollar
 377
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 Earle Bergey Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1980-05-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 0-553-13400-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 239
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 John Holmes Checkmark
Die besten SF-Stories von Fredric Brown 1981-05-00 Fredric Brown Moewig (Bibliothek Science Fiction) 3-8118-2016-8
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945 1982-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #489) 0-87997-746-9 / UE1746
$3.50?$: 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 Bernal Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945 1982-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-746-9
C$3.95?C$: 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 Bernal Checkmark
The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown 1982-09-00 Fredric Brown New English Library 0-450-05501-9
£1.75?£: UK pound
 447
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
Cosmolinea B-1 1982-09-00 Fredric Brown Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #11)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
 xii+
540
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 Karel Thole  
Une étoile m'a dit?Une etoile m'a dit
 1984-03-16 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#2)		 2-207-30002-1   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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
  
Nachtmerrie in groen 1985-00-00 Fredric Brown Loeb 90-6213-963-9   341
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 Kate Higgins Checkmark
Lo mejor de Fredric Brown 1988-03-00 Fredric Brown Ediciones B (Libro Amigo Ciencia Ficción #60) 84-7735-781-1   361
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  
Space on My Hands 1993-06-00 Fredric Brown Lightyear Press 0-89968-332-0    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Atingerea spațiului?Atingerea spatiului
Atingerea spatsiului
 1995-00-00 Fredric Brown Editura Nemira (Nautilus #096) 973-569-159-0
Lei 10,000?Lei: Romanian leu
 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tudor Popa  
Une étoile m'a dit 1995-07-00 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#2)		 2-207-50002-0   291
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 Michel Jakubowicz  
Une étoile m'a dit 1996-04-00 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#2)		 2-207-50002-0   291
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 Michel Jakubowicz  
Une étoile m'a dit 2000-12-11 Fredric Brown
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #42)		 2-07-041669-0   300
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 Adri Berger  
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2001-02-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 1-886778-18-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2001-10-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press / SFBC 01122
$14.50?$: US dollar
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2002-07-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 1-886778-18-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Ven y enloquece y otros cuentos de marcianos 2005-03-00 Fredric Brown Gigamesh (Gigamesh Ficción #29) 84-96208-03-6   478
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 Juan Miguel Aguilera  
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2011-06-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 978-1-886778-18-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2013-11-26 Fredric Brown Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4280-2
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2014-07-29 Fredric Brown Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0202-1
$13.99?$: US dollar
 259
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  
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