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Title: Homo Sol Title Record # 45418
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1940-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Homo Sol
Series Number: 1
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Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Hilia Brinis and Beata Della Frattina
Italian Homo Sol
1974Translated by Jane Fillon
French Homo Sol
1977Translated by Jean Schalekamp
Dutch Homo sol
1981Translated by Ruy Jungmann e Fausto Cunha.
Portuguese Homo Sol
1994Translated by Kiss Marianne
Hungarian A Sol emberszabású lényei
1998Translated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Romanian Homo Sol

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff 2016 Retro Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1940 1940-09-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
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 Rogers Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1952-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
xiii+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1953-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
xiv+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1953-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers     xiv+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Science Fiction Omnibus 1956-08-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-31
$0.35?$: US dollar
187
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 Checkmark
Science Fiction Omnibus 1963-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion F851
$0.50?$: US dollar
190
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 Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1972-09-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-03979-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
viii+
540
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1972-12-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 5479
$2.98?$: US dollar
568
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
Urania #626 1973-09-02 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 626
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
168
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  
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1973-10-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-03979-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
viii+
540
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03936-8
£0.35?£: 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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03936-8
£0.35?£: 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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Dangereuse Callisto 1974-05-10 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#182)
    314
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  
The Early Asimov: Book One 1974-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2087
$1.25?$: US dollar
302
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
The Early Asimov: Book One 1974-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2087
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
302
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
Het superneutron: Vroege werken 2: 1940-1941 1977-00-00 Isaac Asimov Bruna (Bruna SF #70) 90-229-9070-2   272
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Dangereuse Callisto 1977-01-06 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#182)
    314
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
 
The Early Asimov, Volume 2 1977-03-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03936-8
£0.50?£: 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.
coll  
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03936-8
£0.85?£: 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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Asimov Story 1979-03-00 Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #3)  
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
588
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  
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1980-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-32097-5
$?$: US dollar
xiii+
561
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03936-8
£1.50?£: 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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Antologia cósmica 1981-00-00 ed. Fausto Cunha Francisco Alves (Mundos da Ficção Científica #22)     164
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  
Dangereuse Callisto 1982-03-22 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#182)
2-207-30182-6   314
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
 
The Omnibus of Science Fiction 1984-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Chatham River Press 0-517-45370-3
$1.98?$: US dollar
xiii+
561
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Early Asimov, Book 1 1986-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32590-7
$3.95?$: US dollar
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  
The Early Asimov, Book 1 1986-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32590-7
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Checkmark
Asimov Story 1987-05-27 Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Oscar #1957) 88-04-30078-7
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
586
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 Atelier Energia  
Szuperneutron 1995-00-00 Isaac Asimov
Szukits Könyvkiadó?Szukits Konyvkiado
(A sci-fi klasszikusai #12)
963-7429-73-5
Ft 590?Ft: Hungarian forint
209
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 Fujkin István Checkmark
Perioada Campbell 1998-00-00 Isaac Asimov Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #27) 973-601-351-0
Lei 35,000?Lei: Romanian leu
416
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  
Dangereuse Callisto 2005-06-13 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #217)
2-07-030902-9   347
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
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
 
The Early Asimov: Book One date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest X2850
$1.75?$: US dollar
302
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
The Early Asimov: Book One date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Q2425
$1.50?$: US dollar
302
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  
The Early Asimov: Book One date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23873-3
$1.95?$: US dollar
302
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
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