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Title: Forgetfulness Title Record # 48020
Author: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1937-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in Astounding Stories, June 1937.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1937 Forgetfulness [as by Don A. Stuart]
1937 Forgetfulness [as by John W. Campbell]
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Bodo Baumann
German Am Anfang der Unendlichkeit [as by Don A. Stuart]
1980Translated by Joachim Körber
German
Vergeßlichkeit?Vergesslichkeit
[as by John W. Campbell]
2015Translated by Marco Crosa.
Italian Oblio

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Stories, June 1937 1937-06-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine 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 H. Wesso Checkmark
Adventures in Time and Space 1946-00-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Random House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xv+
997
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth George Salter Checkmark
Adventures in Time and Space 1946-08-26 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Random House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xv+
997
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth George Salter Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1952-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Shasta  
$3.00?$: US dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Malcolm Smith Checkmark
Adventures in Time and Space 1953-00-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Random House     xv+
824
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space 1957-00-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Modern Library (Modern Library Giant #31) G31
$2.95?$: US dollar
997
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Salter Checkmark
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space 1957-00-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Random House  
C$3.45?C$: Canadian dollar
997
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Cities of Wonder 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday  
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Cities of Wonder 1966-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday  
$4.50?$: US dollar
[xii]+
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Rombola Checkmark
Cities of Wonder 1967-04-00 ed. Damon Knight Macfadden-Bartell 75-183
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
anth Jack Faragasso Checkmark
Cities of Wonder 1967-04-00 ed. Damon Knight Macfadden-Bartell 75-183
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
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.
anth Jack Faragasso Checkmark
Cities of Wonder 1968-05-00 ed. Damon Knight Dennis Dobson 0-234-77059-7
25/-?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).
xi+
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Cities of Wonder 1970-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Sphere 53058
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).
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.
anth Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 4 1970-00-04 ed. Walter Spiegl Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #4 (2791)) 2791
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
152
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Cities of Wonder 1971-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Macfadden-Bartell 95-166
$0.95?$: US dollar
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.
anth Jack Faragasso Checkmark
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 1 1972-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Doubleday 0-385-02334-0
$7.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
530
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science-Fiction-Stories 4 1972-00-00 ed. Walter Spiegl Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #4 (2791)) 3-548-02791-1
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
152
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1972-06-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Lancer Books 75333
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
256
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 Ron Walotsky Checkmark
The Best of John W. Campbell 1973-02-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97856-2
£2.25?£: UK pound
278
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Simon Stern  
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 1 1973-10-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Sphere 0-7221-4362-1
£0.40?£: UK pound
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.
anth Checkmark
Science Fiction Special (15) 1975-08-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #15) 0-283-98239-X
£?£: UK pound
278+
223+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Adventures in Time and Space 1975-08-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Ballantine Books 0-345-25374-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
[xvii]+
997
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 Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1976-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction) 0-88355-359-7
$12.50?$: US dollar
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 1976-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction) 0-88355-449-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
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.
coll  
The Best of John W. Campbell 1976-05-00 John W. Campbell Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2199
$2.49?$: US dollar
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Chet Jezierski Checkmark
The Best of John W. Campbell 1976-06-00 John W. Campbell Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24960-7
$1.95?$: US dollar
xv+
364
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
The Best of John W. Campbell 1976-06-00 John W. Campbell Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24960-7
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
xv+
364
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
The Best of John W. Campbell 1976-11-00 John W. Campbell Sphere Books 0-7221-2164-4
£0.75?£: UK pound
219
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
Science Fiction Special (20) 1977-04-25 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #20) 0-283-98375-2
£4.50?£: UK pound
158+
176+
278
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Adventures in Time and Space 1978-03-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27747-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
xv+
997
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 Checkmark
Adventures in Time and Space 1978-12-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28925-0
$9.95?$: US dollar
997
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  
Adventures in Time and Space 1979-12-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27747-3
$9.95?$: US dollar
997
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 Checkmark
Die besten Stories von John W. Campbell 1980-07-00 John W. Campbell Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6706) 3-8118-6706-7
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
399
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 Nico Keulers Checkmark
The World Treasury of Science Fiction 1989-01-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Little, Brown / BOMC 0-316-34941-0   xix+
1083
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The World Treasury of Science Fiction 1989-02-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Little, Brown 0-316-34941-0
$22.95?$: US dollar
xix+
1083
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Eggleton  
The World Treasury of Science Fiction 1989-06-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Little, Brown / QPBC  
$12.95?$: US dollar
xix+
1083
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Adventures in Time and Space 1990-08-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Random House / SFBC 17325
$14.98?$: US dollar
1004
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary D. Lang Checkmark
The Best of John W. Campbell 1995-02-00 John W. Campbell Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-24960-7
$5.99?$: US dollar
364
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  
Adventures in Time and Space 2001-11-00 ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-2214-6 / 05417
$17.99?$: US dollar
1004
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary D. Lang  
A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories 2003-02-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #22) 1-886778-15-9
$26.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton  
A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories 2003-02-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #22) 1-886778-15-9
$26.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Cloak of Aesir 2011-09-00 John W. Campbell Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10200-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Oblio 2015-04-14 John W. Campbell, Jr. Delos Digital (Robotica #29) 978-88-6775-731-2
€1.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Namitokiwa  
Cloak of Aesir date unknown John W. Campbell, Jr. Lancer Books 447-75333-095
$0.95?$: US dollar
256
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 Ron Walotsky Checkmark
The World Treasury of Science Fiction date unknown ed. David G. Hartwell Little, Brown / BOMC     xix+
1083
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
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