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Title: Committee of the Whole Title Record # 52451
Author: Frank Herbert
Date: 1965-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Somehow this story (or a version very close to it) seems to have been published somewhat erroneously in Herbert's "Unpublished Stories", though under the title "Public Hearing"
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Current Tags: invention (1), lasers (1), science fiction (1), Washington, DC (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
2016 Public Hearing
Year Language Title
1965 Italian Io laser, tu laser...
1987Translated by Claire Fargeot, revised by Pierre-Paul Durastanti for the 2021 Belial' edition.
French
Le comité du tout?Le comite du tout
1989Translated by Winfried Czech
German Das Komitee

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine, April 1965 1965-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.60?$: US dollar
196
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 Schelling Checkmark
Urania #400 1965-09-05 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 400
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira
128
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
Science Fiction Inventions 1967-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Lancer Books 73-691
$0.60?$: 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.
anth Hoot von Zitzewitz Checkmark
Science Fiction Inventions 1967-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Lancer Books 73-691
C$0.60?C$: 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.
anth Hoot von Zitzewitz Checkmark
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1970-12-00 Frank Herbert New English Library 0-450-00640-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
142
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 Jan Parker Checkmark
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1971-00-00 Frank Herbert Ace Books 0-441-90925-6 / 90925
$0.75?$: US dollar
191
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1972-00-00 Frank Herbert Ace Books 90926
$0.95?$: US dollar
191
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1972-05-00 Frank Herbert New English Library 0-450-00640-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
142
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 Jan Parker Checkmark
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1975-05-00 Frank Herbert New English Library 0-450-02707-4
£0.40?£: UK pound
142
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 Jan Parker Checkmark
The Best of Frank Herbert 1975-06-00 Frank Herbert Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98173-3
£?£: UK pound
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Hardy Checkmark
The Best of Frank Herbert 1965-1970 1976-01-00 Frank Herbert Sphere 0-7221-4528-4
£0.55?£: UK pound
170
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 Best of Frank Herbert 1965-1970 1977-00-00 Frank Herbert Sphere 0-7221-4535-7
£0.75?£: UK pound
170
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 Worlds of Frank Herbert 1977-09-00 Frank Herbert Berkley Medallion 0-425-03502-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
247
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 Paul Alexander Checkmark
International Relations Through Science Fiction 1978-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander New Viewpoints / Franklin Watts 0-531-05401-2
$12.50?$: US dollar
xviii+
236
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Huffmann Checkmark
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1980-08-00 Frank Herbert Gregg Press 0-8398-2649-4
$13.50?$: US dollar
xi+
247
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1981-07-00 Frank Herbert Berkley Books 0-425-05297-4
$2.25?$: US dollar
247
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  
TV: 2000 1982-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest 0-449-24493-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
352
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
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1983-04-00 Frank Herbert Berkley Books 0-425-06483-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
247
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 Paul Alexander Checkmark
TV: 2000 1983-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-20433-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
352
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
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Prometheus Books 0-87975-270-X   301
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
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics 1984-10-22 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Prometheus Books 0-87975-258-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Champ mental 1987-08-00 Frank Herbert Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5262) 2-266-02024-2   253
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 W. Siudmak Checkmark
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow: Science Fiction War Stories 1987-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-64105-4
$8.98?$: US dollar
xiii+
650
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1988-01-00 Frank Herbert New English Library 0-450-02707-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
142
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 Steve Crisp Checkmark
Wahltag 2090 1989-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Paperback?Bastei Luebbe Paperback
#28181)
3-404-28181-0
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
350
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 Carlos Ochagavia Checkmark
Champ mental 1990-11-00 Frank Herbert Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5262) 2-266-03609-2   253
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 W. Siudmak  
Champ mental 2001-05-00 Frank Herbert Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5262) 2-266-03609-2   253
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 W. Siudmak  
Give Me Liberty 2003-01-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Mark Tier Baen 0-7434-3585-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
386
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 Carol Heyer Checkmark
Freedom! 2006-07-04 Martin H. Greenberg, Mark Tier Baen 1-4165-2072-4
$14.00?$: US dollar
720
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.
omni Carole Heyer  
The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert 2014-11-00 Frank Herbert Tor 978-0-7653-3696-5
$29.99?$: US dollar
700
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert 2014-11-00 Frank Herbert Tor / SFBC 139232
$18.99?$: US dollar
700
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Unpublished Stories 2016-05-09 Frank Herbert WordFire Press 978-1-61475-408-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
iv+
279
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 Collected Stories of Frank Herbert 2016-11-08 Frank Herbert Tor 978-0-7653-3697-2
$22.99?$: US dollar
704
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  
Nouvelles: Tome 2 1964-1979 2021-09-00 Frank Herbert
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
(Kvasar #16)
978-2-84344-982-6
€24.90?€: Euro
462
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 Manchu  
Nouvelles, II: 1964-1979 2023-02-02 Frank Herbert Gallimard (Folio SF #722) 978-2-07-298963-6   650
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  
International Relations Through Science Fiction date unknown ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander New Viewpoints / Franklin Watts 0-531-05611-2   xviii+
236
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 Tom Huffmann  
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