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Title: Worlds to Kill

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Title: Worlds to Kill Title Record # 54250
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1968-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: The hugely wealthy commander of an amoral mercenary organization, much in demand for his services in conquering and decimating entire planetary populations, promotes a secret long range plan together with an artificial intelligence of his own design.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1969 French L'assassin des planètes
1979Translated by Jacques Chambon
French Profession: Tueur de planètes
1993Translated by Н. Гузнинов / N. Guzninov. Russian title means "The Murderer of Worlds".
Russian [as by
Харлан Эллисон?Kharlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
If, March 1968 1968-03-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.60?$: 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 Wenzel Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300
$0.75?$: US dollar
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 Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Galaxie (2ème série), #62 1969-07-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F3.00?F: French frank
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 Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1970-03-00 Harlan Ellison Avon / SFBC 2187   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library Y5870
$1.25?$: US dollar
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library of Canada Y5870
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1976-07-00 Harlan Ellison Millington 0-86000-065-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
vi+
215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1976-07-00 Harlan Ellison Signet W7235
$1.50?$: US dollar
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1979-00-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library 0-451-08590-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1979-09-00 Harlan Ellison Pan Books 0-330-25575-4
£0.90?£: UK pound
215
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 Stuart Hughes (artist) Checkmark
La bête qui criait amour au coeur du monde 1979-10-22 Harlan Ellison Les Humanoïdes Associés (Harlan Ellison : Oeuvres #3) 2-7316-0006-3   292
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 Keleck Checkmark
Supermen 1984-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library 0-451-13201-7
$3.50?$: US dollar
350
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 Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1984-11-00 Harlan Ellison Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition) 0-312-94027-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
252
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 Barclay Shaw  
Supermen 1988-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Robinson 0-948164-98-0
£2.95?£: UK pound
350
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 Robin Hidden  
1993-00-00 ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov
Sergei Barsov
() 5-87198-040-6   480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo
 
Edgeworks 4: Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1997-11-00 Harlan Ellison White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-963-2 / WW 11953
$21.99?$: US dollar
xx+
xxx+
350+
xxii+
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni John K. Snyder, III Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2012-03-05 Harlan Ellison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12361-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-04-01 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-0488-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-06-03 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-4288-1
$14.99?$: US dollar
300
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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