Title: Sam Hall
Title Record # 55890
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1953-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Sam Hall Universe
Language: English
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Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1953-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Sam Hall Universe
Language: English
Note: Note that the story has been revised for The Best of Poul Anderson probably by Anderson himself. The salesman in the opening paragraphs no longer has a "punched card" which is checked for "holes," but simply a "card" that's checked for "magnetic encodings." He's no longer bound for "New Pittsburgh," but for "Cincinnati." Superfluous words have been removed from many sentences, etc.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Astounding Science Fiction, August 1953 | 1953-08-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: 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 | Van Dongen | ||
Astounding Science Fiction, January 1954 (UK) | 1954-01-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/6?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). |
132 | 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 | Van Dongen | ||
Science-Fiction Thinking Machines: Robots, Androids, Computers | 1954-05-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Vanguard Press | $3.50?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 367+ [3] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Selections from Science-Fiction Thinking Machines | 1955-08-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Bantam Books | 1352 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
183 | 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 | |
Selections from Science-Fiction Thinking Machines | 1964-09-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Bantam Pathfinder | EP63 | $0.45?$: US dollar |
201 | 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 | |
Kleine science fiction omnibus | 1969-00-00 | ed. Aart C. Prins | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1306) | 1306 | ƒ3.75 | 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. |
anth | Dick Bruna | |
The Liberated Future | 1974-12-00 | ed. Robert Hoskins | Fawcett Crest | Q2329 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
304 | 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 | Oscar Liebman | |
Histoires de demain | 1975-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
Phantom der Freiheit | 1975-01-14 | ed. Kurt Luif | Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #255) | TTB255 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
143 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
Kleine science fiction omnibus 1 | 1976-00-00 | ed. Aart C. Prins | Bruna (Bruna SF #45) | 90-229-9045-1 | 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. |
anth | Dick Bruna | ||
Histoires de demain | 1976-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
The Best of Poul Anderson | 1976-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Pocket Books | 0-671-80671-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 287 |
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 | Mara McAfee | |
Histoires de demain | 1978-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties | 1979-06-00 | ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini | Ace Books (An Analog Book) | 0-441-20657-3 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
[8]+ 311 |
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 | David Egge | |
The Best of Poul Anderson | 1979-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Pocket Books | 0-671-83140-2 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 287 |
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 | Mara McAfee | |
The Best of Poul Anderson | 1979-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Pocket Books | 0-671-83140-2 | C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
xvi+ 287 |
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 | Mara McAfee | |
Die längste Reise?Die laengste Reise |
1979-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23315) | 3-442-23315-1 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
288 | 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 |
Jürgen F. Rogner?Juergen F. Rogner
|
|
The Fifties: The End of Summer | 1979-12-00 | ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini | Baronet Publishing Co. (A Baronet/Analog Book) | 0-89437-073-1 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
311 | 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 | Segrelles | |
Computer Crimes and Capers | 1983-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Academy Chicago | 0-89733-082-X | $17.95?$: US dollar |
235 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Computer Crimes and Capers | 1983-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Academy Chicago | 0-89733-087-0 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
235 | 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 | ||
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | 1984-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Allen Lane | 0-7139-1685-0 | £10.95?£: UK pound |
627 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Gudynas | |
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | 1984-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-061498-8 | $22.95?$: US dollar |
627 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Mantel | |
Histoires de demain | 1984-07-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 439 | 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 | Donald Grant | ||
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | 1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Penguin Books | 0-14-007194-6 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
627 | 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 | Peter Goodfellow | |
Máquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficção científica?Maquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficcao cientifica |
1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | L & PM | 85-254-0061-0 | 463 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
anth | |||
Terrorists of Tomorrow | 1986-01-00 | ed. Poul Anderson, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Critic's Choice | 0-931773-54-7 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
376 | 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 | ||
Computer Crimes and Capers | 1986-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Penguin Books | 0-14-007310-8 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
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. |
anth | ||
Die besten Computer-Krimis | 1987-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Paperback?Bastei Luebbe Paperback #28158) |
3-404-28158-6 | DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
325+ [2] |
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 | ||
Le barde du futur | 1988-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5300) | 2-266-02249-0 | 353 | 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 |
J. P. Ferté?J. P. Ferte
|
||
Histoires de demain | 1989-11-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3771) | 2-253-00749-8 | 457 | 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 | Donald Grant | ||
Friends, Robots, Countrymen | 1990-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Dercum Audio | 1-55656-120-2 | audio cassette?Cassette tape |
anth | ||||
War with the Robots: 28 of the Best Short Stories by the Greatest Names in 20th Century Science Fiction | 1992-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Wings Books | 0-517-06504-5 | 609 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Courtney | ||
Urania #1275 | 1996-01-21 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Mondadori | 1275 | Lit 5,500?Lit: Italian lira |
256 | 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 | Oscar Chichoni | |
Cyber-Killers | 1997-06-00 | ed. Ric Alexander | Millennium / Orion | 0-7528-0980-6 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
vii+ 408 |
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 | ||
Cyber-Killers | 1997-06-00 | ed. Ric Alexander | Millennium / Orion | 0-7528-0783-8 | £16.99?£: UK pound |
viii+ 408 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Cyber-Killers | 1998-05-00 | ed. Ric Alexander | Orion | 0-7528-1633-0 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
ix+ 540 |
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 | ||
La macchina che uccide | 1998-12-15 | ed. Ric Alexander | Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #18) | Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira |
352 | 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 | Franco Brambilla | ||
1950年代―初めの終わり?1950ねんだい―はじめのおわり 1950 Nendai: Hajime no Owari |
2000-12-04 |
ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる , Nakamura Tōru Nakamura Tohru Nakamura Tooru 山岸真?やまぎしまこと Makoto Yamagishi |
河出書房新社?Kawade Shobō Shinsha (Kawade Shobo Shinsha 河出文庫?かわでぶんこ #ン2-2)Kawade Bunko |
4-309-46203-0 | 501 | 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 |
ヒロ杉山?ひろすぎやま
Hiro Sugiyama |
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Going for Infinity | 2002-06-00 | Poul Anderson | Tor | 0-765-30359-0 | $25.95?$: US dollar |
416 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Vincent Di Fate | |
Going for Infinity | 2002-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Tor / SFBC | 52162 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
416 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Vincent Di Fate | |
Going for Infinity | 2003-05-00 | Poul Anderson | Tor | 0-765-30597-6 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
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 | Vincent Di Fate | |
Histórias de robôs volume 3?Historias de robos volume 3 |
2005-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | L & PM (L & PM pocket) | 978-85-254-1390-1 | 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. |
anth | |||
Histórias de robôs volume 3?Historias de robos volume 3 |
2005-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | L & PM | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||||
The Saturn Game | 2010-07-00 | Poul Anderson | NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #3) | 978-1-886778-89-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
511 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
Le chant du barde | 2012-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #32703) | 978-2-253-13487-9 | €8.10?€: Euro |
620 | 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 | ||
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick | Henry Holt | 0-8050-0623-0 | $22.95?$: US dollar |
627 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Mantel |