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Title: Prodigy Title Record # 56164
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1949-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1960Translated by María Teresa Vidal Parellada
Spanish Prodigio
1966Translated by Eduard Lukschandl
German Die Normwidrige
1969Translated by Michel Deutsch
French Le prodige
1974Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Auslese
1989Translated by Massimo Patti
Italian Bambino Prodigio

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, April 1949 1949-04-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: 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 Santry Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1949 (UK) 1949-09-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
-/9?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).
68
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 Santry Checkmark
Caviar 1955-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 119
$0.35?$: US dollar
167
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Caviar 1955-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books H-119
$2.00?$: US dollar
167
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers  
Caviar 1960-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #68) 68   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  
Caviar 1962-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books F562
$0.50?$: US dollar
167
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Caviar 1962-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books F562
3/6?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).
167
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Die Venuskristalle und andere Stories 1966-08-26 Theodore Sturgeon Moewig (Terra #473) 473
DM 0.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
66
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".
coll Karl Stephan Checkmark
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere Books 82244
5/-?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).
158
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 David Davies (artist) Checkmark
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere Books 82260
5/-?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).
158
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
Caviar 1968-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sidgwick & Jackson  
21/-?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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Fiction, #186 1969-06-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F3.50?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 Claude Auclair Checkmark
Caviar 1970-01-00 Theodore Sturgeon Ballantine Books 01829
$0.75?$: US dollar
167+
[1]
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 Robert Pepper Checkmark
Science Fiction Special (3) 1971-00-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #3) 0-283-48474-8
£?£: UK pound
284+
182+
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Caviar 1974-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Sphere 0-7221-8227-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
158
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Der Gott des Mikrokosmos 1974-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0195) 3-442-23195-7
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
186
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 F. Jürgen Rogner  
Les enfants de Sturgeon 1977-00-00 Theodore Sturgeon
Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees
(Le Masque - Science Fiction #58)
2-7024-0604-1   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.
coll Checkmark
Caviar 1977-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25783-9
$1.50?$: US dollar
v+
182
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 Darrell K. Sweet  
Caviar 1977-04-00 Theodore Sturgeon Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25783-9
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
v+
182
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 Darrell K. Sweet Checkmark
Urania #1114 1989-11-19 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori 1114
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
160
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 Vicente Segrelles  
Science Fiction I 1991-10-00 ed.
Hélène Auffret-Boucé?Helene Auffret-Bouce
Hatier (Lire en V.O. #10) 2-218-03609-6   vii+
119
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  
The Perfect Host 1998-11-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-284-4
$27.50?$: US dollar
xx+
386
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hal Robins Checkmark
Le professeur et l'ours en peluche 2000-02-00 Theodore Sturgeon Manitoba / Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #42) 2-251-77145-X
F49.00?F: French frank
238
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
Rémi Hamoir?Remi Hamoir
Checkmark
The Perfect Host 2000-09-00 Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books 1-55643-360-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
xx+
386
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 Michael Dashow  
The Perfect Host 2013-07-25 Theodore Sturgeon Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10999-5
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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