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Title: Subcommittee Title Record # 58935
Author: Zenna Henderson
Date: 1962-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: Peace talks have almost stalled, as the language barrier makes it hard to understand what on Earth the aliens want. Meanwhile, one human mother discovers her young son has been sneaking into the alien camp and befriended a child there.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1963 Italian Sottocomitato
1970Translated by Z. Uhrynowska [Zofia Uhrynowska-Hanasz]
Polish Podkomitet
1971Translated by Heinz Plehn (as H. P. Lehnert)
German Das Loch unter der Mauer

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1962 1962-07-00 ed. Avram Davidson Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.40?$: US dollar
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 Mel Hunter Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], November 1962 1962-11-00 ed. uncredited Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/6?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).
116
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 Emsh  
Fantasia e Fantascienza #4 1963-03-00 ed. G. Jori Editrice Minerva 4
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
158
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1963-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
$0.75?$: US dollar
382
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
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
382
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 Anything Box 1965-00-00 Zenna Henderson Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tom Chibbaro Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1965-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
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).
382
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 Anything Box 1966-00-00 Zenna Henderson Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
18/-?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).
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1967-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
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).
382
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 Anything Box 1967-03-00 Zenna Henderson The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 119   205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Terry James  
The Anything Box 1969-00-00 Zenna Henderson Panther 0-586-02821-8
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).
192
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 Anything Box 1969-02-00 Zenna Henderson Avon V2264
$0.75?$: 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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
Gentle Invaders 1969-05-00 ed. Hans Stefan Santesson Belmont Books B60-1011
$0.60?$: US dollar
176
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
Gentle Invaders 1969-05-00 ed. Hans Stefan Santesson Belmont Books B60-1011
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
176
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
Kroki w nieznane tom 1 1970-00-00 ed.
Lech Jęczmyk?Lech Jeczmyk
Iskry  
zł 30.00?zł: Polish zloty
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bohdan Bocianowski  
Die heimlichen Invasoren 1971-02-19 ed. Hans Stefan Santesson Moewig (Terra Nova #165) TN165
DM 1.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
65
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".
anth Karl Stephan Checkmark
The Anything Box 1977-12-00 Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8 / 34579
$1.50?$: 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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
The Anything Box 1978-07-00 Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8 / 34579
$1.50?$: 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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
The Anything Box 1980-00-00 Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8
$1.95?$: 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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
Young Extraterrestrials 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Harper & Row 0-06-020168-1
$10.89?$: US dollar
xiv+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fred Marcellino Checkmark
Young Extraterrestrials 1984-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Harper & Row 0-06-020167-3
$7.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
240
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 Fred Marcellino Checkmark
Asimov's Extraterrestrials 1986-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg (1941-2011), Charles Waugh Dragon / Grafton 0-583-30986-0
£1.95?£: UK pound
204
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Extraterrestrials 1988-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Starwanderer / Harper & Row 0-694-05628-6
$3.25?$: US dollar
xiv+
240
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 Mike Wimmer  
Aliene, Amazzoni, Astronaute 1990-06-00 ed. Oriana Palusci Mondadori 88-04-33438-X   437
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
Andreas Fröschl?Andreas Froeschl
Checkmark
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow 1994-11-00 ed. Forrest J Ackerman, Janrae Frank, Jean Marie Stine Longmeadow Press 0-681-00525-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Laura Freas Checkmark
Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson 2020-02-00 Zenna Henderson NESFA Press 978-1-61037-338-8
$32.00?$: US dollar
470
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson 2020-02-00 Zenna Henderson NESFA Press 978-1-61037-339-5
$9.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson 2020-02-00 Zenna Henderson NESFA Press 978-1-61037-017-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton  
The Anything Box date unknown Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8
$1.50?$: 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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
The Anything Box date unknown Zenna Henderson Avon 0-380-01745-8
C$1.50?C$: Canadian 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 Hector Garrido Checkmark
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