Title: The Pen and the Dark
Title Record # 67237
Author: Colin Kapp
Date: 1966-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Unorthodox Engineers
Webpages: mocagh.org
Language: English
Current Tags: hard sf (1), alien visitation (1), alien artifact (1) Add Tags
Author: Colin Kapp
Date: 1966-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Unorthodox Engineers
Webpages: mocagh.org
Language: English
Note: From Wikipedia: "The short story "The Pen and the Dark" was adapted into a text-based computer adventure game by Keith Campbell, with text by Colin Kapp. It was published in 1984 by Mosaic Publishing with the packaging for the game including a book copy of the original story." PDF linked above includes the complete story.
Synopsis: The Unorthodox Engineers are called to an earthlike planet by the human residents to investigate an artifact left by aliens who briefly touched down; a columnar volume 25 kilometers across and 30 kilometers high in which all energy, electromagnetic or kinetic, appears to be rapidly absorbed and disappear.
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Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Writings in SF-8 | 1966-00-00 | ed. John Carnell | Corgi | CS7564 | 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). |
188 | 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 |  |
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| New Writings in S-F 8 | 1966-00-00 | ed. John Carnell | Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction) | 16/-?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). |
188 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Eric Ayers | ||
| New Writings in SF 7 | 1971-08-00 | ed. John Carnell | Bantam Books | 0-553-05998-X / S5998 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
vii+ 168 |
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 McCall Johnston | |
| The Unorthodox Engineers | 1979-11-00 | Colin Kapp | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-72072-7 | £4.50?£: UK pound |
216 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Weaver (artist) | |
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | 2002-05-00 | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 1-84119-375-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 498 |
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 | Pete Rozycki | |
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | 2002-05-00 | ed. Mike Ashley | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-1004-7 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 498 |
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 | Pete Rozycki | |
| The Cloudbuilders and Other Marvels | 2013-06-24 | Colin Kapp | Ramble House (John Pelan Presents Classics of SF and Fantasy #10) | 978-1-60543-697-5 | $20.00?$: US dollar |
306 | 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 | Gavin L. O'Keefe | |
| The Cloudbuilders and Other Marvels | 2013-07-01 | Colin Kapp | Ramble House | 978-1-60543-698-2 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
314 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gavin L. O'Keefe | |
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | 2013-11-28 | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 978-1-4721-1486-0 | £5.49?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Pete Rozycki | |
|
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | date unknown | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 1-84119-375-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xiii+ 498 |
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 | Pete Rozycki | |