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Title: Half-Breed Title Record # 68250
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1940-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Half-Breed
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A scientist perfects practical atomic power with the aid of a human/Martian hybrid and becomes wealthy as a result, so he devotes himself to the cause of this oppressed group.
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Current Tags: atomic power (1), bigotry (1), superior species (1), human/Martian hybrids (1), social commentary (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1940 The Tweenie
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Bruno Martin
French L'hybride
1972Translated by Eduardo Saló
Portuguese O mestiço
1973Translated by Hilia Brinis and Beata Della Frattina
Italian Mezzosangue
1975Translated by Heinz Nagel.
German
Gleichberechtigung nur für Gleiche?Gleichberechtigung nur fuer Gleiche
1977Translated by Jean Schalekamp
Dutch Halfbloed
1994 Hungarian A Félvér
1998Translated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Romanian
Metișii?Metisii

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff 2016 Retro Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astonishing Stories, February 1940 1940-02-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Fictioneers, Inc.  
$0.10?$: US dollar
116
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Jack Binder Checkmark
The Space Magicians 1971-01-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz, Alden H. Norton Pyramid Books T2393
$0.75?$: US dollar
206
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 Peter Bramley Checkmark
The Space Magicians 1971-01-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz, Alden H. Norton Pyramid Books T2393
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
206
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 Peter Bramley Checkmark
L'âge d'or de la science-fiction: 3ème série 1971-12-15 ed. Sam Moskowitz, Alden H. Norton OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#19)
 
F7.00?F: French frank
255
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  
Os mágicos do espaço 1972-00-00 ed. Sam Moskowitz, Alden H. Norton Dêagá (Ciência #4)     181
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 Andrade Albuquerque  
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1972-09-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-03979-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
viii+
540
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1972-12-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 5479
$2.98?$: US dollar
568
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 1 1973-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03806-X
£0.35?£: UK pound
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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Urania #626 1973-09-02 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 626
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
168
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 Karel Thole  
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1973-10-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-03979-4
$10.00?$: US dollar
viii+
540
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... 1974-02-07 ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos, Jane Agorn McGee Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-010796-2   x+
619
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 Checkmark
The Early Asimov: Book One 1974-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2087
$1.25?$: US dollar
302
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 Early Asimov: Book One 1974-06-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2087
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
302
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 Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 1 1975-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03806-X
£0.40?£: UK pound
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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 45 1975-02-00 ed. Walter Spiegl Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #85 (3109)) 3-548-03109-9
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
124
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... 1976-00-00 ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos, Jane Agorn McGee Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-010796-2   x+
619
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 Checkmark
De dreiging van Callisto: Vroege werken 1: 1939-1940 1977-00-00 Isaac Asimov Bruna (Bruna SF #69) 90-229-9069-9   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 Karel Thole Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 1 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03806-X
£0.85?£: UK pound
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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Asimov Story 1979-03-00 Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #3)  
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
588
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 Karel Thole  
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 1 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-586-03806-X
£1.25?£: UK pound
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.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Early Asimov, Book 1 1986-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32590-7
$3.95?$: US dollar
300
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  
The Early Asimov, Book 1 1986-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32590-7
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
300
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
Asimov Story 1987-05-27 Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Oscar #1957) 88-04-30078-7
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
586
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 Atelier Energia  
A Félvér 1994-00-00 Isaac Asimov
Szukits Könyvkiadó?Szukits Konyvkiado
(A sci-fi klasszikusai #7)
963-7429-72-7
Ft 390?Ft: Hungarian forint
202
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 Fujkin István Checkmark
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts 1997-04-00 ed. Forrest J Ackerman General Publishing Group 1-57544-056-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
xi+
304
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 Kurt Wahlner Checkmark
Perioada Campbell 1998-00-00 Isaac Asimov Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #27) 973-601-351-0
Lei 35,000?Lei: Romanian leu
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  
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition 2000-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-25-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
xi+
302
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 Anton Brzezinski Checkmark
The Early Asimov: Book One date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest X2850
$1.75?$: US dollar
302
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 Early Asimov: Book One date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Q2425
$1.50?$: US dollar
302
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  
The Early Asimov: Book One date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23873-3
$1.95?$: US dollar
302
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
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