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Title: The Drone Man Title Record # 71191
Author: A. Merritt
Date: 1934-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1936. (First publication in longer form in Fantasy Magazine, September 1934, as The Drone.
Synopsis: Available on page 521, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1934 The Drone
1934According to The Werewolf Megapack "The Drone," by Abraham Merritt, originally appeared in Fantasy Magazine, September 1934.
The Drone [as by Abraham Merritt]
Year Language Title
1981Translated by an uncredited hand
German Gestaltwandler
1984Translated by Jean-Paul Gratias
French Le faux bourdon [as by Abraham Merritt]
1998Translated by Heiko Langhans
German Die Drohne [as by Abraham Merritt]
2019Translated by Ewa Witecka
Polish
Truteń?Truten
[as by Abraham Merritt]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantasy Magazine, September 1934 1934-09-00 ed. Julius Schwartz Conrad H. Ruppert  
$0.10?$: US dollar
44
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
fanzine Clay Ferguson, Jr.  
Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1936 1936-08-00 ed. Mort Weisinger Beacon Magazines, Inc.  
$0.15?$: US dollar
132
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 Checkmark
The Drone Man 1948-00-00 A. Merritt M. Doreal     23
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
chap Ferguson  
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 6, 1948 1948-05-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Book Co.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
124
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 Checkmark
The Fox Woman and Other Stories 1949-00-00 A. Merritt Avon Publishing Co. 214
$0.25?$: US dollar
157
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 Fox Woman and Other Stories 1949-00-00 A. Merritt Avon Publishing Co. 214
C$0.25?C$: Canadian dollar
157
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 Fox Woman and Other Stories 1949-00-00 A. Merritt Lloyd A. Eshbach  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Book of the Werewolf 1973-00-00 ed. Brian J. Frost Sphere 0-7221-3688-9
£0.40?£: UK pound
325
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
The Fox Woman and Other Stories 1977-08-00 A. Merritt Avon 0-380-01709-1
$1.50?$: US dollar
205
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 Ken Barr Checkmark
The Fox Woman and Other Stories 1978-06-00 A. Merritt Arno Press (Lost Race and Adult Fantasy Fiction) 0-405-11000-6
$12.00?$: US dollar
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, April 1981 1981-04-00 ed.
Hans-Jürgen Frederichs?Hans-Juergen Frederichs
, Walter A. Fuchs
Pabel SFPRM0481
DM 3.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
72
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Michael Whelan Checkmark
La femme du bois 1984-04-00 Abraham Merritt Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #105) 2-7304-0257-8   173
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Das große Lesebuch der klassischen Fantasy 1998-11-00 ed.
Joachim Körber?Joachim Koerber
Goldmann (Goldmann Fantasy #24818) 3-442-24818-3
DM 15.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
383
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 Ron Walotsky Checkmark
Lost Sanctum, #2 2006 2006-10-00 ed. Ron Hanna Wild Cat Books  
$15.00?$: US dollar
158
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Ver  
The Pool of the Stone God and Other Tales 2012-07-10 Abraham Merritt Oxford City Press 978-1-78139-236-2
$17.99?$: US dollar
202
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  
The Werewolf Megapack 2013-03-03 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4701-2
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
The Drone Man 2013-07-14 A. Merritt Faded Page 20130724
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
The A. Merritt Megapack: 19 Classic Novels and Stories 2014-05-07 A. Merritt Wildside Press (Megapack)  
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
HYNH+ Vol. II. Nr 3/4 2019-00-00 ed. Artur Nowakowski,
Konrad Zieliński?Konrad Zielinski
GSF   PLN43 288
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 Artur Nowakowski Checkmark
HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume 1 2019-04-05 ed. Ian Gordon HorrorBabble  
$29.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
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