Title: The Ruum
Title Record # 74067
Author: Arthur Porges
Date: 1953-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Ruum
Language: English
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Author: Arthur Porges
Date: 1953-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Ruum
Language: English
Synopsis: A prospector in the Canadian Rockies encounters an unusual sentient spheroid that appears intent on capturing him.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1953 | 1953-10-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas | Fantasy House, Inc. | $0.35?$: 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 | Emsh | ||
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], November 1953 | 1953-11-00 | ed. uncredited | Mellifont Press Ltd. | 1/6?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). |
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 | Chesley Bonestell | ||
Fiction, #5 | 1954-04-00 | ed. Editors of Fiction | OPTA | F100?F: French frank |
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 | Jacques Sternberg | ||
I Romanzi di Urania #66 | 1954-12-30 | ed. Giorgio Monicelli | Mondadori | 66 | Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira |
128 | 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 | Curt Caesar | |
Best SF | 1955-02-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 15/-?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). |
368 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Argosy (UK), March 1955 | 1955-03-00 | ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) | The Amalgamated Press | 1/6?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). |
144 | 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 | |||
Best SF | 1958-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
368 | 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 | |||
Nur ein Marsweib und andere Science Fiction-Stories | 1959-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Ullstein (Ullstein Bücher #248) | 248 | DM 1.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
190 | 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 | Herbert Neumann | |
Знание - Сила, December 1959?Znanie - Sila, December 1959 |
1959-12-00 |
ed.
Editors of Знание - Сила?Editors of Znanie - Sila |
Профтехиздат?Proftekhizdat |
56 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag |
Н. Гришин?N. Grishin
|
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Out of This World 1 | 1960-09-00 | ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis | Blackie | 12/6?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). |
197 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Best SF | 1962-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 368 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
Best SF | 1962-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 7/6?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). |
368 | 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 | |||
Best SF | 1964-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 8/6?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). |
368 | 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 | |||
Best SF | 1964-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||||
De beste SF | 1964-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #694/695) | 694/695 | ƒ2.95 | 267 | 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 | Dick Bruna | |
Great Science-Fiction | 1965-00-00 | ed. Tony Licata | Three Star Books | 102 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
128 | 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 | M. Seltzer | |
Out of This World 1 | 1965-00-00 | ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis | Blackie | 197 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
From Frankenstein to Andromeda | 1966-00-00 | ed. J. G. Brown | Macmillan UK | 7/6?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). |
vi+ 150 |
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 Stars and Under | 1968-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 8/6?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). |
174 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Best SF | 1969-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 0-571-06268-7 | 368 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Stars and Under | 1969-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 5/6?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). |
174 | 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 | |||
Les chefs-d'œuvre de la science-fiction?Les chefs-d'oeuvre de la science-fiction |
1970-04-30 | ed. Jacques Sternberg | Planète (Anthologie Planète) | 458 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
André Béguin?Andre Beguin
|
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Science Fictions | 1971-00-00 | ed. Arnold Thompson | University Tutorial Press (London) | 0-7231-0529-4 |
vii+ 168 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Best SF (revised edition) | 1972-08-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 0-571-09880-0 | £0.70?£: UK pound |
215 | 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 | ||
Authors' Choice 2 | 1973-10-18 | ed. Joan Aiken | Hamish Hamilton | 0-241-02335-1 | £2.20?£: UK pound |
viii+ 246 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Krystyna Turska | |
Authors' Choice 2 | 1974-00-00 | ed. Joan Aiken | Thomas Y. Crowell | 0-690-00313-7 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 246 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Krystyna Turska | |
Histoires de machines | 1974-10-25 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3768) | 2-253-00609-2 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
Tales of Terror from Outer Space | 1975-00-00 | ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes | Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) | 0-00-613960-4 | £0.45?£: UK pound |
190 | 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 | Justin Todd | |
The Stars and Under | 1975-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 0-571-08952-6 | 174 | 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 | |||
Histoires de machines | 1975-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3768) | 2-253-00609-2 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
Histoires de machines | 1976-00-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3768) | 2-253-00609-2 | 414 | 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 | Pierre Faucheux | ||
The Best Science Fiction Stories | 1977-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Hamlyn | 0-600-38243-5 | 750 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Science-Fiction Magazine, #7 | 1977-05-00 | ed. Jean-Louis Ferrando | Les Éditions de France | F8.00?F: French frank |
32 | tabloid?11" by 16" magazine, usually newsprint, e.g. British Science Fiction Monthly. |
mag | Ray Feibush | ||
Science-Fiction-Stories 69 | 1977-12-00 | ed. uncredited | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #135 (3378)) | 3-548-03378-4 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
126 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
Horror Stories | 1978-00-00 | ed. Bryan Newton | Ward, Lock | 0-7062-3670-X | £1.95?£: UK pound |
128 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Sirius, #19 | 1978-01-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 10?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar |
148 | 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. |
mag | Jad | ||
Science Fiction | 1978-05-00 | ed. James Gibson | John Murray | 0-7195-3502-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
120 | 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 | Guy Wyndham-Jones | |
Adventure Stories for Boys | 1983-00-00 | ed. John Canning | Octopus Books | 0-7064-0692-3 | 400 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Histoires de machines | 1985-01-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3768) | 2-253-00609-2 | 414 | 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 | Manchu | ||
Things Hunting Men | 1988-06-00 | ed. David Drake | Baen Books | 0-671-65412-8 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
307 | 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 | Pat Ortega | |
Things Hunting Men | 1988-06-00 | ed. David Drake | Baen | 0-671-65412-8 | C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
307 | 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 | Pat Ortega | |
Саргассы в космосе?Sargassy v kosmose |
1992-00-00 |
Владимир Маркович?Vladimir Markovich |
Общество книголюбов?Obshchestvo knigolyubov |
5-7707-1320-8 | 592 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |||
The Ruum and Other Science Fiction Stories | 2010-00-00 | Arthur Porges | Richard Simms Publications | 978-0-9556942-6-4 | 141 | 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. |
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