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Title: The Life Game

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Title: The Life Game Title Record # 78028
Author: Chad Oliver
Date: 1953-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1967Translated by Wulf H. Bergner
German Die Stadt im Eis
1967Translated by Ugo Carrega
Italian Il gioco della vita

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1953 1953-06-00 ed. Samuel Mines Standard Magazines, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
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 Walter Popp Checkmark
The Pseudo-People: Androids in Science Fiction 1965-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Sherbourne Press  
$4.50?$: US dollar
xviii+
238
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Czeslaw Banasiewicz Checkmark
Almost Human: Androids in Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Souvenir Press  
21/-?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).
xviii+
227
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Pseudo-People: Androids in Science Fiction 1967-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Mayflower-Dell 7172-8
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).
224
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
Die Anderen unter uns: Von Menschen und Pseudomenschen 1967-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Melzer  
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Quasi umani 1967-02-00 ed. William F. Nolan Sugar  
Lit 2,000?Lit: Italian lira
324
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 Enrico Baj Checkmark
The Pseudo-People: Androids in Science Fiction 1967-08-00 ed. William F. Nolan Berkley Medallion S1437
$0.75?$: US dollar
256
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 Hoot von Zitzewitz Checkmark
Die Anderen unter uns: Von Menschen und Pseudomenschen 1968-05-00 ed. William F. Nolan Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3120) 3120
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
196
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 Karl Stephan Checkmark
Die Anderen unter uns: Von Menschen und Pseudomenschen 1969-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3120) 3120
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
196
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 Karl Stephan Checkmark
The Pseudo People 1978-10-00 ed. William F. Nolan Charter House 0-8202-5021-X
$4.95?$: US dollar
238
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  
Die Nacht der fünf Monde 1986-08-00 ed. V. C. Harksen Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Boot) 3-596-27571-7
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
167
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 Ute Osterwalder  
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