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Title: Small World Title Record # 187701
Author: William F. Nolan
Date: 1957-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Synopsis: In the near future after a surprise alien attack wipes out humanity, a sole survivor living in hiding in the sewers must emerge to scavenge supplies, but is detected and must fight his way out.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1957 The Small World of Lewis Stillman
1974 The Underdweller
Year Language Title
1969Translated by J. W. M. Liefrinck
Dutch De kleine wereld van Lewis Stillman
1984Translated by Edda Petri
German In der Unterwelt
2015Translated by Christian Jentzsch
German In der Unterwelt

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantastic Universe, August 1957 1957-08-00 ed. Hans Stefan Santesson King-Size Publications, 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 Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Impact-20 1963-11-00 William F. Nolan Paperback Library 52-250
$0.50?$: US dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories 1964-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books X331
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).
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  
Impact-20 1966-00-00 William F. Nolan Corgi GN7357
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).
158
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
Impact 20 1966-06-00 William F. Nolan Paperback Library 52-971
$0.50?$: US dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Impact 20 1966-06-00 William F. Nolan Paperback Library 52-971
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
158
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
These Will Chill You 1967-02-00 ed. Richard G. Sheehan, Lee Wright Bantam Books H3206
$0.60?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories 1968-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-02079-X
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).
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 Checkmark
Selections from The Pan Book of Horror Stories #5 1970-12-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Berkley Medallion 0-425-01925-X / S1925
$0.75?$: US dollar
189
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 Victor Valla  
The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-02079-X
£0.30?£: UK pound
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 Checkmark
Alien Horizons 1974-08-00 William F. Nolan Pocket Books 0-671-77928-1
$0.95?$: US dollar
191
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 Vincent DiFate Checkmark
Alien Horizons 1974-08-00 William F. Nolan Pocket Books 0-671-77928-1
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
191
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 Vincent DiFate Checkmark
The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories 1977-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-02079-X
£0.50?£: UK pound
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  
Wonderworlds 1977-03-00 William F. Nolan Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02248-5
£4.50?£: UK pound
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Wonderworlds 1977-11-00 William F. Nolan Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1131   192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Demons Within & Other Disturbing Tales 1978-02-00 ed. Helen Hoke Taplinger 0-8008-2156-4
$8.95?$: US dollar
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Rod Serling's Other Worlds 1978-03-00 ed. Rod Serling Bantam Books 0-553-11275-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
x+
244
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 Bob Larkin Checkmark
Wonderworlds 1979-05-00 William F. Nolan Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-11081-7
£0.95?£: 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.
coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories 1980-00-00 ed. Herbert van Thal Pan Books 0-330-02079-X   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  
Modern Masters of Horror 1981-07-00 ed. Frank Coffey Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 0-698-11051-X
$12.95?$: US dollar
286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction A to Z: A Dictionary of the Great S.F. Themes 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Houghton Mifflin 0-395-31285-X
$22.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Last Man on Earth 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-24531-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
352
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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
The Last Man on Earth 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-24531-4
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
352
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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Modern Masters of Horror 1982-09-00 ed. Frank Coffey Ace Books 0-441-53507-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
286
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
The Last Man on Earth 1983-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-24531-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
352
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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Things Beyond Midnight 1984-12-00 William F. Nolan Scream/Press 0-910489-07-6
$15.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll J. K. Potter  
Things Beyond Midnight 1984-12-00 William F. Nolan Scream/Press 0-910489-07-6
$35.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
217
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll J. K. Potter  
The Last Man on Earth 1985-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-20990-3
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
352
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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Modern Masters of Horror 1988-07-00 ed. Frank Coffey Berkley Books 0-425-10952-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
286
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
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens 1998-09-00 ed. Dennis Pepper Oxford University Press 0-19-278155-3
$22.95?$: US dollar
viii+
215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Walker  
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens 2000-09-00 ed. Dennis Pepper Oxford University Press 0-19-278177-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
viii+
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 John Walker  
Things Beyond Midnight 2000-11-20 William F. Nolan Babbage Press 1-930235-09-7
$17.95?$: US dollar
284
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 Lydia C. Marano  
Dark Universe: Stories 1951-2001 2001-10-00 William F. Nolan Stealth Press 1-58881-035-6
$29.95?$: US dollar
xxv+
470
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Impact 20 2002-00-00 William F. Nolan Gauntlet Press 1-887368-65-5   240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll William F. Nolan Checkmark
Alien Stories 2 2002-09-00 ed. Dennis Pepper Oxford University Press 0-19-275189-1
£3.99?£: UK pound
153
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 Paul Young  
Dark Universe 2003-12-00 William F. Nolan Leisure Books 0-8439-5190-7
$6.99?$: US dollar
372
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 Marc Raddle Checkmark
Wild Galaxy: Selected Science Fiction Stories 2005-04-00 William F. Nolan Golden Gryphon Press (Golden Gryphon #38) 1-930846-31-2
$25.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Small World 2009-07-04 William F. Nolan Project Gutenberg 29308    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Short Science Fiction Collection 25 2009-09-03 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
The End of the World: Stories of the Apocalypse 2010-07-08 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Skyhorse Publishing 978-1-60239-967-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
vi+
328
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 Horror Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Horror Stories 2011-03-08 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-3898-0
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Small World 2011-03-23 William F. Nolan    
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Fungi, Summer 2013 2013-07-11 ed. Pierre V. Comtois Fungoid Press 978-1-62137-326-1
$20.00?$: US dollar
419
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
fanzine Murray Tinkelman Checkmark
Small World 2016-03-07 William F. Nolan Chasma Press 978-1-5312-5543-5
$?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Fantastic Universe Super Pack 2016-07-02 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0981-6
$16.99?$: US dollar
394
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 digitalstorm  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Fantastic Universe Super Pack 2016-09-03 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0653-2
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth digitalstorm  
Small World 2016-09-09 William F. Nolan Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0647-1
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Small World 2016-10-20 William F. Nolan Start Publishing 978-1-68299-499-3
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Tom Ryan  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Fantastic Universe Super Pack 2018-04-03 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2094-1
$24.99?$: US dollar
394
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth digitalstorm  
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