Title: Brain Wave Title Record # 2320
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1954-06-00
Type: NOVEL
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Language: English
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Translations	Serializations	Translated Serializations
Year Language Title 1956ⓘTranslated by 山田純 (Yamada Jun) Latin transliteration: Nōha Japanese 脳波?Nōha [as by ポール・アンダースン?Pōru Andāsun Pooru Andaasun ] 1957ⓘTranslated by Knud Müller. Danish Hjernechok fra universet 1958ⓘTranslated by Jesco von Puttkamer German Macht des Geistes 1959ⓘTranslated by Börje Crona Swedish IK 400 1961ⓘTranslated by Jesco von Puttkamer German Unter kosmischen Nebeln 1962ⓘTranslated by Jesús Silanes Larrosa Spanish Pánico en la Tierra 1962ⓘTranslated by 林克己 (Hayashi Katsumi) Latin transliteration: Nōha Japanese 脳波?Nōha [as by ポール・アンダースン?Pōru Andāsun Pooru Andaasun ] 1967ⓘTranslated by Duco van Weerlee Dutch Vlaag van verstand 1967ⓘTranslated by Wulf H. Bergner German Die Macht des Geistes 1974ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux French Barrière mentale?Barriere mentale 1975ⓘTranslated by Lars Berg Note that this is not the same translation as the 1959 one of the same name. Swedish IK 400 1978ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Scimone Italian Quoziente mille 1982ⓘTranslated by Peter Glaus German Der Nebel weicht 1987ⓘTranslated by Raul de Sousa Machado Portuguese A Hora da Inteligência 1994ⓘTranslated by Mića Milovanović Serbian Moždani talas [as by Pol Anderson] 1994ⓘTranslated by Gabriel Stoian Romanian Povara cunoașterii?Povara cunoasterii 2004ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Scimone Italian Quoziente 1000	Year Title 1953ⓘFirst part published in last issue of Space Stories, so serialization was never completed. Full text published as Brain Wave. The text was at one time available at Project Gutenberg but was later determined to be a copyrighted work. The Escape (Part 1 of 2)	Year Language Title 1955ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Scimone Italian Quoziente 1000 (Complete Novel) 1958ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux French Barrière mentale (Part 1 of 2)?Barriere mentale (Part 1 of 2) 1958ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux French Barrière mentale (Part 2 of 2)?Barriere mentale (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Brain Wave	1954-06-00	Poul Anderson	Ballantine Books	80	$0.35?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Richard Powers
Brain Wave	1955-00-00	Poul Anderson	William Heinemann		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).	206	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Mudge-Marriott
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume Two	1959-11-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Doubleday		$5.95?$: US dollar	522	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Sydney Butchkes
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume Two	1960-02-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	Doubleday / SFBC		$2.20?$: US dollar	522	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Sydney Butchkes
Brain Wave	1960-05-00	Poul Anderson	Ballantine Books	393K	$0.35?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Richard Powers
Brain Wave	1965-12-00	Poul Anderson	Mayflower-Dell	0765	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).	159	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.	novel	Jacks
Brain Wave	1966-10-00	Poul Anderson	Ballantine Books	U2342	$0.50?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Richard Powers
Brain Wave	1969-00-00	Poul Anderson	Walker & Co.		$4.50?$: US dollar	164	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Fred Troller
Brain Wave	1970-03-00	Poul Anderson	Ballantine Books	0-345-01889-3	$0.75?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Paul Lehr
Brain Wave	1974-01-00	Poul Anderson	Ballantine Books	0-345-23668-8	$1.25?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Phil Kirkland
Brain Wave	1974-01-00	Poul Anderson	Ballantine Books	0-345-23668-8	C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar	164	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.	novel	Phil Kirkland
Brain Wave	1974-12-00	Poul Anderson	Ballantine Books	0-345-24685-3	$1.50?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Phil Kirkland
Brain Wave	1976-00-00	Poul Anderson	New English Library (NEL SF Master Series)	0-450-02981-6	£4.95?£: UK pound	192	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Tim White
Brain Wave	1977-08-00	Poul Anderson	New English Library (NEL SF Master Series)	0-450-03004-0	£0.80?£: UK pound	192	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.	novel	Tim White
Brain Wave	1978-07-00	Poul Anderson	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27556-X	$1.75?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Michael Herring
Brain Wave	1985-09-00	Poul Anderson	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32521-4	$2.50?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Michael Herring
Brain Wave	1998-02-00	Poul Anderson	Lightyear Press	0-89968-327-4			hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Brainwave	2003-09-00	Poul Anderson	ibooks	0-7434-7486-4	$11.95?$: US dollar	164	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.	novel	Ralf Heimisch
Brain Wave	2005-01-00	Poul Anderson	ibooks	0-7434-9787-2	$6.99?$: US dollar	176	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.	novel
Brain Wave	2010-06-29	Poul Anderson	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-0676-1	$8.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Brain Wave	2011-02-16	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4417-7810-9	$20.97?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
Brain Wave	2011-03-01	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4417-7806-2	$55.00?$: US dollar		audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
Brain Wave	2011-03-01	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4417-7805-5			audio cassette?Cassette tape	novel
Brain Wave	2011-03-01	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4417-7808-6			audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
Brain Wave	2011-09-29	Poul Anderson	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10906-3	£2.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Brain Wave	2013-04-01	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Audiobooks	978-1-4417-7807-9	$29.95?$: US dollar		audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
Brain Wave / The Boat of a Million Years / The Guardians of Time	2013-11-28	Poul Anderson	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-10693-2	£18.99?£: UK pound	xiii+ 684	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.	omni	Chris Moore
Brain Wave / The Boat of a Million Years / The Guardians of Time	2013-12-12	Poul Anderson	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0185-9	£9.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Brain Wave	2018-08-07	Poul Anderson	Blackstone on Brilliance Audio	978-1-7213-1922-0			audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	novel
Brain Wave	2018-09-18	Poul Anderson	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-5455-3	$12.99?$: US dollar	201	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.	novel
Brain Wave	2018-09-18	Poul Anderson	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-5367-9	$7.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Brain Wave	date unknown	Poul Anderson	Blackstone Publishing	978-1-4417-7811-6			digital audio player?Player with a pre-loaded digital file of the audiobook	novel

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Reviews

• Review by The Editor (1954) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1954
• Review by Groff Conklin (1954) in Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1954 , reprinted in:
•     Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 23 (1955)
• Review by Noah W. McLeod (1954) in Psychotic, September-October 1954
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1955) in Astounding Science Fiction, March 1955 , reprinted in:
•     Astounding Science Fiction, August 1955 (UK) (1955)
• Review by Leslie Flood (1956) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #44 February 1956
• Review [French] by
  Alain Dorémieux^?Alain Doremieux
  (1958) in Fiction, #52
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1969) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1969
• Review by Richard E. Geis (1969) in Science Fiction Review, December 1969
• Review by Charles N. Brown [as by Charlie Brown] (1970) in Locus, #59 July 16, 1970
• Review by Douglas Menville (1971) in Forgotten Fantasy, June 1971 , reprinted in:
•     Forgotten Fantasy: Issue #5, June 1971 (2008)
• Review [French] by Yves Barnole (1975) in Fiction, #253
• Review by L. David Allen (1975) in The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction , reprinted in:
•     The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction (1976)
•     The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction (1978)
• Review by L. David Allen (1975) in The Ballantine Teachers' Guide to Science Fiction, (1978)
• Review by Robin Marcus (1977) in Paperback Parlour, August 1977
• Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
• Review [German] by Michael Nagula [as by Maik] (1983) in
  Perry Rhodan, #1124: Das Armadafloß^?Perry Rhodan, #1124: Das Armadafloss
  , reprinted in:
•     [German] [as by Maik]
  Perry Rhodan, #527: Die Insel der Glücklichen^?Perry Rhodan, #527: Die Insel der Gluecklichen
  (1983)
•     [German] [as by Maik] Perry Rhodan, #890: Auge zum Hyperraum (1983)
•     [German] Heyne Science Fiction Magazin, #7 (1983)
• Review by Baird Searles (1986) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1986
• Review by Robert Coulson (1986) in Amazing Stories, March 1986
• Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels