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Title: The Silly Season Title Record # 40941
Author: C. M. Kornbluth
Date: 1950-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1953ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator
 French La saison du serpent de mer
1955 Italian Morta stagione [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth]
1964ⓘTranslated by Fernando M. Sesén
 Spanish La estación tonta
1964 German Sauregurkenzeit
1969ⓘTranslated by Hans-Ulrich Nichau
 German Die Sauregurkenzeit
1971 Italian Il serpente di mare [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth]
1978ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca
 Portuguese Gritar lobo
1978ⓘTranslated by Nikola Popović
 Croatian Smiješno doba
1987ⓘTranslated by Franz Rottensteiner
 German Sauregurkenzeit
1993ⓘTranslated by Н. Макарова / N. Makarova.
 Russian
Глупый сезон?Glupyy sezon
[as by
Сирил Корнблат?Siril Kornblat
Cyril Kornbluth
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff 2001 Retro Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fall 1950 1950-10-00 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 George Salter Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1952-02-07 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Doubleday  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1953-08-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Signet 1044
$0.25?$: US dollar
 x+
207
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 Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
The Mindworm and Other Stories 1955-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow)  
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).
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Earth in Peril / Who Speaks of Conquest? 1957-02-00 Donald A. Wollheim, Lan Wright Ace Books (Ace Double #D-205) D-205
$0.35?$: US dollar
 158+
160
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
 omni Ed Emshwiller , Stanley Meltzoff Checkmark
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories 1959-04-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books 303K
$0.35?$: 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 Checkmark
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories 1959-04-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books 303K
C$0.35?C$: 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 Checkmark
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories 1959-05-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books 303K
$0.35?$: 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  
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories 1963-07-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books F 760
$0.50?$: 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 Checkmark
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories 1963-07-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books F 760
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 Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1967-06-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion S1426
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Best SF Stories of C. M. Kornbluth 1968-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Faber and Faber  
25/-?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).
 277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1969-01-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion S1426
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1969-07-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion S1426
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1970-01-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion S1426
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers  
Twenty Years of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1970-06-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Robert P. Mills G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mel Hunter Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1970-07-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion S1426
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers  
Tomorrow, the Stars 1970-11-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion S1426
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Twenty Years of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1970-12-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Robert P. Mills Berkley Medallion 0-425-01923-3 / #N1923
$0.95?$: US dollar
 320
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 Mel Hunter Checkmark
Twenty Years of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1970-12-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman, Robert P. Mills Berkley Medallion 0-425-01923-3 / N1923
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 320
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 Mel Hunter Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1971-02-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-01426-6
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers  
Tomorrow, the Stars 1971-03-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-01426-6
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
First Contact 1971-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Pinnacle Books P062N
$0.95?$: US dollar
 219
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Invaders from Space 1972-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Hawthorn Books  
$6.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Angela Arnet Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1972-05-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-01426-6
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
First Contact 1973-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Pinnacle Books P062N
$0.95?$: US dollar
 219
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1976-10-00 C. M. Kornbluth Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3006
$2.49?$: US dollar
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1976-12-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03432-1
$1.50?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-01-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25461-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
338
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-01-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25461-9
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xiv+
338
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-11-00 C. M. Kornbluth Taplinger 0-8008-0723-5
$9.95?$: US dollar
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Rus Anderson Checkmark
First Contact 1978-08-00 ed. Damon Knight Pinnacle Books 0-523-40354-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
 219
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 Paul Stinson Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1979-00-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-04304-5
$1.95?$: US dollar
 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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1981-09-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Books 0-425-05357-1
$2.25?$: US dollar
 242
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1983-03-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Books 0-425-06429-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
242
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars 1984-00-00 ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Books 0-425-07572-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
 xi+
242
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 Carl Lundgren  
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 1984-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #594) 0-87997-953-4 / UE1953
$3.50?$: US dollar
 319
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 Dino Marsan Checkmark
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 1984-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada (DAW Collectors #594) 0-87997-953-4 / UE1953
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 319
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 Dino Marsan Checkmark
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction: Sixth Series 1988-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-65754-6
$8.95?$: US dollar
 624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
UFOs: The Greatest Stories 1996-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-086-9
$8.98?$: US dollar
 310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-02-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 0-915368-60-9
$27.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-07-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 0-915368-60-9
$27.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-08-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press / SFBC 17419
$14.98?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 2009-12-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 978-0-915368-60-0
$29.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 2014-03-18 C. M. Kornbluth Audible Inc.      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 2017-12-17 C. M. Kornbluth Faded Page 20171227
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
Invaders from Space date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Hawthorn Books  
$6.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Angela Arnet  
Tomorrow, the Stars date unknown ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03894-7
$1.95?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars date unknown ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-01426-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars date unknown ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-02931-X
$1.25?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Tomorrow, the Stars date unknown ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-03894-7
$1.95?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers  
Tomorrow, the Stars date unknown ed. Robert A. Heinlein Berkley Medallion 0-425-01426-6 / S1426
$0.75?$: US dollar
 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
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