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Title: The Prize of Peril Title Record # 41035
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1958-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1958ⓘTranslated by Arlette Rosenblum
 French Le prix du danger
1960ⓘTranslated by 井上一夫 (Inoue Kazuo)
 Japanese
危険の報酬?Kiken no hōshū
[as by
R．シェクリイ?R. Shekurii
]
1963ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr (1963)
 German Das Millionenspiel
1963ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German Der Tod spielt mit
1963ⓘTranslated by Bianca Russo
 Italian Sprezzo del pericolo
1970ⓘTranslated by Felix Visser
 Dutch Het risico van het vak
1971 Portuguese O prêmio do perigo
1973ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli
 Italian Il premio del pericolo
1988ⓘTranslated by Sonja Lovasić
 Croatian
Čar opasnosti?Car opasnosti
Char opasnosti
2014ⓘTranslated by 中村融 (Tooru Nakamura)
 Japanese
危険の報酬?きけん の ほうしゅう
Kiken no Houshuu
[as by
ロバート・シェクリイ?Robāto Shekurii
]

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, May 1958 1958-05-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Mercury Press, 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 Checkmark
SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume 1959-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell B129
$0.35?$: 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 Richard Powers Checkmark
SF:'59: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy 1959-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth W. I. Van der Poel Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], December 1959 1959-12-00 ed. uncredited Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/-?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 Emsh  
Store of Infinity 1960-11-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books A2170
$0.35?$: US dollar
 151
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
Store of Infinity 1960-11-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books A2170
C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar
 151
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
Help!, #6 January 1961 1961-01-00 ed. Harvey Kurtzman, Gloria Steinem General Promotions Co.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 64
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
 mag  
Second Orbit: A New Science Fiction Anthology for Schools 1965-00-00 ed. G. D. Doherty John Murray (The Albemarle Library for Schools)  
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).
 218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Peter Sedgley  
SF: The Best of the Best 1967-11-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$6.50?$: US dollar
 438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
$0.95?$: US dollar
 438
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 Adams Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 438
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 Adams Checkmark
SF The Best of the Best Part Two 1970-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-11808-9
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).
 221
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Store of Infinity 1970-03-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books 0-553-05229-2 / H5229
$0.60?$: US dollar
 151
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 Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1973-10-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01677-9   320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1975-00-00 Robert Sheckley Penguin Books 0-14-003982-1
£0.80?£: UK pound
 392
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Social Problems Through Science Fiction 1975-03-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, John W. Milstead, Joseph D. Olander, Patricia Warrick St. Martin's Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
356
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  
Science Fiction: English and American Short Stories 1979-00-00 ed.
В. С. Муравьев?V. S. Muravyev
 Progress Publishers     348
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 Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley 1979-11-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books 0-553-12905-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
195
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley 1980-00-00 Robert Sheckley Sphere 0-7221-7759-3
£1.00?£: UK pound
 209
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
TV: 2000 1982-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest 0-449-24493-8
$2.95?$: 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 Checkmark
TV: 2000 1983-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-20433-2
$2.95?$: 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 Checkmark
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1984-00-00 Robert Sheckley Penguin Books 0-14-003982-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
 392
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 Adrian Chesterman  
Is That What People Do? 1984-08-00 Robert Sheckley Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-063707-4
$19.95?$: US dollar
 402
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll David Gambale Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #20 (1958) 1990-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #808) 0-88677-405-5 / UE2405
$4.95?$: US dollar
 351
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 Robin Hidden Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #20 (1958) 1990-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-405-5 / UE2405
C$5.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 351
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 Robin Hidden Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing  
$150.00?$: US dollar
 331+
380+
360+
275+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Four 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing     275
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Four 1992-07-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing 1-56146-423-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
 275
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  
Sci Fiction, January 7, 2004 2004-01-07 ed. Ellen Datlow SciFi.com      
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag  
The Masque of Mañana 2005-08-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press 1-886778-60-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
 569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Masque of Mañana 2005-12-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press / SFBC 1202183
$14.50?$: US dollar
 569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Dangerous Games 2007-04-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-01490-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xi+
276
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 AXB Group Checkmark
The Masque of Mañana 2008-08-00 Robert Sheckley NESFA Press 1-886778-60-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
 569
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Dangerous Games 2008-12-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois   978-1-4295-6960-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction Predictions That Came True 2010-07-08 ed. Judith K. Dial, Thomas A. Easton Skyhorse Publishing 978-1-60239-998-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xxii+
313
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
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 991
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  
Future Media 2011-07-00 ed. Rick Wilber Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-020-9
$16.95?$: US dollar
 431
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 Josh Beatman Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Dangerous Games 2013-06-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-141-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
Store of Infinity 2014-05-13 Robert Sheckley Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-4998-9
$3.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 2014-07-15 ed. Gordon Van Gelder Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-163-3
$15.95?$: US dollar
 419
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 Thomas Canty Checkmark
Store of Infinity 2014-10-30 Robert Sheckley Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-0763-9
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Masters of Science Fiction: Robert Sheckley 2022-02-00 Robert Sheckley Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) 978-1-61347-311-5
$65.00?$: US dollar
 727
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
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