Title: Placet Is a Crazy Place
Title Record # 41055
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1946-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1946-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A man attempts to manage a research station on a planet in a distant system, where the weird laws of physics cause people to have hallucinations for 4 hours a day, and where birds composed of dense matter flying through the dense matter bedrock destroy the foundations of any building.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science Fiction, May 1946 | 1946-05-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
180 | 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 | Timmins |  |
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| Travelers of Space | 1951-00-00 | ed. Martin Greenberg | Gnome Press | $3.95?$: US dollar |
400 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Edd Cartier | |
|
| Travelers of Space | 1953-00-00 | ed. Martin Greenberg | Gnome Press | $3.95?$: US dollar |
400 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ric Binkley | |
|
| Angels and Spaceships | 1954-09-00 | Fredric Brown | E. P. Dutton | $2.75?$: US dollar |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Kohs | |
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| Travelers of Space | 1955-00-00 | ed. Martin Greenberg | Gnome Press | 400 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ric Binkley | |||
| Angels and Spaceships | 1955-02-00 | Fredric Brown | Dutton / SFBC | $1.15?$: US dollar |
186 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Kohs | |
|
| Angels and Spaceships | 1955-09-00 | Fredric Brown | Gollancz | 10/6?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Star Shine | 1956-02-00 | Fredric Brown | Bantam Books | 1423 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
ix+ 138 |
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 | |
| Best SF Two: Science Fiction Stories | 1956-09-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 15/-?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). |
295+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Peter Curl | |
|
| Best SF Two | 1958-09-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 34 | 5/6?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). |
296 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | C. W. Bacon | |
| Best SF Two | 1960-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
296 | 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 | |||
| Out of This World 1 | 1960-09-00 | ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis | Blackie | 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). |
197 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Angels and Spaceships | 1962-00-00 | Fredric Brown | Four Square Books | 709 | 2/6?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). |
160 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
| Best SF Two | 1962-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 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). |
296 | 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 | |
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| Best SF Two | 1964-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 6/6?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). |
296 | 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 | |||
| Out of This World 1 | 1965-00-00 | ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis | Blackie | 197 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Best SF Two | 1968-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 0-571-06310-1 | £0.50?£: UK pound |
295+ [1] |
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 | |
|
| The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 1 | 1972-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | Doubleday | 0-385-02334-0 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 530 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1973-01-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 75430 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
349 | 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 | |
|
| The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two | 1973-10-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | Sphere | 0-7221-4364-8 | £0.40?£: UK pound |
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 | Chris Foss | |
| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1974-03-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Gollancz (Gollancz SF) | 0-575-01784-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1976-08-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 75429 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
349 | 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 | |
|
| Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1977-01-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Sphere Books | 0-7221-6294-8 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
287 | 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 | Peter Jones | |
| The Analog Anthology #1 | 1980-12-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | $2.95?$: US dollar |
380 | 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". |
anth | Dean Ellis | |
|
| Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology | 1981-00-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | The Dial Press | 0-8037-0217-5 | $10.95?$: US dollar |
380 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction from Analog | 1982-00-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | $2.95?$: US dollar |
380 | 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". |
anth | |
||
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 8, 1946 | 1982-11-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #507) | 0-87997-780-9 / UE1780 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
368 | 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 | Oliviero Berni | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 8, 1946 | 1982-11-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-780-9 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
368 | 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 | Oliviero Berni | |
| The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fourth Series | 1984-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-44735-5 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
632 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Fernandez | |
| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-02-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2001-10-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press / SFBC | 01122 | $14.50?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2002-07-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 1-886778-18-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | 2011-06-00 | Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | 978-1-886778-18-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
693 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Second Fredric Brown Megapack: 27 Classic Science Fiction Stories | 2014-02-07 | Fredric Brown | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4794-0935-8 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |