Title: The Menace from Earth

Title: The Menace from Earth Title Record # 41159
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1957-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Future History
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: ''The Man Who Sold the Moon'' sets the basis for lunar exploration and development in Heinlein's future history. The memorial referred to in the story is set up in ''The Black Pits of Luna''. Holly is also one of the many Heinlein characters mentioned in ''The Number of the Beast''.(Wikipedia)

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Year	Title
1974	The Menace from Earth [as by Robert Heinlein]

Year	Language	Title
1958^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Roger%20Durand&type=Name&mode=exact">Roger Durand</a>	French	Oiseau de passage
1971^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Fritz%20Steinberg&type=Name&mode=exact">Fritz Steinberg</a>	German	Das Biest von der Erde
1977	Portuguese	A Ameaça da Terra
1977^ⓘTranslated by Janko Paravić	Croatian	Napast sa Zemlje
1978^ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo First published in JVM #369, 1978.	Swedish	Hotet från Jorden
1980^ⓘTranslated by Joke Davids	Dutch	De bedreiging van de aarde
1983^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Denis%20Scheck&type=Name&mode=exact">Denis Scheck</a>	German	Das Biest von der Erde
1986^ⓘTranslated by Domingo Santos.	Spanish	La amenaza de la Tierra
1988^ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck	German	Das Ekel von der Erde
1988^ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Lippi	Italian	Minaccia dalla Terra
1995^ⓘ<ul><li>Translated by Vasa Ćurčin </ul>	Serbian	Napasti sa Zemlje [as by Robert Hajnlajn]

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1957	1957-08-00	ed. Anthony Boucher	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	Barry Waldman
New Worlds Science Fiction, #64 October 1957	1957-10-00	ed. John Carnell	Nova Publications 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	Brian Lewis
The Menace from Earth	1959-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ambassador		C$3.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	255	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Menace from Earth	1959-11-25	Robert A. Heinlein	Gnome Press		$3.50^?$: US dollar	255	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Menace from Earth	1962-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	D2105	$0.50^?$: 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.	coll
The Menace from Earth	1964-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	D2105	$0.50^?$: 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.	coll
The Menace from Earth	1964-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	D2105	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian 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.	coll
Tomorrow's Children	1966-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$4.95^?$: US dollar	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
The Menace from Earth	1966-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Dennis Dobson		21/-^?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).	255	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tomorrow's Children	1966-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$5.70^?$: US dollar	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
The Past Through Tomorrow	1967-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Putnam		$5.95^?$: US dollar	667	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
The Past Through Tomorrow	1967-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Longmans (Canada)		C$6.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	667	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	1967-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC		$2.30^?$: US dollar	667	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
The Menace from Earth	1968-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Corgi	0-552-07860-3	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).	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.	coll	Josh Kirby
The Menace from Earth	1970-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	T4306	C$0.75^?C$: Canadian 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.	coll	Gene Szafran
The Menace from Earth	1971-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	T4306	$0.75^?$: 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.	coll	Gene Szafran
The Menace from Earth	1973-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library)	0-552-09334-3	£^?£: UK pound	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.	coll
Tomorrow's Children	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.75^?£: UK pound	431	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
The Past Through Tomorrow	1975-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar	830	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 Past Through Tomorrow	1975-01-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	830	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 Past Through Tomorrow	1975-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar	830	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 Past Through Tomorrow	1975-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-02738-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar	830	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 Menace from Earth	1975-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	Y6383	$1.25^?$: 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.	coll	Gene Szafran
The Menace from Earth	1975-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	Y6383	$1.25^?$: 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.	coll	Gene Szafran
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Compton Russell	0-85955-034-6	£^?£: UK pound	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.90^?£: UK pound	431	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
Tomorrow's Children	1977-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.25^?£: UK pound	431	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
The Past Through Tomorrow: Book Two	1977-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-03517-4	£4.95^?£: UK pound	347	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tim White
The Menace from Earth	1979-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-08768-2	$1.75^?$: 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.	coll	Vincent Di Fate
The Menace from Earth	1979-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library of Canada	0-451-08768-2	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian 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.	coll	Vincent Di Fate
The Menace from Earth	1979-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	0-451-08768-2	$1.75^?$: 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.	coll	Vincent Di Fate
The Past Through Tomorrow: Vol. 2	1979-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-04005-4	£1.50^?£: UK pound	347	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	Tim White
The Menace from Earth	1980-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	0-552-11332-8	£0.95^?£: UK pound	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.	coll	Peter Jones
The Past Through Tomorrow	1980-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-04756-3	$3.25^?$: US dollar	830	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	Carl Lundgren
Tomorrow's Children	1981-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.75^?£: UK pound	431	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
The Past Through Tomorrow	1981-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-04756-3	$3.25^?$: US dollar	830	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	Carl Lundgren
The Menace from Earth	1983-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Corgi	0-552-09334-3	£1.75^?£: UK pound	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.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	1983-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Books	0-425-06458-1	$3.95^?$: US dollar	vii+ 830	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	Carl Lundgren
The Menace from Earth	1987-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Science Fiction Books	0-671-65640-6	C$4.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	271	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	John Melo
The Menace from Earth	1987-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen	0-671-65640-6	$3.50^?$: US dollar	271	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	John Melo
The Past Through Tomorrow	1987-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$4.95^?$: US dollar	830	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	Carl Lundgren
The Past Through Tomorrow: Vol. 2	1987-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-04005-4	£2.95^?£: UK pound	347	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	Andrew Forrest
The Past Through Tomorrow	1988-05-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$4.95^?$: US dollar	830	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	James Warhola
The Menace from Earth	1999-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen	0-671-57802-2	$6.99^?$: US dollar	271	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 Menace from Earth	1999-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen	0-671-72088-0	$6.99^?$: US dollar	271	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 Past Through Tomorrow	2000-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-1051-2 / 00196	$14.98^?$: US dollar	785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bruce Jensen
The Future History of Robert Heinlein: Volume I	2010-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #22)	978-1-897350-33-1		xi+ 508	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	2014-02-27	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-12086-0	£18.99^?£: UK pound	xv+ 793	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	Tim White
The Past Through Tomorrow	2014-03-27	Robert A. Heinlein	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0200-9	£9.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tim White
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$5.95^?$: US dollar	830	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 Past Through Tomorrow: Robert A. Heinlein's "Future History" Stories	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons			667	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
The Menace from Earth	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	0-451-09870-6	$2.25^?$: 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.	coll	Vincent Di Fate
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-65304-9	$5.50^?$: US dollar	830	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	James Warhola
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03785-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	830	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 Menace from Earth	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet	0-451-12742-0	$2.50^?$: 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.	coll	Vincent Di Fate
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	G. P. Putnam's Sons	0-399-10620-0	$9.95^?$: US dollar	667	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ben Feder
The Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03178-0	$2.75^?$: US dollar	830	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 Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03178-0	$2.75^?$: US dollar	830	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 Past Through Tomorrow	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03785-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	830	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 Menace from Earth	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	Y6383	$1.25^?$: 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.	coll	Gene Szafran
The Menace from Earth	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	Y6383	$1.25^?$: 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.	coll	Gene Szafran
The Menace from Earth	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Signet / New American Library	0-451-04306-5 / T4306	$0.75^?$: 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.	coll	Gene Szafran

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