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Title: Knock Title Record # 41236
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1948-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: Alien invaders have exterminated all life on Earth, except a few random samples of the local fauna, including a man and a woman…
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Current Tags: X Minus 1 (2), Dimension X (1), alien invasion (1), science fiction (1), last man on Earth (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1954ⓘTranslated by Jacques Papy
 French
Un coup à la porte?Un coup a la porte
1956ⓘTranslated by Félix Monteagudo
 Spanish Llamada
1957ⓘTranslated by P. J. Verhoeff
 Dutch Klop
1958 Swedish Knackningen
1959 Italian Qualcuno bussò alla porta...
1960ⓘTranslated by 三田村裕(Mitamura Hiroshi)
 Japanese
ノック?Nokku
[as by
フレドリック・ブラウン?Furedorikk Buraun
]
1962ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=M%E1rio-Henrique%20Leiria&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Mário-Henrique Leiria</a>
 Portuguese O último homem
1965ⓘTranslated by Helmuth W. Mommers.
 German Die Welt des Todes
1971ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman
 Dutch Het klopje op de deur
1976ⓘTranslated by C. van den Broek
 Dutch Klop klop
1977ⓘTranslated by Krsto Mažuranić
 Croatian
Najkraća SF priča na svijetu?Najkraca SF prica na svijetu
Najkratsa SF pricha na svijetu
1978ⓘTranslated by Ljerka Pustišek
 Croatian Kuc-kuc [as by Frederic Brown]
1981ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez
 German Ein Klopfen an der Tür
1982 Italian Chi è
1984ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez
 German Es klopft
1987 Serbian Kuc kuc [as by Frederik Braun]
1992ⓘTranslated by Mioara Dristaru
 Romanian
Cea mai scurtă poveste SF scrisă vreodată?Cea mai scurta poveste SF scrisa vreodata
1995ⓘTranslated by Claudiu Florian
 Romanian
Bătaia la ușă?Bataia la usa
2005ⓘTranslated by Núria Gres and Máximo Miguel
 Spanish Llamada

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1948 1948-12-00 ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. Standard Magazines, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 180
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Earle Bergey Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 1949-08-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 314
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Frank McCarthy Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 1949-09-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 314
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Frank McCarthy Checkmark
Shot in the Dark 1950-01-00 ed. Judith Merril Bantam Books 751
$0.25?$: US dollar
 310
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 Herman E. Bischoff Checkmark
Shot in the Dark 1950-01-31 ed. Judith Merril Bantam Books 751   310
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 Herman E. Bischoff Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1951-07-00 Fredric Brown Shasta  
$2.50?$: US dollar
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Malcolm Smith Checkmark
Science Fiction Omnibus 1952-00-00 Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Garden City Books  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 314+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1953-00-00 Fredric Brown Corgi 1077
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).
 239
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  
Space on My Hands 1953-01-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 1077
$0.25?$: US dollar
 239
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 Charles Binger Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1953-01-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 1077
$0.25?$: US dollar
 239
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 Charles Binger  
Contact 1963-05-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-211
$0.50?$: US dollar
 176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
$0.50?$: US dollar
 176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Contact 1965-08-00 ed. Noel Keyes Paperback Library 52-837
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 176
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 John Schoenherr Checkmark
Paradox Lost and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1973-05-00 Fredric Brown Random House 0-394-48448-7
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Wendell Minor Checkmark
Paradox Lost, and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1974-09-00 Fredric Brown Berkley Medallion 0-425-02656-6 / N2656
$0.95?$: US dollar
 176
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 DiFate Checkmark
Paradox Lost, and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1974-09-00 Fredric Brown Berkley Medallion 0-425-02656-6
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 176
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 DiFate Checkmark
Paradox Lost and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1975-00-00 Fredric Brown Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-4848-8
£2.40?£: UK pound
 xi+
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Best of Fredric Brown 1977-01-00 Fredric Brown Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3180
$2.49?$: US dollar
 280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of Fredric Brown 1977-05-00 Fredric Brown Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25700-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
315
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1979-10-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£1.99?£: UK pound
 350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1980-05-00 Fredric Brown Bantam Books 0-553-13400-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 239
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 Holmes Checkmark
The Last Man on Earth 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-24531-4
$2.95?$: 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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
The Last Man on Earth 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-24531-4
C$3.50?C$: Canadian 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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown 1982-09-00 Fredric Brown New English Library 0-450-05501-9
£1.75?£: UK pound
 447
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 Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1983-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X   350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
The Last Man on Earth 1983-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-24531-4
$2.95?$: 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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 1983-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #543) 0-87997-854-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
 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
Robert André?Robert Andre
 Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 1983-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-854-6
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 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
Robert André?Robert Andre
 Checkmark
The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-47566-9
$6.98?$: US dollar
 641
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
The Last Man on Earth 1985-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / Ballantine 0-449-20990-3
C$3.50?C$: Canadian 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 Wayne Barlowe Checkmark
Science Fiction Stories 1986-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
 350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Science Fiction Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. Octopus Books 0-7064-0999-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
 350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Terry Oakes Checkmark
Space on My Hands 1993-06-00 Fredric Brown Lightyear Press 0-89968-332-0    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Tales of Science Fiction: Featuring X-Minus One 2004-06-00 ed. uncredited GreaTapes 1-878481-20-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
  
audio cassette?Cassette tape
 anth  
Tales of Science Fiction: Featuring X-Minus One 2004-09-00 ed. uncredited GreaTapes 1-878481-36-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 anth  
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 Checkmark
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2013-11-26 Fredric Brown Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4280-2
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2014-07-29 Fredric Brown Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0202-1
$13.99?$: US dollar
 259
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  
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-854-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
 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
Robert André?Robert Andre
 Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-854-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
 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
Robert André?Robert Andre
 Checkmark
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