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Title: A Death in the House Title Record # 41497
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Date: 1959-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: OCR of the Merril reprint gives a word count of 8,000 words.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1960 Italian Il compagno
1965 French Un mort dans la maison
1967ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück
 German Das Ding von den Sternen
1977ⓘTranslated by Nikola Popović
 Croatian
Smrt u kući?Smrt u kuci
1981ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch
 French Une mort dans la maison

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine, October 1959 1959-10-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation   $0.50 196
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 Wood Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 76 1959-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications   3/6 196
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
Galaxy #21 1960-02-00 ed. R. Valente Casa Editrice La Tribuna 21 150 Lit 128
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 G. Crepax Checkmark
The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1960-09-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster   $3.95 320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition 1961-01-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell F118 $0.50 320
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition 1961-05-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell F118 $0.50 320
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Galaxie (2ème série), #11 1965-03-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
 OPTA   F2.50 164
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 Nodel Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi 5 1966-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0531 5/- 317
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 Best of Sci-Fi 5 1967-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0531 5/- 317
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
Galaxy 9 1967-09-00 ed. Walter Ernsting Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3103) 3103 DM 2.40 159
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 Karl Stephan Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1967-11-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press   $6.50 438
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 $0.95 438
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$0.95 438
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
The Best of Sci-Fi 5 1969-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-10265-4 5/- 317
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 David Davies Checkmark
SF The Best of the Best Part One 1970-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-11725-2 5/- 203
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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles W. Sullivan Prentice-Hall 0-13-050021-6 $4.95 xv+
456
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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles W. Sullivan Prentice-Hall 0-13-050039-9 $7.95 xv+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of Clifford D. Simak 1975-06-00 Clifford D. Simak Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98172-5 £3.95 253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll David Hardy Checkmark
The Best of Clifford D. Simak 1975-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Sphere Books 0-7221-7836-0 £0.60 253
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Sirius, #17 1977-11-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
 Vjesnik   10 din. 148
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.
 mag Vicente Segrelles Checkmark
Des souris et des robots 1981-11-00 Clifford D. Simak J. C. Lattès (Titres SF #49)     312
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet Checkmark
Science Fiction A to Z: A Dictionary of the Great S.F. Themes 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Houghton Mifflin 0-395-31285-X $22.95 xvii+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Science Fiction Jubiläums Band: 25 Jahre Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1960-1985 1985-01-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4000) 3-453-31112-4 DM 12.80 796
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 Colin Hay Checkmark
Encounters 1988-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Headline 0-7472-3091-9 £3.50 xii+
399
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 Great SF Stories 21 (1959) 1990-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #823) 0-88677-428-4 $4.95 347
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.
 anth Robin Hidden Checkmark
The Great SF Stories 21 (1959) 1990-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-428-4 C$5.95 347
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.
 anth Robin Hidden Checkmark
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You 1996-00-00 ed. Lila Lowenherz, Robert J. Lowenherz Amsco School Publications 1-56765-028-7 $12.53 395
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  
Over the River and Through the Woods 1996-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-2-X $25.00 xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Dashow Checkmark
Over the River and Through the Woods 1996-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-2-X $40.00 xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Dashow  
Over the River and Through the Woods 1996-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-2-X $65.00 xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Dashow  
Over the River and Through the Woods 1999-06-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications / SFBC 00282 $9.98 xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Dashow Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction 2002-05-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1004-7 $11.95 xiii+
498
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 Pete Rozycki Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction 2002-05-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 1-84119-375-5 £6.99 xiii+
498
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 Pete Rozycki Checkmark
A Death in the House and Other Stories 2016-07-05 Clifford D. Simak Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-3734-1 $7.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Jason Gabbert  
A Death in the House and Other Stories 2020-01-14 Clifford D. Simak Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-6035-6 $25.99 338
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 Jason Gabbert  
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 1-84119-375-5 £7.99 xiii+
498
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 Pete Rozycki Checkmark
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