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Title: Tomorrow's Children Title Record # 45667
Authors: Poul Anderson and F. N. Waldrop
Date: 1947-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Tomorrow's Children
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Note: When this story was reprinted in The Book of Poul Anderson the co-author, F. N. Waldrop, was not credited.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1947 Prologue (Twilight World)
1947 Prologue (Twilight World) [as by Poul Anderson]
1947 Tomorrow's Children [as by Poul Anderson]
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Prolog (Die Menschheit sucht Asyl) [as by Poul Anderson]
1965Translated by Francisco Cazorla Olmo
Spanish El crepúsculo del mundo
1965Translated by Ton Stam
Dutch Proloog (Na de derde wereldoorlog) [as by Poul Anderson]
1971Translated by Gerson Marinho Falcão.
Portuguese Crianças de amanhã
1985Translated by Nicolas Balbo
French Les enfants de demain [as by Poul Anderson]
1988Translated by Arlette Rosenblum
French Les enfants de demain [as by Poul Anderson]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1947 1947-03-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
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 Rogers Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1948-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
ix+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1948-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
ix+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1951-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Twilight World 1961-02-00 Poul Anderson Dodd, Mead / Torquil  
$2.95?$: US dollar
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Twilight World 1961-02-00 Poul Anderson Dodd, Mead / Torquil / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Twilight World 1962-00-00 Poul Anderson Gollancz  
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).
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Twilight World 1963-06-00 Poul Anderson The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 74
5/9?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).
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Griffiths Checkmark
First Flight 1963-08-00 ed. Damon Knight Lancer Books 72-672
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Die Menschheit sucht Asyl 1963-11-00 Poul Anderson Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #023) 023
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
172
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Twilight World 1964-05-00 Poul Anderson Panther 1676
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).
126+
[1]
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
El crepúsculo del mundo 1965-00-00 Poul Anderson E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #108) 108    
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 Bas  
Na de derde wereldoorlog 1965-00-00 Poul Anderson Het Spectrum (Prisma #1079) 1079
ƒ1.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
188
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
First Flight 1966-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Lancer Focus 72-145
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Now Begins Tomorrow 1969-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Lancer Books 74-585
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
anth Checkmark
Rumo a vega 1971-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Editorial Bruguera (
Coleção Urania?Colecao Urania
#18)
    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.
anth  
The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson 1974-06-00 Poul Anderson Chilton 0-8019-5950-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
[10]+
324
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles Geer Checkmark
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1974-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6412-X
$6.50?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1975-01-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson / SFBC 6434
$1.98?$: US dollar
x+
182
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1975-06-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books (DAW Collectors #153) 0-87997-176-2 / UW1176
$1.50?$: US dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1975-06-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books / New American Library of Canada UW1176
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1976-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Abelard-Schuman 0-200-72455-X
£3.95?£: UK pound
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Mutants 1977-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Corgi 0-552-10387-X
£0.65?£: UK pound
204
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 Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1978-06-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books 0-87997-347-1 / UJ1347
$1.95?$: US dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Unearth, Summer 1978 1978-07-00 ed. John M. Landsberg, Jonathan Ostrowsky-Lantz Unearth Publications  
$1.25?$: US dollar
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 Paul Till Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1978-12-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books 0-87997-347-1 / UJ1347
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
A Treasury of Science Fiction 1980-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-30618-2
$5.98?$: US dollar
xiii+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
First Voyages 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Damon Knight, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-77586-7
$2.95?$: US dollar
x+
373
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 Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947 1983-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #519) 0-87997-802-3 / UE1802
$3.50?$: US dollar
366
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 Bernal Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947 1983-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-802-3
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
366
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 Bernal Checkmark
Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction 1983-03-14 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-31228-1
$12.95?$: US dollar
xi+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Christopher Burg Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1983-10-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books 0-87997-868-6 / UE1868
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Twilight World 1984-12-00 Poul Anderson Sphere Books 0-7221-1288-2
£1.95?£: UK pound
180
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 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
Invariant 1985-04-29 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Londreys 2-904184-18-X
F75.00?F: French frank
261
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 Christopher Burg  
Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead 1985-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Donald I. Fine 0-917657-55-1
$18.95?$: US dollar
ix+
387
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Loretta Trezzo Checkmark
Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead 1986-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Primus / Donald I. Fine 0-917657-96-9
$3.95?$: US dollar
387
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 Loretta Trezzo Checkmark
Beyond Armageddon: Survivors of the Megawar 1987-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Robinson 0-948164-43-3
£3.95?£: UK pound
386
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
Twilight World 1987-01-00 Poul Anderson Sphere Books 0-7221-1288-2
£2.50?£: UK pound
180
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  
Le barde du futur 1988-08-00 Poul Anderson Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5300) 2-266-02249-0   353
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
J. P. Ferté?J. P. Ferte
Checkmark
Twilight World 1989-00-00 Poul Anderson Orbit 0-7221-1288-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
180
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
Beyond Armageddon 2006-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr. Bison Books 0-8032-8315-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
xxvi+
387
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 R. W. Boeche Checkmark
Mutants 2009-03-05 ed. Robert Silverberg Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5512-3
$14.99?$: US dollar
228
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 Jesse-lee Lang Checkmark
Call Me Joe 2009-03-11 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #1) 978-1-886778-75-7
$29.00?$: US dollar
510
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Twilight World 2011-09-29 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10911-7
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Call Me Joe 2016-03-12 Poul Anderson NESFA Press 978-1-61037-318-0
$9.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Call Me Joe 2016-12-22 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10940-7
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Two Novels of Far-Future Apocalypse 2020-10-06 Poul Anderson Open Road Integrated Media  
$17.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
A Treasury of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-30618-2   xiii+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Eddie Jones  
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