Title: A Ticket to Tranai
Title Record # 45874
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1955-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1955-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: A man hears about a nice planet where life is really free. There are no taxes, there are ample opportunities for everyone, and all of the women are young and beautiful. But it turns out that there are some catches. And then some more catches. And then even more.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1955 | 1955-10-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: US dollar |
148 | 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 | Walt Disney Productions |  |
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| Citizen in Space | 1955-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | 126 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
200 | 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 | |
| Citizen in Space | 1955-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | H-126 | 200 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | ||
| Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 34 | 1956-01-00 | ed. H. L. Gold | Strato Publications | 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 | Walt Disney Productions | |
|
| Galaxie (1ère série), #28 March 1956 | 1956-03-00 |
ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie) |
Editions Nuit et Jour | F100?F: French frank |
148 | 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 | |
||
| Galaxy #26-27 | 1960-07-00 | ed. R. Sgroi | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 26-27 | Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira |
224 | 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 | |
| Citizen in Space | 1962-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | F648 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
200 | 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 | |
| Citizen in Space | 1962-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | F648 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
200 | 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 | |
| Citizen in Space | 1962-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Books | F648 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
200 | 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 | |
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1963-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #46) | Z 46 | DM 5.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
189+ [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. |
coll | Eyke Volkmer | |
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1963-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #46) | Z 46 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
189+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Eyke Volkmer | |
| L'ombra del 2000 | 1965-05-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 5754 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
[2]xiv+ 963 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Ferenc Pintér?Ferenc Pinter
|
|
| Galaxie (2ème série), #36 | 1967-04-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F2.50?F: French frank |
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 | Gray Morrow | ||
| Fantasesso | 1967-06-00 | ed. Alex Vairo | Feltrinelli (Il Brivido e l'Avventura #25) | Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira |
428 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1967-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #081) | 081 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
189+ [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 | Eyke Volkmer | |
| Citizen in Space | 1968-03-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ballantine Bal-Hi | U2862 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
[6]+ 200 |
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 | |
| Stel eens een domme vraag! | 1969-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1269) | 1269 | ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder |
191 | 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 | Dick Bruna | |
| L'ombra del 2000 | 1969-04-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 5754 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
[2]xiv+ 963 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Ferenc Pintér?Ferenc Pinter
|
|
| Citizen in Space | 1969-06-00 | Robert Sheckley | New English Library | 0-450-00230-6 / 2462 | 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). |
191 | 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 | Ronald Ferns | |
| Galaktika 1: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia | 1972-00-00 |
ed.
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter |
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek |
IF 1644 - e - 7375 | Ft 12?Ft: Hungarian forint |
127 | 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 | Hyeronimus Bosch | |
Det hände i morgon?Det hande i morgon |
1973-00-00 | ed. Sam J. Lundwall | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #5) | 91-7228-013-1 | skr 29.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
197 | 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 Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1973-10-00 | Robert Sheckley | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-01677-9 | 320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1974-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #081) | 3-442-23081-0 | DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
183 | 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 |
Jürgen Rogner?Juergen Rogner
|
|
| The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1975-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books | 0-14-003982-1 | £0.80?£: UK pound |
392 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| Ciudadano del espacio | 1977-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Edhasa (Nebulae (2ª época) #11) | 84-350-0154-7 | 195 | 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 | |||
| Citizen in Space | 1978-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Ace Books | 0-441-10595-5 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
264 | 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 | Dean Ellis | |
| Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern | 1979-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23081) | 3-442-23081-0 | DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
183 | 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 prix du danger et autres nouvelles | 1983-03-18 | Robert Sheckley | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1474) | 2-277-21474-4 | 251 | 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 | Gyula Konkoly | |
|
| The Robert Sheckley Omnibus | 1984-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Penguin Books | 0-14-003982-1 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
392 | 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 | Adrian Chesterman | |
| Histoires de mondes étranges | 1984-06-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3812) | 2-253-03480-0 | 411 | 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 | Philippe Adamov | |
|
| Das große Robert Sheckley Buch | 1985-06-00 | Robert Sheckley | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24070) |
3-404-24070-7 | DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
715 | 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 Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | $150.00?$: US dollar |
331+ 380+ 360+ 275+ 344 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1991-09-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 331 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One | 1992-07-00 | Robert Sheckley | Pulphouse Publishing | 1-56146-420-1 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
331 | 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 | ||
Monștrii?Monstrii |
1995-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Editura Nemira (Nautilus #091) | 973-9144-45-4 | Lei 4,000?Lei: Romanian leu |
236 | 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 | ||
| Obywatel Galaktyki | 1996-00-00 | Robert Sheckley | Amber (Mistrzowie SF) | 83-7169-084-3 | 255 | 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 | Colin Hay | ||
Savršena planeta?Savrsena planeta |
1996-00-00 |
Robert Šekli?Robert Sekli Robert Shekli |
Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris) | 164 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
||
| Histoires de mondes étranges | 2001-10-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction) | 2-253-03480-0 | 402 | 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 | Manchu | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | 2002-05-00 | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 1-84119-375-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
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 | |
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | 2002-05-00 | ed. Mike Ashley | Carroll & Graf | 0-7867-1004-7 | $11.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
| The Masque of Mañana | 2005-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press | 1-886778-60-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
569 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Masque of Mañana | 2005-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press / SFBC | 1202183 | $14.50?$: US dollar |
569 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| The Masque of Mañana | 2008-08-00 | Robert Sheckley | NESFA Press | 1-886778-60-4 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
569 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| Der widerspenstige Planet | 2009-12-00 | Robert Sheckley | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52562-7 | €10.95?€: Euro |
[1]+ 700 |
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 | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | 2013-11-28 | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 978-1-4721-1486-0 | £5.49?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Pete Rozycki | |
|
| Citizen in Space | 2014-11-27 | Robert Sheckley | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-0760-8 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Masters of Science Fiction: Robert Sheckley | 2022-02-00 | Robert Sheckley | Centipede Press (Masters of Science Fiction (Centipede Press)) | 978-1-61347-311-5 | $65.00?$: US dollar |
727 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan | |
| The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction | date unknown | ed. Mike Ashley | Robinson | 1-84119-375-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
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 | |