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Title: A Ticket to Tranai Title Record # 45874
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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Translations
Year Language Title
1956Translated by an unknown translator
French Un billet pour Tranaï
1959First published in Galaxy science fiction (Sweden), 15/nov. 1959.
Swedish En biljett till Tranai
1960Translated by an uncredited hand
Italian Un biglietto per Tranai
1963Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern
1965Translated by Hilia Brinis and / or Ginetta Pignolo.
Italian Un biglietto per Tranai
1967Translated by Michel Deutsch
French
Un billet pour Tranaï?Un billet pour Tranai
1967Translated by Hilia Brinis and/or Ginetta Pignolo.
Italian Altre donne perfette
1969Translated by Henk Bouwman
Dutch Een kaartje naar Tranai
1972Translated by Göncz Árpád
Hungarian A Tranai
1977Translated by Edith Zilli and Norma B. de López.
Spanish Un pasaje a Tranai
1995Translated by Delia Ivănescu
Romanian Un bilet pentru Tranai
1996 Polish Bilet na Tranai
1996
  • Translated by Gavrilo Vučković
Serbian
Savršena planeta?Savrsena planeta
[as by
Robert Šekli?Robert Sekli
Robert Shekli
]

Publications

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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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
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 Checkmark
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  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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