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Title: Galley Slave Title Record # 45993
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1957-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Susan Calvin
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1959Translated by Pierre Billon (the translator for <i>Galaxie</i> is to be verified).
French Le correcteur
1959Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Il correttore di bozze
1965Translated by Hilia Brinis and/or Ginetta Pignolo
Italian Il correttore di bozze
1968 Italian Lo schiavo
1969Translated by Birgit Ress-Bohusch.
German Der perfekte Roboter
1969Translated by J. Kröner
Dutch Galeislaaf
1980Translated by Alfredo Santiago
Spanish Galeote
1982<ul><li>Translated by Birgit Ress-Bohusch<li>Copyright 1969 Heyne</ul>
German Galeerensklave
1982Translated by Loredana Longhini
Italian Il correttore di bozze
1984Translated by Eva Malsch
German Der Sklave
1991<ul><li>Translated by Mirjana Živković & Zoran Živković </ul>
Serbian Korekturski rob [as by Isak Asimov]
1992Translated by Eduardo Saló
Portuguese O revisor de rovas
1993 Hungarian Rabszolga
1995Translated by Georgeta Stancu
Romanian Corectorul
1996Translated by Ronaldo Sérgio de Biasi
Portuguese Escravo das Provas
2004Translated by Laura Serra
Italian Il correttore di bozze

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, December 1957 1957-12-00 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 Gaughan Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 59 1958-02-00 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 Gaughan Checkmark
Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels 1960-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Dell C111
$0.50?$: US dollar
350
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
Time Waits for Winthrop and Four Other Short Novels from Galaxy 1962-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Roger Zimmerman Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1964-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$5.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
556
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Thomas Chibbaro Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1964-12-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
xiii+
556
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Thomas Chibbaro Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1966-01-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books R-1283
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1967-00-00 Isaac Asimov Dennis Dobson  
35/-?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).
556
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Rest of the Robots 1968-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 025944
5/-?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).
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1968-03-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books R-1783
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1968-11-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books     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.
coll Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1969-09-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books T-2085
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
coll Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1970-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 025944
5/-?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).
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1971-10-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books T-2565
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
coll Paul Lehr  
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1971-10-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books T-2565
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
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.
coll Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1973-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£0.35?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1973-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£0.35?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£0.35?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1974-02-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books 0-515-03296-4
$0.95?$: US dollar
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.
coll John Schoenherr Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1974-05-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books 0-515-03296-4
$1.25?$: US dollar
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.
coll  
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1974-05-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books 0-515-03296-4 / V3296
$1.25?$: US dollar
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.
coll Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1975-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£0.50?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1975-10-00 Isaac Asimov Pyramid Books 0-515-03296-4
$1.25?$: US dollar
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.
coll Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£0.50?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£0.75?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1978-03-00 Isaac Asimov Jove / HBJ 0-515-04551-9
$1.50?$: US dollar
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.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£0.85?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction 1980-11-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest 0-449-24349-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
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 Jerome Podwil Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-02594-4
£1.25?£: UK pound
223
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 Dennis Rolfe Checkmark
The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction 1981-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / SFBC 5837
$2.98?$: US dollar
ix+
269
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Larry Kresek Checkmark
The Seven Deadly Sins and Cardinal Virtues of Science Fiction 1982-00-00 Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-38595-3   317+
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1982-04-09 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-17724-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
557+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Kiyoshi Kanai Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1982-07-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 5134
$6.98?$: US dollar
xiv+
557
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Kiyoshi Kanai Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1982-10-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-246-11923-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
xiv+
557
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Robot Collection 1983-00-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-19152-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
510 +
404
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1983-08-00 Isaac Asimov Berkley Books 0-425-06119-1
$2.75?$: US dollar
179
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 Complete Robot 1984-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-05724-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1984-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-05724-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1986-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-05724-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots 1986-05-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-246-12099-1
£9.95?£: UK pound
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Complete Robot 1988-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-05724-2
£3.95?£: UK pound
688
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  
The Complete Robot 1990-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-05724-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Robot Visions 1990-04-00 Isaac Asimov Roc 0-451-45000-0
$18.95?$: US dollar
x+
482
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
Robot Visions 1990-09-00 Isaac Asimov Gollancz 0-575-04841-7
£12.95?£: UK pound
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ralph McQuarrie  
Robot Visions 1991-00-00 Isaac Asimov VGSF 0-575-05056-X
£5.99?£: UK pound
383
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
Robot Visions 1991-03-00 Isaac Asimov Roc / New American Library 0-451-45064-7
$4.99?$: US dollar
482
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-02-00 Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42078-1
$14.00?$: US dollar
ix+
550
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-05-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation / SFBC 17907
$7.98?$: US dollar
ix+
635
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1993-00-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-05724-2
£5.99?£: UK pound
688
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1994-01-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-224150-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Rest of the Robots 1994-01-10 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-02594-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
223
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  
The Complete Robot 1995-00-00 Isaac Asimov Voyager 0-586-05724-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
688
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
The Complete Robot 2000-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 33046
$12.98?$: US dollar
559
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Robot Visions 2004-07-00 Isaac Asimov Roc / New American Library 0-451-45064-7
$7.99?$: US dollar
482
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 Ralph McQuarrie  
The Rest of the Robots 2018-05-17 Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager / HarperCollinsPublishers 978-0-00-827780-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
210
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 Mike Topping Checkmark
The Complete Robot 2018-05-17 Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager 978-0-00-827781-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
611
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 Mike Topping  
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 unpublished Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42079-X    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Robot Visions date unknown Isaac Asimov Roc / New American Library 0-451-45064-7
C$5.99?C$: Canadian dollar
x+
482
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Complete Robot date unknown Isaac Asimov Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-05724-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
688
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots date unknown Isaac Asimov Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$6.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
556
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Thomas Chibbaro Checkmark
The Complete Robot date unknown Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager 978-0-00-827781-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
611
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 Mike Topping Checkmark
The Rest of the Robots date unknown Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager / HarperCollinsPublishers 978-0-00-827780-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
210
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 Mike Topping Checkmark
Robot Visions date unknown Isaac Asimov Roc 0-451-45064-7 / LE5064
$4.99?$: US dollar
x+
482
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Complete Robot date unknown Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager 978-0-00-827781-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
611
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 Mike Topping Checkmark
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