Title: Universe

Title: Universe Title Record # 46412
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1941-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English

Note: First published in 1941, this novelette was combined with its sequel, "Common Sense", in "Orphans of the Sky" (1963), a fixup novel.

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Year	Language	Title
1979^ⓘTranslated by Uwe Anton	German	Das Universum
2009^ⓘTranslated by Mirela Oniciuc	Romanian	Univers

Year	Language	Title
1954^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Alla deriva nell'infinito (Part 1 of 6)
1954^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Alla deriva nell'infinito (Part 2 of 6)
1954^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Alla deriva nell'infinito (Part 3 of 6)
1954^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Alla deriva nell'infinito (Part 4 of 6)
1954^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Alla deriva nell'infinito (Part 5 of 6)
1954^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Alla deriva nell'infinito (Part 6 of 6)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Nominations Below Cutoff	2016 Retro Hugo	Best Novella

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1941	1941-05-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.20^?$: US dollar	164	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Rogers
The Best of Science Fiction	1946-02-11	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar	xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Josephy
Universe	1951-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Dell	36	$0.10^?$: US dollar	64	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.	chap	Robert Stanley
Best of Science Fiction	1963-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$1.95^?$: US dollar	vii+ 440	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 Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag	1964-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Burns & MacEachern		C$3.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writres of America	1973-01-00	ed. Ben Bova	Doubleday	0-385-04576-X	$9.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 486	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Aulicino
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	1973-05-00	ed. Ben Bova	Doubleday / SFBC	5685	$3.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Aulicino
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two	1973-09-13	ed. Ben Bova	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-01735-X		ix+ 422	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1974-06-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar	572	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1974-06-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	C$1.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	572	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
Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Novellas, Book 2	1975-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Sphere Books	0-7221-1802-3	£0.55^?£: UK pound	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.	anth	Eddie Jones
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1975-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	25353	$1.95^?$: US dollar	572	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1976-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	572	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 Golden Age of Science Fiction	1980-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-33486-0		xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ray Yeldham
Silent Thunder / Universe	1991-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein, Dean Ing	Tor (Tor Double #35)	0-812-50265-5	$3.99^?$: US dollar	220	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.	omni	Joe DeVito
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America	2001-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	The Easton Press			xi+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	2004-12-00	ed. Ben Bova	Tor	0-765-30534-8	$29.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Kenn Brown
Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein	2005-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Science Fiction Book Club	1-58288-184-7 / 1196119	$15.99^?$: US dollar	xxiv+ 738	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bruce Jensen
The Future History of Robert Heinlein: Volume II	2010-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #23)	978-1-897350-34-8		vii+ 536	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Past Through Tomorrow	2014-02-27	Robert A. Heinlein	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-12086-0	£18.99^?£: UK pound	xv+ 793	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	Tim White
The Past Through Tomorrow	2014-03-27	Robert A. Heinlein	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0200-9	£9.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tim White
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	2018-02-27	ed. Ben Bova	Blackstone Audio				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two-A: The Great Novellas	2019-04-29	ed. Ben Bova	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-426-2	$19.99^?$: US dollar	582	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 Best of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.50^?$: US dollar	xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Josephy
The Best of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar	xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Josephy
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$3.95^?$: US dollar	572	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	572	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	572	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-46292-3	$2.50^?$: US dollar	572	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Gollancz Readers Union			ix+ 422	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Tor	0-765-30534-8	$29.95^?$: US dollar	529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth

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