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Title: The Faithful Title Record # 48090
Author: Lester del Rey
Date: 1938-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1957Translated by Félix Monteagudo
Spanish Fidelidad
1971Translated by Cezar Tozzi
Portuguese
Os fiéis?Os fieis
1972Translated by C. A. G. van den Broek
Dutch De oudgediende
1979Translated by Horacio Vázquez-Rial
Spanish El fiel amigo
1988Translated by Inge Holm
German Die Gläubigen
1992Translated by И. Невструев / I. Nevstruev. Title means "A Devotee, Like a Dog".
Russian [as by ]
2003Translated by Fabio Feminò
Italian Il Fedele

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
5 2014 Retro Hugo Best Short Story

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, April 1938 1938-04-00 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 Brown Checkmark
... And Some Were Human 1948-00-00 Lester del Rey Prime Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
331
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll L. Robert Tschirky Checkmark
... Y algunos eran humanos 1957-00-00 Lester del Rey E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #37) 37   238
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 Llobera  
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
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
Feiticeiros do Espaço 1971-00-00 ed. Kenneth Bulmer Editorial Bruguera (Ficção Científica (Bruguera) #35)     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  
Monstro de um Mundo Perdido 1971-00-00 John Brunner Editorial Bruguera (Ficção Científica (Bruguera) #36)     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.
novel  
Na órbita de Aldebarã?Na orbita de Aldebara
1971-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Editorial Bruguera (Ficção Científica (Bruguera) #34)     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  
Kleine science fiction omnibus 3 1972-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Bruna (Bruna SF #16) 90-229-9016-8   382
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
Early del Rey 1975-02-00 Lester del Rey Doubleday 0-385-02740-0
$7.95?$: US dollar
424
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rauch Checkmark
Early del Rey 1975-08-00 Lester del Rey Doubleday / SFBC 1197
$2.98?$: US dollar
viii+
534
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Rauch Checkmark
The Early del Rey: Volume 1 1976-08-00 Lester del Rey Ballantine Books 0-345-25063-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
337
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 Hildebrandt , Greg Hildebrandt Checkmark
The Early del Rey: Volume 1 1976-08-00 Lester del Rey Ballantine Books 0-345-25063-X
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
337
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 Brothers Hildebrandt Checkmark
El dios más pequeño y otros relatos 1979-00-00 Lester del Rey Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #47) 84-270-0544-X   347
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 Tirado Romero  
Kleine science-fiction omnibus 3 1979-00-00 ed. Aart C. Prins Bruna (Bruna SF #16) 90-229-9016-8   382
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 1979-02-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61736-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
535
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 Paul Stinson Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein 1979-02-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library of Canada 0-451-61736-3
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
535
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 Paul Stinson 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
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts 1984-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Beaufort Books 0-8253-0184-X
$17.95?$: US dollar
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Von Huxley bis Heinlein 1988-01-00 ed. James Gunn Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #93) 3-453-00964-9
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
479
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 T. Yawada Checkmark
1992-00-00 ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov
Sergei Barsov
() 5-87198-011-2   544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo
 
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts 1996-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0254-3
$6.98?$: US dollar
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Erich Schrempp Checkmark
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume Three 2001-06-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86877-4
$25.95?$: US dollar
477
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 2002-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86876-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
477
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  
From Wells to Heinlein 2002-10-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4439-7
$32.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
511
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 Checkmark
Urania #1479 2003-11-19 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1479
€3.55?€: Euro
330
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.
mag Pierluigi Longo  
War and Space: Selected Short Stories of Lester Del Rey. Volume 1 2009-08-00 Lester del Rey NESFA Press 978-1-886778-76-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
572
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Picacio Checkmark
Staying in Place: An Anthology of Stories to Pass the Time 2020-06-13 ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Evelyn Kriete Wildside Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61859-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
535
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 Paul Stinson Checkmark
From Wells to Heinlein date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61859-9
$2.75?$: US dollar
535
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 Paul Stinson  
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