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Title: The Problem of Pain Title Record # 51061
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1973-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Avalon (Technic Civilization)
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1974Translated by René Lathière
French Le grand chasseur
1980Translated by Giampaolo Cossato and Sandro Sandrelli
Italian Il problema del dolore
1983Translated by Peter Pape
German Vom Sinn des Leidens
1984Translated by John-Henri Holmberg
Swedish Smärtans problem
1997Translated by Roberto Marini
Italian Il problema del dolore

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1973 1973-02-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.75?$: US dollar
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 Bert Tanner Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 20th Series 1973-10-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Doubleday 0-385-07816-1
$6.95?$: US dollar
296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
Chronicles of a Comer and Other Religious Science Fiction Stories 1974-03-00 ed. Roger Elwood John Knox Press 0-8042-1933-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
139
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 Robert J. Lee Checkmark
Fiction, #243 1974-03-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F6.00?F: French frank
196
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 Bourgeois Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1974-07-00 ed. Lester del Rey E. P. Dutton 0-525-06492-3
$7.95?$: US dollar
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1975-00-00 ed. Lester del Rey Kaye & Ward 0-7182-1106-5
£?£: UK pound
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 20th Series 1975-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Ace Books 05459
$1.25?$: US dollar
296
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 Joseph Lombardero Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1976-04-00 ed. Lester del Rey Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1111   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1976-12-00 ed. Lester del Rey Ace Books 05477
$1.75?$: US dollar
305
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Earth Book of Stormgate 1978-06-00 Poul Anderson Berkley/Putnam 0-399-12144-7
$10.95?$: US dollar
390
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Time of Passage 1978-09-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Taplinger 0-8008-7733-0
$9.95?$: US dollar
292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Earth Book of Stormgate 1978-10-00 Poul Anderson Berkley/Putnam / SFBC 5439
$3.50?$: US dollar
xii+
367
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Time of Passage 1978-10-19 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Robert Hale 0-7091-6848-9
£4.25?£: UK pound
292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Earth Book of Stormgate 1979-05-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-04090-9
$2.25?$: US dollar
xii+
434
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 Bob Fowke Checkmark
The Earth Book of Stormgate One 1980-07-00 Poul Anderson New English Library 0-450-04796-2
£0.95?£: UK pound
144
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 Colin Andrew Checkmark
Cronache della Lega Polesotecnica 1980-11-00 Poul Anderson Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #105/106)  
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira
iv+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Karel Thole  
The Earth Book of Stormgate 1981-12-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-05622-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
xii+
434
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 Bob Fowke Checkmark
Das Erdenbuch von Sturmtor 1983-04-00 Poul Anderson Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3966) 3-453-30898-0
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
476
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 Checkmark
The Earth Book of Stormgate 1983-05-00 Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-05933-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
xii+
434
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 Steve Ferris Checkmark
Nova Science Fiction - 1 1984 1984-02-00 ed. John-Henri Holmberg, Per W. Insulander Laissez faire 467-1
skr 19.75?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
100
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.
mag David Hardy  
The Earth Book of Stormgate One 1987-08-00 Poul Anderson New English Library 0-450-04796-2
£1.95?£: UK pound
144
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 Stephen Bradbury Checkmark
Il regno del crepuscolo 1997-03-00 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #10)  
Lit 9,000?Lit: Italian lira
382
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 Walter Angelici  
Going for Infinity 2002-06-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30359-0
$25.95?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Going for Infinity 2002-08-00 Poul Anderson Tor / SFBC 52162
$12.99?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate  
Going for Infinity 2003-05-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30597-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
416
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 Vincent Di Fate  
The Van Rijn Method 2008-09-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4165-5569-8
$22.00?$: US dollar
xii+
450
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Seeley Checkmark
The Van Rijn Method 2008-09-00 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4165-5569-8
$6.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll David Seeley Checkmark
The Van Rijn Method 2008-09-01 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-61824-694-3
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll David Seeley  
The Van Rijn Method 2009-05-00 Poul Anderson Baen / SFBC 1268917
$12.99?$: US dollar
xii+
450
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Seeley Checkmark
The Van Rijn Method 2009-11-24 Poul Anderson Baen 978-1-4391-3326-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
xvi+
635
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 Dave Seeley Checkmark
Admiralty 2011-02-00 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #4) 978-1-886778-94-8
$29.00?$: US dollar
507
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Picacio Checkmark
The Earth Book of Stormgate 2011-09-29 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10876-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Admiralty 2016-12-22 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10943-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Van Rijn Method 2020-03-24 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 978-1-977365-30-9
$24.49?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
The Van Rijn Method 2020-03-24 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 979-820028217-3    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
The Van Rijn Method 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820028219-7
$55.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
The Van Rijn Method 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-820028218-0
$65.99?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
The Earth Book of Stormgate date unknown Poul Anderson Berkley Books 0-425-04090-9
$2.25?$: US dollar
xii+
434
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 Bob Fowke Checkmark
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