Title: War of the Wing-Men
Title Record # 5266
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1958-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Nicholas Van Rijn
Language: English
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Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1958-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Nicholas Van Rijn
Language: English
Note: 'The Man Who Counts' was first published as a serial in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction, February, March and April 1958. A shorter version was published by Ace Books as 'War of the Wing-Men' in 1958.
Synopsis: From the introduction by Charles N. Brown in the Gregg Press edition: "... War of the Wing-Men has a simple plot line. Van Rijn and two companions are marooned and need native help to get back to a human outpost 10,000 kilometers away. There's a time limit since they can't eat the native food and only have supplies to last them six weeks. The natives are in the middle of a war and haven't the time or inclination to help them. Van Rijn uses his favorite weapons - gambling, lying, cheating, killing, etc. - in order to end the war and get help. In the course of this, he solves some of the natives' problems and gives them a better civilization. The book is interesting because Wace, the handsome, strong, athletic character is not the hero, although he keeps trying to cast himself in the part. Van Rijn - fat, selfish, and scheming - is actually the man who counts (seller note: This story was originally published with the title The Man Who Counts) The book explores his role as a manager instead of a doer, and goes into the strategy and tactics needed to manage people and win a war...."
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Astounding Science Fiction, February 1958 | 1958-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: 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 | Van Dongen | ||
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1958 | 1958-03-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: 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 | Frank Kelly Freas | ||
Astounding Science Fiction, April 1958 | 1958-04-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: 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 | Freas | ||
Astounding Science Fiction, May 1958 (UK) | 1958-05-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/9?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 | Van Dongen | ||
Astounding Science Fiction, June 1958 (UK) | 1958-06-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/9?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). |
128 | 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 | |||
Astounding Science Fiction, July 1958 (UK) | 1958-07-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/9?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). |
128 | 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 | |||
The Snows of Ganymede / War of the Wing-Men | 1958-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Ace Books (Ace Double #D-303) | D-303 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
96+ 160 |
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books. |
omni | Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky | |
Die Wing-Dynastie | 1959-00-00 | Poul Anderson | Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos) | 171 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
254 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Die Rasse der Flügelmenschen?Die Rasse der Fluegelmenschen |
1960-12-16 | Poul Anderson | Moewig (Terra #150) | 150 | DM 0.60?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
64 | 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". |
novel | Karl Stephan | |
Galassia #21 | 1962-09-15 | ed. Roberta Rambelli | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 21 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira |
144 | 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 | L. Galluppi | |
Guerra de los alados | 1963-00-00 | Poul Anderson | Cenit | 60 | 215 | 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 | |||
O planeta dos homens alados | 1967-00-00 | Poul Anderson | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #126) | P$15.00 | 207 | 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 | Lima de Freitas | ||
War of the Wing-Men | 1967-05-00 | Poul Anderson | Ace Books | G-634 | $0.50?$: 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. |
novel | Ed Emshwiller | |
War of the Wing-Men | 1973-11-00 | Poul Anderson | Ace Books | 87201 | $0.95?$: 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. |
novel | J. H. Breslow | |
Entscheidung über den Wolken | 1975-06-00 | Poul Anderson | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #94 (3149)) | 3-548-03149-8 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
126 | 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 | Gray Morrow | |
War of the Wing-Men | 1976-06-00 | Poul Anderson | Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) | 0-8398-2326-6 | $9.00?$: US dollar |
xx+ 160 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
War of the Wing-Men | 1976-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Ace Books | 87202 | $1.50?$: 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. |
novel | J. H. Breslow | |
War of the Wing-Men | 1976-09-00 | Poul Anderson | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1161-4 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
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 | Chris Achilleos | |
La guerra degli uomini alati | 1977-08-00 | Poul Anderson | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #66) | Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira |
iv+ 158 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Van Dongen | ||
War of the Wing-Men | 1977-09-00 | Poul Anderson | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1161-4 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
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 | ||
War of the Wing-Men | 1977-11-00 | Poul Anderson | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-72011-5 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
160 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Richard Weaver (artist) | |
A guerra dos homens alados?A guerra dos homens alados |
1978-00-00 | Poul Anderson | Hemus | 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. |
novel | |||||
The Man Who Counts | 1978-02-01 | Poul Anderson | Ace Books | 0-441-51902-4 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
viii+ 209 |
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 | Michael Whelan | |
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) | |
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) | |
War of the Wing-Men | 1979-00-00 | Poul Anderson | Sphere Books | 0-7221-1134-7 | £0.85?£: UK pound |
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 | Chris Achilleos | |
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 | |
The Man Who Counts | 1979-07-00 | Poul Anderson | Ace Books | 0-441-51904-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
vii+ 209 |
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 | Michael Whelan | |
The Earth Book of Stormgate: 2 | 1980-11-00 | Poul Anderson | New English Library | 0-450-04800-4 | £1.00?£: UK pound |
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. |
novel | Colin Andrew | |
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 | |
Le peuple du vent | 1983-02-00 | Poul Anderson | Temps Futurs (Space Fiction) | 2-86607-030-5 | F55.00?F: French frank |
210 | 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. |
novel | P. Bismuth | |
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 | |
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 | |
The Earth Book of Stormgate: 2 | 1987-00-00 | Poul Anderson | New English Library | 0-450-04800-4 | £2.25?£: UK pound |
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. |
novel | Stephen Bradbury | |
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 | |
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |||
The Man Who Counts | 2014-07-31 | Poul Anderson | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10877-6 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ||||
Le prince-marchand | 2016-05-19 | Poul Anderson | Le Bélial'?Le Belial' (La hanse galactique #1) |
978-2-84344-902-4 | €20.00?€: Euro |
273 | 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. |
omni | Nicolas Fructus | |
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 | |||
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 |
Reviews
- Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1959) in Fantastic Universe, January 1959
- Review by Anthony Boucher (1959) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1959
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1968) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1968
- Review by Fred Patten [as by Frederick Patten] (1977) in Delap's F & SF Review, March 1977
- Review by Charles N. Brown (1977) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977
- Review by Chris Morgan (1977) in Vector 83
- Review by Charles N. Brown (1978) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September-October 1978
- Review by Joseph Nicholas (1980) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 4, Number 3
- Review [French] by Richard D. Nolane (1983) in Ere Comprimée, #23
- Review [French] by Michel Cossement (1983) in SFère, #8