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Title: Critical Mass Title Record # 52986
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1949-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Tales from the White Hart
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Originally published in Lilliput, March 1949, per Contento; revised for publication in Space Science Fiction.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1962Translated by Mr. E. Franquinet
Dutch Dreiging
1965Translated by Ginetta Pignolo
Italian Massa Critica
1976 Portuguese Mass Crítica
1976Translated by Krsto Mažuranić
Croatian
Kritična masa?Kriticna masa
Kritichna masa
1984Translated by Hilde Linnert
German Kritische Masse
2013Translated by Emmanuel Tollé revised by Tom Clegg
French Masse critique

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Tales from the White Hart 1957-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 186
$0.35?$: US dollar
vi+
151
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Space Science Fiction Magazine, August 1957 1957-08-00 ed. Lyle Kenyon Engel Republic Features Syndicate, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
130
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 Tom Ryan Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1961-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 539
$0.35?$: US dollar
vi+
151
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1965-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.95?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1965-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1966-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books U2113
$0.50?$: US dollar
vi+
151
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1969-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01562
$0.75?$: US dollar
vi+
151
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
Tales from the White Hart 1969-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01562
$0.75?$: US dollar
vi+
151
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  
Tales from the White Hart 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$5.75?$: US dollar
viii+
179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ken Braren Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1970-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01562
$0.75?$: US dollar
vi+
148
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
Tales from the White Hart 1971-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01562
$0.75?$: US dollar
148
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
Tales from the White Hart 1972-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97906-2   viii+
179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1972-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97910-0
£0.30?£: UK pound
156
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02754-X
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
vi+
148
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
Tales from the White Hart 1972-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02754-X
$1.25?$: US dollar
vi+
148
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
Tales from the White Hart 1973-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97910-0
£0.30?£: UK pound
156
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1973-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02754-X
$1.25?$: US dollar
vi+
148
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
Tales from the "White Hart" 1974-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-24165-7
$1.50?$: US dollar
148
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Prelude to Mars 1974-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC 2469
$1.69?$: US dollar
x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Tales from the "White Hart" 1976-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-24165-7
$1.50?$: US dollar
vii+
148+
[2]
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1976-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97910-0
£0.60?£: UK pound
158
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
Tales from the White Hart 1976-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98365-5
£0.60?£: UK pound
158
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
Tales from the "White Hart" 1977-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-25746-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
vi+
148+
[2]
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Tales from the "White Hart" 1979-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28730-4   150
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 Stanislaw Fernandes  
Tales from the White Hart 1980-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98624-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
158
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 David O'Conner Checkmark
Tales from the "White Hart" 1980-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC 3674
$2.49?$: US dollar
viii+
145
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Gleeson Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 1986-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-34322-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
151
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 Stanislaw Fernandes  
Tales from the White Hart 1998-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43072-7
$10.00?$: US dollar
xi+
173
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 Min Choi Checkmark
The Collected Stories 2000-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X
£20.00?£: UK pound
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027
$14.98?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£9.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 2007-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke PS Publishing 978-1-905834-78-5
£50.00?£: UK pound
xi+
208+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll J. K. Potter Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart 2007-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke PS Publishing 978-1-905834-77-8
£20.00?£: UK pound
xi+
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll J. K. Potter Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1
$28.95?$: US dollar
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09877-0
£7.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-4973-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Corinna Lupp  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-08-16 Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Prelude to Mars date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC 12386   x+
497
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Tales from the White Hart date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 345-01562
$0.75?$: US dollar
vi+
148
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 Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
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