Title: The Soft Weapon Title Record # 54182
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1967-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Known Space
Language: English User Rating: 7.50 (2 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Year Language Title 1970ⓘTranslated by Ivain Rodriguez de León Dutch Het zachte wapen 1971ⓘTranslated by François Truchaud French L'arme molle 1974 Italian Maneggio dell'arma

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
If, February 1967	1967-02-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.50?$: 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	Wenzel
Neutron Star	1968-04-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	U6120	$0.75?$: US dollar	285	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
Neutron Star	1968-04-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	U6120	C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar	285	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
Neutron Star	1969-00-00	Larry Niven	Macdonald	0-356-02652-3	25/-?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).	285	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Neutronster	1970-11-00	Larry Niven	Meulenhoff (M=SF #39)	39		320	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	Reindert van Briemen
Neutron Star	1971-07-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-02297-1	$0.95?$: US dollar	285	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	Michael McInnerney
Neutron Star	1971-08-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-02297-1	C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar	285	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	Michael McInnerney
Galaxie (2ème série), #88	1971-09-00	ed. Michel Demuth	OPTA		F3.50?F: French frank	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	Mireille Ollivier
Neutron Star	1971-10-00	Larry Niven	Sphere Books	63894	£0.35?£: UK pound	285	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
Neutron Star	1972-00-00	Larry Niven	Sphere (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #8)	0-7221-6385-1	£0.35?£: UK pound	285	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	Eddie Jones
Neutron Star	1972-00-00	Larry Niven	Sphere (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #8)	0-7221-6385-1	£0.35?£: UK pound	285	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	Eddie Jones
Neutron Star	1973-08-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-23441-3	$0.95?$: US dollar	285	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	Michael McInnerney
Urania #642	1974-04-14	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	642	Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira	176	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	Karel Thole
Neutron Star	1974-10-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-24047-2	$1.25?$: US dollar	285	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	Michael McInnerney
Neutron Star	1975-08-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-24794-9	$1.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1976-06-00	Larry Niven	Ballantine Books	0-345-24794-9	$1.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1977-07-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27065-7	$1.75?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1978-03-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27065-7	$1.75?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1978-04-00	Larry Niven	Orbit	0-7088-8011-8	£0.90?£: UK pound	285	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 Jones
Neutron Star	1979-01-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28378-3	$1.95?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutronster	1979-08-00	Larry Niven	Meulenhoff (M=SF #39)	90-290-5002-0		320	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	Chris Foss
Neutron Star	1980-11-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-29665-6	$2.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1981-09-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-29665-6	$2.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1982-09-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-29665-6	$2.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1983-06-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-29665-6	$2.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1985-00-00	Larry Niven	Orbit	0-7088-8011-8	£2.25?£: UK pound	285	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 Jones
Neutron Star	1986-01-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33694-1	$3.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1986-02-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33694-1	$3.50?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1987-00-00	Larry Niven	Orbit	0-7088-8011-8	£2.50?£: UK pound	285	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 Jones
Neutron Star	1989-04-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33694-1	C$5.50?C$: Canadian dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
World of Ptavvs; A Gift from Earth; Neutron Star	1991-06-00	Larry Niven	Book-of-the-Month Club		$11.95?$: US dollar	160+ 254+ 285	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
Playgrounds of the Mind	1991-10-00	Larry Niven	Tor	0-312-85219-3	$22.95?$: US dollar	487	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	David Archer
Neutron Star	1992-00-00	Larry Niven	Orbit	1-85723-106-6	£2.50?£: UK pound	285	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	Keith Scaife
Playgrounds of the Mind	1992-07-00	Larry Niven	Tor	0-812-51695-8	$5.99?$: US dollar	vii+ 696	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 Archer
Neutron Star	1993-00-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33694-1	C$6.99?C$: Canadian dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Neutron Star	1993-07-00	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33694-1	$4.95?$: US dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach
Playgrounds of the Mind	1996-04-00	Larry Niven	Tor	0-812-51695-8	$5.99?$: US dollar	viii+ 696	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 Archer
Playgrounds of the Mind	2003-08-00	Larry Niven	Tor	0-812-51695-8	$7.99?$: US dollar	vii+ 696	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 Archer
The Best of Larry Niven	2010-12-00	Larry Niven	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-331-0	$40.00?$: US dollar	618	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Edward Miller
The Best of Larry Niven	2010-12-00	Larry Niven	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-331-0	$60.00?$: US dollar	618	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Edward Miller
Neutron Star	2013-04-27	Larry Niven	Spectrum Literary Agency		$7.99?$: US dollar	285	ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Neutron Star	date unknown	Larry Niven	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33694-1	C$6.99?C$: Canadian dollar	285	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	Rick Sternbach

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