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Title: Novice Title Record # 55488
Author: James H. Schmitz
Date: 1962-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Telzey Amberdon
Language: English
Note: content incorporated into the novel The Universe Against Her
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Translations
Year Language Title
1966 Italian Novizia
2014Translated by Carlos Saiz Cidoncha
Spanish Novicia
2017Translated by 中村融
Japanese
チックタックとわたし?Chikkutakku to Watashi
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Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, June 1962 1962-06-00 ed. John W. Campbell Condé Nast  
$0.50?$: US dollar
180
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 Schoenherr Checkmark
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, October 1962 (UK) 1962-10-00 ed. John W. Campbell Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/6?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 Thomas Checkmark
Analog 2 1964-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Doubleday  
$4.50?$: US dollar
xi+
275
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Analog 2 1964-02-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
xi+
275
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
Analog 2 1965-01-00 ed. John W. Campbell Paperback Library 52-509
$0.50?$: US dollar
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.
anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Analog Anthology 1965-09-27 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction)  
30/-?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).
799
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Weaver (artist)  
Tomorrow's Children 1966-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut Checkmark
Analog Anthology 1966-06-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)     799
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tomorrow's Children 1966-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday  
$5.70?$: US dollar
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Emanuel Schongut  
Analog Two 1967-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell Panther 2254
5/-?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).
218
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
Analog 2 1971-08-00 ed. John W. Campbell Paperback Library 64-667
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
anth Davis Meltzer Checkmark
Analog 2 1971-08-00 ed. John W. Campbell Paperback Library 64-667
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
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.
anth Davis Meltzer Checkmark
Mind to Mind 1971-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6118-X
$5.95?$: US dollar
270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bill Crawford (I) Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£0.75?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss  
Mind to Mind 1974-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell 5652
$0.95?$: US dollar
235
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
Tomorrow's Children 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Compton Russell 0-85955-034-6
£?£: UK pound
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tomorrow's Children 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£0.90?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1977-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£1.25?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Tomorrow's Children 1981-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Orbit 0-86007-821-3
£1.75?£: UK pound
431
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Analog's Children of the Future 1982-12-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications  
$2.95?$: US dollar
288
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".
anth Checkmark
Analog's Children of the Future 1982-12-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt The Dial Press 0-385-27778-4
$12.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Roger Caras Truman Talley Books / Dutton 0-525-24398-4   xiii+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories 1990-00-00 ed. Roger Caras Galahad Books 0-88365-763-5   xiii+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Best of James H. Schmitz 1991-06-00 James H. Schmitz NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) 0-915368-46-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
xi+
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas  
Telzey Amberdon 2000-03-00 James H. Schmitz Baen Books 0-671-57851-0
$6.99?$: US dollar
436
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 Eggleton Checkmark
Telzey Amberdon 2000-11-00 James H. Schmitz Baen Books 0-671-57851-0
$6.99?$: US dollar
436
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 Eggleton Checkmark
The Best of James H. Schmitz 2000-12-00 James H. Schmitz NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) 0-915368-46-3
$22.00?$: US dollar
xi+
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Telzey Amberdon 2002-02-00 James H. Schmitz Baen Books 0-671-57851-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
436
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 Eggleton Checkmark
The Honorverse Disk 2002-10-00 uncredited Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #1)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The Honorverse Disk 2002-10-00 uncredited Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #1)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The Wind Rider's Oath Disk 2004-05-00 uncredited Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #6)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
Telzey Amberdon 2008-10-04 James H. Schmitz Paw Prints 978-1-4395-5764-8
$16.99?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton  
Mind to Mind 2009-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5513-0
$15.00?$: US dollar
270
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  
Novice 2009-11-12 James H. Schmitz Project Gutenberg 30458    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Telzey Amberdon 2014-01-09 James H. Schmitz Baen Books 978-1-61824-226-6    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton  
Anthropomorphic Aliens: An Interstellar Anthology 2014-07-03 ed. Fred Patten FurPlanet Productions 978-1-61450-192-3
$19.95?$: US dollar
301
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 Roz Gibson Checkmark
Telzey Amberdon date unknown James H. Schmitz Baen Books (Baen Free Library)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Best of James H. Schmitz date unknown James H. Schmitz NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) 0-915368-46-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
xi+
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
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