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Title: War No. 81-Q Title Record # 557761
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1928-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
Note: First appeared in The Adjutant, Vol. IX, No.1, June 1928. Linebarger's first published story, written while in high school. Later completely rewritten. The NESFA and Baen editions contain both versions of the story.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1980ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German Krieg Nr. 81-Q
1982ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler.
 German Krieg Nr. 81-Q
1993ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti (revised) Translation. of "War No. 81-Q" 1928
 French La Guerre N° 81-Q
1995ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.
 Spanish La guerra número 81-Q
2004 French La guerre No 81-Q (version originale)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1979-05-00 Cordwainer Smith Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27716-3
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
238
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 Herring Checkmark
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1979-05-00 Cordwainer Smith Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27716-3
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 xvii+
238
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 Herring Checkmark
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1985-07-00 Cordwainer Smith Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32301-7
$2.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
238
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 Herring Checkmark
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1988-11-00 Cordwainer Smith VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #28) 0-575-04167-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
 238
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 John Avon Checkmark
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1989-03-02 Cordwainer Smith Victor Gollancz 0-575-04459-4
£11.95?£: UK pound
 238
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Avon Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 1993-06-00 Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
When the People Fell 2007-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 1-4165-2146-1
$15.00?$: US dollar
 599
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 Tom Kidd  
When the People Fell 2007-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 978-1-4165-2146-4
$6.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Tom Kidd  
The Instrumentality of Mankind 2011-09-29 Cordwainer Smith Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10863-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
When the People Fell 2012-08-28 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 978-1-4516-3829-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 829+
[4]
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 2018-01-00 Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 978-0-915368-56-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 978-0-915368-56-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
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