Title: Grandpa
Title Record # 55831
Author: James H. Schmitz
Date: 1955-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Hub
Language: English
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Author: James H. Schmitz
Date: 1955-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Hub
Language: English
Synopsis: A student in a biological research station on an alien planet finds himself and others trapped in a life threatening situation by an organism they have inadequately understood, and must think of a way to save them.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955 | 1955-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.35 | 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 |  |
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| Astounding Science Fiction, July 1955 (UK) | 1955-07-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/6 | 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 | Rogers | |
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| Penguin Science Fiction | 1961-10-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 3/6 | 236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1961-12-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 3/6 | 236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1962-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 3/6 | 236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1963-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 3/6 | 236 | 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 | Brian Keogh | |
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1965-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 3/6 | 236 | 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 | Oscar Dominguez | |
| Spectrum V | 1966-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Gollancz | 21/- | 272 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Delacorte Press | $4.95 |
ix+ 242 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Lehr | ||
| Time Probe | 1966-00-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz | 21/- | 242 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Penguin Science Fiction | 1966-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1638 | 3/6 | 236 | 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 | Oscar Dominguez | |
| Spectrum 5 | 1967-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Harcourt, Brace & World | $4.50 | 303 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Carl Smith | |
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| Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction | 1967-03-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Dell | 8925 | $0.75 | 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. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction | 1967-03-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Dell | 8925 | C$0.75 | 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. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| Spectrum V | 1967-09-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 125 | 8/- | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Spectrum 5 | 1968-08-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Berkley Medallion | S1595 | $0.75 | 303 | 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 | Paul Lehr | |
| Spectrum V | 1969-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Pan Books | 0-330-02236-9 | £0.25 | 283 | 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 | W. F. Phillipps | |
| Science-fiction verhalen | 1969-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Het Spectrum | 600 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1971-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6172-4 | $5.95 | 256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John R. Gibson | |
| The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1971-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6172-4 | 256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John R. Gibson | |
|
| Komet der Blindheit | 1971-04-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3239/3240) | 3239/3240 | DM 3.80 | 222 | 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 | Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann | |
| Spectrum 5 | 1972-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Pan Books | 0-330-02236-9 | £0.30 |
282+ [1] |
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 | |
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| A Science Fiction Reader | 1973-00-00 | ed. Harry Harrison, Carol Pugner | Charles Scribner's Sons (Scribner Student Paperbacks #31) | 0-684-13023-8 | 272 | 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 | |||
| The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1973-03-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6172-4 | 256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John R. Gibson | |
|
| The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 2 | 1973-04-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | Doubleday | 0-385-02732-X | $7.95 |
xv+ 458 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary Friedman | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1973-06-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60 | 616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1974-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60 | 616 | 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 | David Pelham | |
| The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1974-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell Laurel | 8139 | $0.95 | 251 | 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 | Gervasio Gallardo | |
| The Science Fiction Bestiary | 1974-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell Laurel | 8139 | $1.25 | 251 | 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 | Gervasio Gallardo | |
| Decade: The 1950s | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | Macmillan UK | 0-333-19001-7 | £3.95 | 219 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Fontein science fiction | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | De Fontein (Fontein SF) | 90-261-0125-2 | 176 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
|
| Decade: the 1950s | 1977-03-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | Pan Books | 0-330-25034-5 | £0.70 | 219 | 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 | Paul Bartlett | |
| The Infinite Web: Eight Stories of Science Fiction | 1977-07-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | The Dial Press | 0-8037-4135-9 | $7.95 |
xiii+ 239 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon | |
| Decade: The 1950s | 1978-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-18987-7 | $3.95 | 219 | 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 | Ken Leeder | |
| Decade: The 1950s | 1978-04-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-18985-0 | $8.95 | 219 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1980-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.95 | 616 | 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 | Tom Stimpson | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction | 1980-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Arbor House | 0-87795-246-9 | $19.95 |
xii+ 754 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Antler & Baldwin, Inc. | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction | 1980-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Priam Books / Arbor House | 0-87795-266-3 | $8.95 |
xii+ 754 |
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 | Antler & Baldwin, Inc. | |
| Fantasy | 1982-00-00 | ed. Alyn Shipton | John Murray | 0-7195-3874-2 | £1.10 | 120 | 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 | ||
| Die Fünfziger Jahre II | 1982-04-00 | ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs | Hohenheim (Edition SF im Hohenheim Verlag) | 3-8147-0019-8 | DM 28.00 |
374+ [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Oliviero Berni | |
| Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction | 1983-03-14 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 0-374-31228-1 | $12.95 |
xi+ 276 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Christopher Burg | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1985-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £3.50 | 616 | 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 | Peter Jones | |
| Komet der Blindheit | 1985-00-00 | ed. Arthur C. Clarke | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3239) | 3-453-31215-5 | DM 5.80 | 222 | 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 | Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann | |
| Die Fünfziger Jahre II | 1985-00-00 | ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special #24074) |
3-404-24074-X | DM 8.00 | 342 | 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 | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| Invariant | 1985-04-29 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Londreys | 2-904184-18-X | F75.00 | 261 | 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 | Christopher Burg | |
| The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1986-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | 616 | 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 | Peter Jones | ||
| Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century | 1987-11-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Avenel Books | 0-517-64124-0 | $8.98 |
x+ 726 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
| The Great SF Stories #17 (1955) | 1988-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #733) | 0-88677-256-7 | $3.95 | 349 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
| The Great SF Stories #17 (1955) | 1988-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books | 0-88677-256-7 / UE2256 | C$4.95 | 349 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
| Cosmic Critiques: How & Why Ten Science Fiction Stories Work | 1990-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Ansen Dibell, Martin H. Greenberg | Writer's Digest Books | 0-89879-394-7 | $12.95 | 197 | 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 | |
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| The Best of James H. Schmitz | 1991-06-00 | James H. Schmitz | NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) | 0-915368-46-3 | $18.95 |
xi+ 243 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons | 2000-04-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 0-312-25462-8 | $17.95 |
xi+ 481 |
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 | Chesley Bonestell | |
| Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and The Furthest Horizon | 2000-05-00 | Gardner Dozois | Science Fiction Book Club | 0-7394-1009-1 | $17.98 | 916 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | John Berkey | |
| The Best of James H. Schmitz | 2000-12-00 | James H. Schmitz | NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) | 0-915368-46-3 | $22.00 |
xi+ 243 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| The Hub: Dangerous Territory | 2001-04-00 | James H. Schmitz | Baen | 0-671-31984-1 | $6.99 | 473 | 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 | |
| Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons | 2002-08-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | 0-312-27150-6 | $17.95 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell | |||
| A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-118892-8 | £9.99 | 592 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
| A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 978-0-14-191343-8 | £7.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The Folio Science Fiction Anthology | 2016-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | The Folio Society | $53.95 |
x+ 260 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Florian Schommer | |
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| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-1-101-91009-2 | $25.00 |
xxxi+ 1178 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-1-101-91010-8 | $25.00 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Bruce Pennington | ||
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC | 14-1016912 | $19.55 |
xxxi+ 1178 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Hub: Dangerous Territory | date unknown | James H. Schmitz | Baen (Baen Free Library) | 0-671-31984-1 | $0.00 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | ||
| The Best of James H. Schmitz | date unknown | James H. Schmitz | NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) | 0-915368-46-3 | $18.95 |
xi+ 243 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons | date unknown | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 978-0-312-27150-3 | $7.99 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Chesley Bonestell |