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Title: Surface Tension Title Record # 56266
Author: James Blish
Date: 1952-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Pantropy
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: In The Seedling Stars the Galaxy magazine version of "Surface Tension" has "Sunken Universe" (Super Science Stories, May 1942) inserted as "Cycle One" between the prologue, where the "normal" humans seed the planet, and the rest of the story (which is described in the book version as "Cycle Two").
Synopsis: A colonisation ship crash-lands on a remote planet. Knowing they won't live to see the results, the crew continue their mission by engineering some humans to survive among the aquatic microbes that dominate this world.
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Other Titles

Translations Serializations
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Tony Westermayr
German
Oberflächenspannung?Oberflaechenspannung
1967Translated by Darko Suvin and Truda Suvin
Serbian Površinski napon [as by Džejms Bliš]
1968Translated by Michel Deutsch revised by Benoît Berthezene for the Folio publication.
French Hydrot
1972Translated by Beata Della Frattina
Italian Tensione Superficiale
1976Translated by Warner Flamen
Dutch Oppervlaktespanning
1979 Portuguese Tensão de superfície
1983Translated by Domingo Santos
Spanish Tensión superficial
1987Translated by Fredy Köpsell (as Leo P. Kreysfeld)
German
Oberflächenspannung?Oberflaechenspannung
Year Title
2022 Surface Tension (Part 1 of 2)
2023 Surface Tension (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1952 1952-08-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: 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 Emsh Checkmark
Year's Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 1953-03-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell  
$3.50?$: US dollar
315
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction 1954-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Dell D9
$0.35?$: US dollar
384
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Second Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1954-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
vi+
[2]+
504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mel Hunter Checkmark
Category Phoenix 1955-00-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty The Bodley Head (The Bodley Head Science Fiction Club)  
9/6?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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth C. Stewart Checkmark
Selected Science Fiction Magazine, Number 4 1955-08-00 ed. Editors of Selected Science Fiction Magazine Malian Press  
-/9?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).
34
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 Stanley Pitt  
6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction 1956-10-00 ed. Groff Conklin Dell D9
$0.35?$: US dollar
384
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
The Seedling Stars 1957-00-00 James Blish Gnome Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lionel Dillon Checkmark
The Seedling Stars 1959-02-00 James Blish Signet / New American Library S1622
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Auch sie sind Menschen ... 1960-00-11 James Blish Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #12) Z 12
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
181
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Auch sie sind Menschen ... 1960-00-11 James Blish Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #12) Z 12
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Eyke Volkmer  
Auch sie sind Menschen ... 1962-07-00 James Blish Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #07) 07
DM 2.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
182
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
The Seedling Stars 1964-09-00 James Blish Signet / New American Library D2549
$0.50?$: US dollar
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 Lambert Checkmark
The Seedling Stars 1964-09-00 James Blish Signet / New American Library of Canada D2549
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
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 Lambert Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish 1965-00-00 James Blish Faber and Faber  
18/-?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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Seedling Stars 1967-00-00 James Blish Faber and Faber  
21/-?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).
185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Zvezdane spore 1967-00-00 Džejms Bliš Jugoslavija (Kentaur)     176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
Semailles humaines 1968-02-08 James Blish OPTA (OPTA - Galaxie Bis #6)  
F6.00?F: French frank
253
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 Bruce Wayne  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1970-04-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Doubleday  
$7.95?$: US dollar
xi+
558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Sagebrush Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1970-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Doubleday / SFBC 2265
$2.98?$: US dollar
xi+
558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Sagebrush Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1971-04-16 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-02935-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
xii+
441
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1971-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
$1.50?$: US dollar
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1971-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
672
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
Where Do We Go from Here? 1971-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 3410
$2.49?$: US dollar
x+
441
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
Bug-Eyed Monsters 1972-00-00 ed. Anthony Cheetham Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97864-3   280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol Two 1972-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Sphere 0-7221-7833-6
£?£: UK pound
352
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  
The Seedling Stars 1972-00-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-906710-2
£0.35?£: UK pound
192
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
The Seedling Stars 1972-04-00 James Blish Signet / New American Library of Canada T4964
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
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
Urania #591 1972-04-30 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 591
Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira
144
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 Checkmark
Wondermakers 1972-05-00 ed. Robert Hoskins Fawcett Premier M561
$0.95?$: US dollar
351
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
Where Do We Go from Here? 1972-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P1749
$1.25?$: US dollar
384
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
Where Do We Go from Here? 1972-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P1749
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
384
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1972-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
$1.50?$: US dollar
672
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
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 Seedling Stars 1973-00-00 James Blish Signet / New American Library Q5440
$0.95?$: US dollar
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
Where Do We Go from Here? 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Michael Joseph 0-7181-1134-6
£3.75?£: UK pound
415
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish 1973-02-00 James Blish Faber and Faber 0-571-04782-3
£1.75?£: UK pound
216
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1973-04-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon J115
$1.50?$: US dollar
672
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
Where Do We Go from Here? Book 1 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Sphere 0-7221-1251-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
192
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
Bug-Eyed Monsters 1974-06-00 ed. Anthony Cheetham Panther 0-586-03990-2
£0.40?£: UK pound
255
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time 1975-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 22012
$1.75?$: US dollar
672
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
The Seedling Stars 1975-00-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-906710-2
£0.50?£: UK pound
192
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 Checkmark
Alfa vier: sf-verhalen 1976-00-00 ed. Warner Flamen Meulenhoff (M=SF #102) 90-290-0591-2   327
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
Where Do We Go from Here? 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 449-02849
$1.75?$: US dollar
384
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  
Semailles humaines 1977-05-20 James Blish J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #752)     223
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  
The Testament of Andros 1977-08-00 James Blish Arrow Books 0-09-914840-4
£0.60?£: UK pound
216
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 Checkmark
De beste science fiction verhalen van Meulenhoff 1978-00-00 ed. Mark Carpentier Alting Meulenhoff (M=SF #141) 90-290-0549-1   388
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Zvezdane spore 1978-00-00 Džejms Bliš Jugoslavija (Kentaur)     168
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
Aleksandar Dedić?Aleksandar Dedic
Checkmark
Para Onde Vamos? 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Hemus     375
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 Faragasso  
The Best of James Blish 1979-08-00 James Blish Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25600-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
xxi+
358
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
The Best of James Blish 1979-08-00 James Blish Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25600-X
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
xxi+
358
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
Where Do We Go from Here? 1980-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-22849-5
$1.75?$: US dollar
384
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  
Antologia scolastica 1980-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #6)  
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
368
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  
The Great Science Fiction Series 1980-11-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Frederik Pohl Harper & Row 0-06-013382-1
$16.95?$: US dollar
x+
419
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jon Weiman Checkmark
Auch sie sind Menschen ... 1981-00-00 James Blish Tosa  
DM 6.95?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
166
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Werner Sramek  
Avontuur in ruimte & tijd, #9 1981-00-00 ed. Editors of Avontuur in ruimte & tijd De Tijdruimte  
ƒ2.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
64
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 Peter Elson Checkmark
Semillas estelares 1983-00-00 James Blish Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #81) 84-270-0789-2   191
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 Salinas Blanch  
The Seedling Stars / Galactic Cluster 1983-03-00 James Blish Signet / New American Library (Signet Double Science Fiction) 0-451-12148-1
$2.95?$: US dollar
158+
176
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.
omni Paul Lehr Checkmark
Semailles humaines 1986-02-25 James Blish J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #752) 2-277-11752-8   223
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 Rowena Morrill  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1986-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$4.95?$: US dollar
672
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
James Blish presenta Un caso de conciencia / James Blish presenta Semillas estelares 1987-00-00 James Blish Edisan (Obras Estelares de la Ciencia Ficción - Serie Hugo #10) 84-86472-77-6   392
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Welten im All 1987-10-00 James Blish
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Bestseller
#22107)
3-404-22107-9
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
270
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 Mark Paternostro Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1994-07-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-85062-X
$35.00?$: US dollar
990+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Carol Russo Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1994-10-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orbit 1-85723-271-2
£25.00?£: UK pound
990
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Berkey Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1994-10-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor / SFBC 05435
$17.98?$: US dollar
990
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Berkey Checkmark
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF 1997-09-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-85509-5
$27.95?$: US dollar
990
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 Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1998-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Doubleday / SFBC 1-56865-878-8 / 17987
$10.98?$: US dollar
xi+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 2001-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg The Easton Press     xi+
558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Seedling Stars 2001-05-00 James Blish Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions) 0-575-07239-3
£9.99?£: UK pound
185
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 Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 2003-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Tor 0-765-30536-4
$27.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Kenn Brown  
In This World, or Another 2003-07-00 James Blish Five Star (Five Star First Edition Speculative Fiction) 0-7862-5349-5
$25.95?$: US dollar
413
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton  
Tales of Science Fiction: Featuring X-Minus One 2004-06-00 ed. uncredited GreaTapes 1-878481-20-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
anth  
Tales of Science Fiction: Featuring X-Minus One 2004-09-00 ed. uncredited GreaTapes 1-878481-36-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
anth  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 2005-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Orb 0-765-30537-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
560
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 Kenn Brown Checkmark
Semailles humaines 2006-04-12 James Blish Gallimard (Folio SF #248) 2-07-032677-2   331
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 Meltin Seven  
Works of Art 2008-02-00 James Blish NESFA Press 978-1-886778-70-2
$29.00?$: US dollar
524
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Berkey Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
991
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 Seedling Stars 2011-09-29 James Blish Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10415-0
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Black Easter / The Day After Judgement / The Seedling Stars 2013-09-26 James Blish Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-0-575-12930-6
£18.99?£: UK pound
xii+
320
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 Chris Moore  
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
$25.00?$: US dollar
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 Checkmark
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
$25.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection 2016-07-12 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC 14-1016912
$19.55?$: US dollar
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 2017-12-19 ed. Robert Silverberg Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-3979-1    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 2018-02-06 ed. Robert Silverberg Tor 978-1-250-30362-2
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Kenn Brown  
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 2: Die besten Storys 1948-1963 2018-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Golkonda 978-3-944720-56-2
€19.90?€: Euro
395
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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Utopia Science Fiction, August-September 2022 2022-08-00 ed. Tristan Evarts    
$6.42?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag  
Utopia Science Fiction, February-March 2023 2023-02-00 ed. Tristan Evarts Utopia Science Fiction  
$6.42?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag  
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-44933-1
$2.50?$: US dollar
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 26346
$1.95?$: US dollar
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 26346
$1.95?$: US dollar
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.25?$: US dollar
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Avon 0-380-00795-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
xii+
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Orb 0-765-30537-2
$19.99?$: US dollar
xiv+
560
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 Kenn Brown Checkmark
The Seedling Stars date unknown James Blish Signet T4964
$0.75?$: US dollar
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
The Seedling Stars date unknown James Blish Signet Y6977
$1.25?$: US dollar
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
Wondermakers date unknown ed. Robert Hoskins Fawcett Crest M1826
$0.95?$: US dollar
351
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
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