Title: Breaking Strain

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Title: Breaking Strain Title Record # 56718
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1949-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1949 Thirty Seconds - Thirty Days
Year Language Title
1960 German Das Recht, zu überleben
1969 Italian Aria per uno
1979 Dutch Spanningsbreker
1981 French Point de rupture
1988 Portuguese Ponto de Tensão

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog# Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1949 1949-12-00 ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. Standard Magazines, Inc.   $0.25 164 pulp? mag Earle Bergey Checkmark
No Place Like Earth 1952-10-00 ed. John Carnell T. V. Boardman   9/6 255 hc? anth Denis McLoughlin Checkmark
The Best from Startling Stories 1953-10-00 ed. Samuel Mines Henry Holt   $3.50 xii+
301 		hc? anth Alex Schomburg Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1953-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books H-52 $2.00 165 hc? coll  
Expedition to Earth 1953-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 52 $0.35 167 pb? coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1954-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson   8/6 167 hc? coll Checkmark
Startling Stories 1954-00-00 ed. Samuel Mines Cassell & Company   12/6 xii+
301 		hc? anth Checkmark
No Place Like Earth: A Science Fiction Anthology 1954-01-00 ed. John Carnell The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 6 6/- 253 hc? anth C. W. Bacon Checkmark
No Place Like Earth 1954-02-00 ed. John Carnell T. V. Boardman 140 2/- 192 pb? anth D. McLoughlin Checkmark
Moment Without Time 1956-03-00 ed. Samuel Mines The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 19   xii+
301 		hc? anth  
Across the Sea of Stars 1959-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & Company   $3.95 584 hc? omni  
Across the Sea of Stars 1959-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Longmans (Canada)   C$4.50 584 hc? omni  
Expedition to Earth 1959-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers S650 2/6 192 pb? coll Richards Checkmark
Across the Sea of Stars 1959-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC   $1.90 xii+
584 		hc? omni Arthur Hawkins Checkmark
Verbannt in die Zukunft 1960-00-09 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #10) Z 10 DM 6.80 183+
[1] 		hc? coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Verbannt in die Zukunft 1960-00-09 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #10) Z 10 DM 4.00 183+
[1] 		tp? coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Out of This World 1 1960-09-00 ed. Amabel Williams-Ellis, Mably Owen Blackie   12/6 197 hc? anth  
Expedition to Earth 1961-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 472K $0.35 167+
[2] 		pb? coll Richard Powers Checkmark
No Place Like Earth 1961-08-00 ed. John Carnell Panther 1252 2/6 190 pb? anth Everett Raymond Kinstler Checkmark
An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson   30/- 253+
176+
167 		hc? omni  
An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ambassador   C$7.50 596 hc? omni  
Out of This World 1 1965-00-00 ed. Amabel Williams-Ellis, Mably Owen Blackie     197 hc? anth Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1965-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books U2112 $0.50 165 pb? coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1965-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books U2112 C$0.50 165 pb? coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1966-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books X462 3/6 174 pb? coll Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1966-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books X462 A6/- 174 pb? coll Checkmark
An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus 1966-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)   17/6 596 hc? omni  
Expedition to Earth 1968-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sphere 23973 5/- 174 pb? coll Robert McCall Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1969-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559 $0.75 165+
[2] 		pb? coll Checkmark
Urania #514 1969-05-18 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Arnoldo Mondadori Editore 514 250 Lit 168 digest? mag Karel Thole  
Expedition to Earth 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World   $5.75 viii+
181 		hc? coll Ken Braren Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1970-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559 $0.75 165 pb? coll Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1971-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559 $0.75 165 pb? coll  
Expedition to Earth 1971-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559 $0.75 165 pb? coll Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sphere Books 24198 £0.30 174 pb? coll Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02751-5 $1.25 165 pb? coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02751-5 C$1.25 165 pb? coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1973-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sphere Books 0-7221-2423-6 £0.30 174 pb? coll David A. Hardy Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1973-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02751-5 $1.25 165 pb? coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1973-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22751-4 $1.25 165 pb? coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1974-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22751-4 $1.25 165 pb? coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-24849-X $1.50 165 pb? coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
2001 and Beyond: Science Fiction Stories 1975-00-00 ed. H. G. Stenzel Longman       pb? anth  
Expedition to Earth 1976-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25587-9 $1.50 165 pb? coll Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1976-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98352-3 £0.70 174 pb? coll Tim White Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1976-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25587-9 $1.50 165 pb? coll Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1978-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27698-1 $1.75 165 pb? coll Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Een Nieuwe Dageraad en Andere Verhalen 1979-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Elsevier (Elsevier SF) 90-10-02511-X   235 pb? coll Peter A. Jones Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1979-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28467-4 $1.95 165 pb? coll Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
La sentinella 1979-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Classici Urania #31) 16542-3 1,200 Lit 182 pb? coll Karel Thole  
Expedition to Earth 1980-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke New English Library 0-283-98623-9 £0.95 174 pb? coll Tim White Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Arthur C. Clarke 1981-08-07 Arthur C. Clarke Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5118) 2-266-01056-5   309 pb? coll Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1982-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31057-8 $2.25 165 pb? coll Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1983-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke New English Library 0-283-98623-9 £1.50 174 pb? coll Tim White Checkmark
The Sentinel 1983-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-06183-3 $6.95 303 tp? coll Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
The Sentinel 1984-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books 0-425-06575-8 $50.00 260 hc? coll  
The Sentinel 1984-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books / SFBC (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 3289 $3.98 xiv+
203+
[3] 		hc? coll Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
The Sentinel 1985-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Panther / Granada 0-586-06343-9 £2.95 299 tp? coll Chris Foss Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1985-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32824-8 $2.95 165 pb? coll Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
The Sentinel 1986-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books 0-425-09389-1 $3.50 260 pb? coll Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1987-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke New English Library 0-283-98623-9 £1.95 175 pb? coll Tim White  
Expedição à Terra 1988-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Publicações Europa-América (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #143)     145 pb? coll Tim White  
Expedição à Terra 1989-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Publicações Europa-América (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #143)     145 pb? coll Tim White  
Urania #1154 1991-06-02 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Arnoldo Mondadori Editore 1154 4,500 Lit 208 digest? mag Vicente Segrelles  
The Sentinel 1991-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Grafton 0-586-21204-3 £3.99 319 pb? coll Chris Moore  
Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1991-10-00 ed. Richard Curtis Dove Audio 1-55800-388-6     audio cassette? anth  
Et la lumière tue 1992-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5118) 2-266-05086-9   319 pb? coll Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
The Sentinel 1993-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke HarperCollins 0-586-21204-3 £4.99 319 pb? coll Chris Moore Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1998-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43073-5 $10.00 xii+
178 		tp? coll  
Expedition to Earth 1999-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orbit 1-85723-903-2 £9.99 xii+
180 		tp? coll Fred Gambino Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1999-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orbit 1-85723-918-0 £5.99 xii+
180 		pb? coll Fred Gambino Checkmark
Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1999-12-16 ed. Richard Curtis Phoenix Audio   $17.47   digital audio download? anth  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2000-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X £20.00 x+
966 		hc? coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
The Sentinel 2000-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-21204-3 £5.99 319 pb? coll Chris Moore  
The Sentinel 2000-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke ibooks 0-7434-0721-0 $14.95 298 tp? coll Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4 $29.95 x+
966 		hc? coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027 $14.98 x+
966 		hc? coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8 £9.99 x+
966 		tp? coll Blacksheep  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5 $17.95 x+
966 		tp? coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1 $28.95 966 hc? coll  
Odyssées : l'intégrale des nouvelles 2013-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bragelonne 978-2-35294-684-7 €28.00 1116 tp? coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4 $29.95 x+
966 		hc? coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Sentinel date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-21204-3 £5.99 319 pb? coll Chris Moore Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8 £14.99 x+
966 		tp? coll Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5 $19.95 x+
966 		tp? coll Drive Communications Checkmark
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