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Title: The World That Couldn't Be Title Record # 57030
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Date: 1958-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: librivox.org, starshipsofa.com
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
2017 The Planet That Couldn't Be
Year Language Title
1958Translated by Michel Deutsch (likely not for Galaxie 1ère série).
French Une chasse dangereuse
1959 Italian Il pianeta impossibile
1993Translated by Živilė Samėnaitė and Gintaras Aleksonis
Lithuanian
Pasaulis, kurio negali būti?Pasaulis, kurio negali buti
2023Translated by Jefferson Sarmento
Portuguese O mundo que não poderia ser

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, January 1958 1958-01-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
148
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
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 60 1958-03-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #55 June 1958 1958-06-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100.00?F: French frank
148
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  
Galaxy #9 1959-02-00 ed. R. Valente Editrice Due Mondi (Italy) 9
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
128
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy 1959-09-00 ed. H. L. Gold Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Karel Kezer Checkmark
The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy 1961-03-00 ed. H. L. Gold Permabooks M4197
$0.35?$: US dollar
xi+
260
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
Une chasse dangereuse 1978-12-20 Clifford D. Simak J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #903) 2-277-11903-2   318
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Une chasse dangereuse 1986-02-25 Clifford D. Simak J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #903) 2-277-11903-2   318
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 Frank Frazetta  
Off-Planet 1988-08-00 Clifford D. Simak Methuen 0-413-18500-1
£10.95?£: UK pound
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Chris Moore Checkmark
Off-Planet 1989-09-00 Clifford D. Simak Methuen / Mandarin 0-7493-0099-X
£3.50?£: UK pound
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 Moore Checkmark
Une chasse dangereuse 1990-08-22 Clifford D. Simak J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #903) 2-277-11903-2   318
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 Frank Frazetta  
Vilkolakio principas 1993-00-00 Clifford D. Simak Eridanas (
Pasaulinės Fantastikos Aukso Fondas?Fiction World Gold Fund
#9)
    223
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.
novel Audrius Šimakauskas Checkmark
The World That Couldn't Be 2010-04-17 Clifford D. Simak Project Gutenberg 32026    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Impossible Things: Four Classic Tales 2010-08-17 Clifford D. Simak Wildside Press 978-1-4344-1713-8
$9.95?$: US dollar
132
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  
The World That Couldn't Be 2010-11-07 Clifford D. Simak LibriVox      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
chap  
StarShipSofa, No 165 2010-12-01 ed. Tony C. Smith StarShipSofa  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
Hellhounds of the Cosmos and Other Tales from the Fourth Dimension 2011-01-29 Clifford D. Simak Wildside Press (Wildside Pulp Classics) 978-1-4344-3057-1
$6.99?$: US dollar
142
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  
The Wailing Asteroid / The World That Couldn't Be 2014-01-23 Murray Leinster, Clifford D. Simak Armchair Fiction (Armchair Sci-Fi & Horror Double Novels #118) 978-1-61287-187-5 / D-118
$12.95?$: US dollar
224
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 Richard Powers  
The Fourth Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack: Clifford D. Simak 2014-06-05 Clifford D. Simak Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0300-4
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Fantasy Super Pack #1 2014-06-17 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-63384-282-3
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Atelier Sommerland  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Fantasy Super Pack #1 2014-08-10 ed. Warren Lapine Positronic Publishing 978-1-63384-288-5
$1.99?$: US dollar
762
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 Atelier Sommerland  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #2 2016-04-12 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0621-1
$16.99?$: US dollar
526
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 3000ad  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #2 2016-04-15 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0577-1
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth 3000ad  
Black Infinity, Fall 2017 2017-00-00 ed. Tom English Rocket Science Books / Dead Letter Press 978-0-9966936-7-7
$9.95?$: US dollar
208
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.
mag Ed Valigursky Checkmark
Strangers No More 2017-02-15 ed. uncredited Dover Publications 978-0-486-79507-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
200
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
Fantastic Stories Presents the Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack #2 2018-04-03 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2100-9
$24.99?$: US dollar
526
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth 3000ad  
Científica ficção, Julho de 2023?Científica ficcao, Julho de 2023
2023-07-00 ed. uncredited Tramatura  
R$19.90?R$: Brazilian real
218
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag  
Científica ficção, July 2023 2023-07-00 ed. uncredited Tramatura 978-658-565702-0
R$46.90?R$: Brazilian real
218
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.
mag  
Epilog and Other Stories 2023-07-11 Clifford D. Simak Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-8312-6
$26.99?$: US dollar
352
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  
Epilog and Other Stories 2023-07-11 Clifford D. Simak Open Road Integrated Media  
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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