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Title: The Men Return Title Record # 57665
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1957-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), surrealism (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1972Translated by Warner Flamen
Dutch De mensen keren terug
1979Translated by Leni Sobez
German
Die Menschen kehren zurück?Die Menschen kehren zurueck
1980Translated by Nancy Rietbergen
Dutch De Mannen Keren Terug
1985Translated by Heinz Zwack as Heinz Nagel
German
Die Menschen kehren zurück?Die Menschen kehren zurueck
1992Translated by ECL Meistermann
French Le retour des hommes
1995Translated by uncredited.
Russian
Возвращение людей?Vozvrashcheniye ludey
[as by
Джек Вэнс?Dzhek Vens
Jack Vance
]
2019Translated by E. C. L. Meistermann revised by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
French Le retour des hommes

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Infinity Science Fiction, July 1957 1957-07-00 ed. Larry T. Shaw Royal Publications, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Ed Emsh Checkmark
Monsters in Orbit / The World Between and Other Stories 1965-00-00 Jack Vance Ace Books (Ace Double #M-125) M-125
$0.45?$: US dollar
119+
134
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
omni Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Eight Fantasms and Magics 1969-10-00 Jack Vance Macmillan 62151
$5.95?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Anthony Sini Checkmark
Eight Fantasms and Magics 1970-00-00 Jack Vance Collier Books 02598
$0.95?$: US dollar
288
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 Anthony Sini Checkmark
Alpha Two 1971-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 02419
$0.95?$: US dollar
[vii]+
310
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 Larry Kresek Checkmark
Alpha Two 1971-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-02419-2
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
[vii]+
310
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 Larry Kresek Checkmark
Telek 1972-11-00 Jack Vance Meulenhoff (M=SF #58) 90-290-0325-1   296
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 Frans Erkelens Checkmark
The Worlds of Jack Vance 1973-12-00 Jack Vance Ace Books 90955
$1.25?$: US dollar
302
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
Evil Earths: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures 1975-10-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-77005-5
£4.25?£: UK pound
x+
322
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Moon Moth and Other Stories 1976-02-00 Jack Vance Dennis Dobson 0-234-77069-4
£2.95?£: UK pound
125
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Weaver (artist) Checkmark
Evil Earths 1976-05-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Orbit Book / Futura Publications 0-86007-889-2
£0.90?£: UK pound
x+
322
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Telek 1977-09-00 Jack Vance Meulenhoff (M=SF #58) 90-290-0325-1   296
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 Whelan Checkmark
Fantasms and Magics 1978-03-00 Jack Vance Mayflower / Granada 0-583-12498-4
£0.75?£: 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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Evil Earths 1979-08-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Avon 0-380-44636-7
$2.50?$: US dollar
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.
anth Alex Ebel Checkmark
SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 5/79 1979-09-00 ed. Hans Gamber Pabel SFPRM7905
DM 2.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
48+
[2]
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Peter Jones Checkmark
Die besten SF-Stories von Jack Vance 1979-10-00 Jack Vance Moewig (Bibliothek Science Fiction) 3-8118-0175-9
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
434
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Layzell Checkmark
Green Magic: The Fantasy Realms of Jack Vance 1979-10-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller 0-934438-17-X
$15.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll George Barr Checkmark
Green Magic: The Fantasy Realms of Jack Vance 1979-10-00 Jack Vance Underwood-Miller 0-934438-18-8
$25.00?$: US dollar
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll George Barr  
Wrede Werelden 1980-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Centripress (Centripress SF) 90-305-0195-2   279
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
Het laatste kasteel 1982-02-00 Jack Vance Meulenhoff (Meesters van de Science Fiction #8) 90-290-1497-0   262
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tom Barber Checkmark
Das Gehirn der Galaxis 1984-10-00 Jack Vance Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #363) 3-8118-3403-7
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
160
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 Mike Masters Checkmark
Titan 23 1985-03-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4171) 3-453-31133-7
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
234+
[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 Jim Burns Checkmark
Light from a Lone Star 1985-08-00 Jack Vance NESFA Press 0-915368-31-5
$13.00?$: US dollar
xiii+
125
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Light from a Lone Star 1985-08-00 Jack Vance NESFA Press 0-915368-86-2
$18.85?$: US dollar
xiii+
125
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers  
Het laatste kasteel 1987-09-00 Jack Vance Meulenhoff (M=SF #241) 90-290-4061-0   262
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 Barber Checkmark
Fantasms and Magics 1987-12-00 Jack Vance Grafton 0-583-12498-4
£2.50?£: 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 Peter Elson Checkmark
Fantasms and Magics 1988-00-00 Jack Vance Grafton 0-583-12498-4
£2.50?£: 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 Peter Elson Checkmark
Das Gehirn der Galaxis 1988-01-00 Jack Vance Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3840) 3-8118-3840-7
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
160
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  
Grüne Magie?Gruene Magie
1988-03-00 Jack Vance Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4478) 3-453-01012-4
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
346
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 Rodney Matthews Checkmark
Green Magic 1988-08-00 Jack Vance Tor 0-812-55702-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
xii+
273
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 Rodney Matthews Checkmark
Docteur Bizarre 1992-04-00 Jack Vance Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5402) 2-266-03698-X   278
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 W. Siudmak  
Telek 1992-10-00 Jack Vance Meulenhoff (*M) 90-290-8219-4   210
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 Mick van Houten Checkmark
Аластор-2262?Alastor-2262
1995-00-00
Джек Вэнс?Dzhek Vens
Jack Vance
() 5-87005-022-7   414
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Rowena Morrill  
Nebula Awards 32 1998-04-00 ed. Jack Dann Harcourt Brace 0-15-100306-8
$26.00?$: US dollar
x+
326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Payne (I) Checkmark
Nebula Awards 32 1998-04-00 ed. Jack Dann Harvest / Harcourt Brace 0-15-600552-2
$13.00?$: US dollar
x+
326
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 John Payne (I) Checkmark
The Moon Moth and Other Stories 2002-00-00 Jack Vance Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #17) 0-9712375-1-4   [viii]+
370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$38.00?$: US dollar
633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gnemo  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press / SFBC 1226398
$16.99?$: US dollar
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gnemo Checkmark
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$125.00?$: US dollar
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gnemo  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2007-01-00 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 1-59606-077-8
$300.00?$: US dollar
633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gnemo Checkmark
Science Fiction Gems, Volume One 2011-04-00 ed. uncredited Armchair Fiction (Armchair Science Fiction & Horror Gems #1) 978-1-61287-028-1
$12.95?$: US dollar
198
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 Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
The Moon Moth and Other Stories 2011-09-29 Jack Vance Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10993-3
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Moon Moth and Other Stories 2012-04-17 Jack Vance Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #33) 978-1-61947-032-3
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Tais Teng  
The Jack Vance Treasury 2013-12-05 Jack Vance Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-647-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Gnemo  
The Moon Moth and Other Stories 2018-01-01 Jack Vance Spatterlight Press (Signature Series #31) 978-1-61947-152-8
$14.49?$: US dollar
236
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  
Nouvelles - tome 2: 1955-1982 2019-03-28 Jack Vance
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
(Kvasar #14)
978-2-84344-946-8
€34.00?€: Euro
1026
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 Guillaume Sorel  
De Maanvlinder en andere verhalen 2020-03-05 Jack Vance Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #31) 978-1-61947-199-3
€4.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Howard Kistler  
De Maanvlinder en andere verhalen 2020-03-06 Jack Vance Spatterlight Press (Het verzameld werk van Jack Vance #31) 978-1-61947-261-7
€15.99?€: Euro
258
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 Howard Kistler  
Alpha 2 2022-05-24 ed. Robert Silverberg ReAnimus Press 979-883142134-7
$16.99?$: US dollar
344
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 Larry Kresek  
Alpha 2 2022-07-28 ed. Robert Silverberg ReAnimus Press  
$3.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Larry Kresek  
The Men Return 2023-08-04 Jack Vance Project Gutenberg 71565
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
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