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Title: The Watchers Title Record # 58447
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1950-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Martian Chronicles
Language: English
Note: Vignette First published in The Martian Chronicles in 1950. Should not be confused with Bradury's longer 1945 story of the same name. This vignette begins "They all came out and looked at the sky that night."
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1951 November 2005: The Watchers
2001 November 2036: The Watchers
Year Language Title
1945Translated by Adam Kaska
Polish Listopad 2005. Obserwatorzy
1952Translated by Jens Kruuse
Danish November 2005. Tilskuerne
1953Translated by Olle Moberg
Swedish
November 2005: Ċskċdarna?November 2005: Askadarna
1954Translated by Henri Robillot
French Les spectateurs
1954Translated by Fernando de Castro Ferro
Portuguese O Público
1955Translated by Francisco Abelenda
Spanish Los observadores
1956Translated by 斎藤静江 (Shizue Saitō)
Japanese
2005年11月 - 地球を見守る人たち?2005-Nen 11 tsuki - chikyū o mimamoru hito-tachi
[as by
レイ・ブラッドベリー?Rei Buraddoberī
Rei Buraddoberii
]
1959
  • Translated by Rudolf Sremec and/or Frano Tućan
Croatian Gledaoci
1968Translated by Giorgio Monicelli
Italian Novembre 2005: Tutti a guardare
1972Translated by Thomas Schlück
German November 2005: Die Zuschauer
1972Translated by 伊藤典夫 Itō Norio
Japanese
監視者?かんししゃ
Kanshisha
[as by ]
1982 Hungarian
2005. november. A figyelők?2005. november. A figyelok
2005. november. A figyelooek
1985Translated by Fernanda Pinto Rodrigues
Portuguese Novembro de 2005: Os observadores
1997Translated by Henri Robillot, revised by Jacques Chambon
French Les spectateurs
2008Translated by Thomas Schlück
German November 2036: Die Zuschauer
2013Translated by Ana Ban
Portuguese Novembro de 2005 - Os observadores

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Martian Chronicles 1950-05-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$2.50?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Martian Chronicles 1950-05-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$2.50?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Martian Chronicles 1950-05-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Martian Chronicles 1950-09-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$2.50?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Silver Locusts 1951-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis  
12/6?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).
232
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Roy Sanford Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles 1951-02-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Martian Chronicles 1951-12-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Martian Chronicles 1952-11-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday  
$?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Martian Chronicles 1953-00-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.00?$: US dollar
222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Arthur Lidov  
The Martian Chronicles 1953-05-00 Ray Bradbury The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 2
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).
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll C. W. Bacon  
The Martian Chronicles 1954-10-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 1261
$0.25?$: US dollar
181
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 Martian Chronicles 1959-02-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books A1885
$0.35?$: US dollar
181
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  
The Silver Locusts 1960-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers SS819
2/6?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).
221
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 John Richards  
The Martian Chronicles 1962-09-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books F2438
$0.50?$: US dollar
viii+
181
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 Martian Chronicles 1963-00-00 Ray Bradbury Time Inc.     xx+
267
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 Marie Jones Checkmark
The Silver Locusts 1963-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers YS1350
3/-?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).
x+
180
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 Josh Kirby  
The Silver Locusts 1965-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis     232
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Martian Chronicles 1967-03-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H3243
$0.60?$: US dollar
181
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  
The Silver Locusts 1971-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hart-Davis     232
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Silver Locusts 1972-00-00 Ray Bradbury Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08274-0
£0.30?£: UK pound
181
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  
The Martian Chronicles 1973-06-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday 0-385-03862-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Karel Thole  
The Martian Chronicles 1974-00-00 Ray Bradbury Heritage Club     xvii+
309
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Martian Chronicles 1974-00-00 Ray Bradbury Limited Editions Club     xviii+
309
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Silver Locusts 1977-00-00 Ray Bradbury Panther / Granada 0-586-04362-4
£0.75?£: UK pound
221
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
The Martian Chronicles 1978-03-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-11945-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
181
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 Ian Miller Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles 1979-00-00 Ray Bradbury Olivetti     203
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jean-Michel Folon  
The Martian Chronicles 1979-06-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-13179-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
181
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  
The Martian Chronicles 1981-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-14774-9
$2.50?$: US dollar
181
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  
The Martian Chronicles 1985-00-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04362-4
£1.95?£: UK pound
221
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
The Martian Chronicles 1987-00-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04362-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
221
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
The Martian Chronicles 1989-00-00 Ray Bradbury The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)     [14]+
309+
[9]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles 1990-00-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra 0-553-26363-3
$3.50?$: US dollar
181
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 Martian Chronicles 1990-05-00 Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra (The Grand Master Editions) 0-553-27822-3
$3.95?$: US dollar
181
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  
The Martian Chronicles 1990-11-00 Ray Bradbury Doubleday 0-385-05060-7
$19.95?$: US dollar
xi+
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Whelan  
The Martian Chronicles 1993-02-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04362-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
235
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  
The Martian Chronicles 1995-00-00 Ray Bradbury Flamingo / HarperCollins 0-00-647923-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
235
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 George Snow  
The Martian Chronicles 1997-02-00 Ray Bradbury Avon Books 0-380-97383-9
$15.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
[2]+
268
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tim O'Brien Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles 2001-12-00 Ray Bradbury Voyager Classics / HarperCollins (Voyager Classics #19) 0-00-711962-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
235
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 Martian Chronicles: The Complete Edition 2009-10-00 Ray Bradbury Subterranean Press & PS Publishing 978-1-59606-286-3
$300.00?$: US dollar
745
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles / The Illustrated Man / The Golden Apples of the Sun 2011-01-00 Ray Bradbury Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) 978-1-4351-2906-1
$20.00?$: US dollar
885
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Vaggelis Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra 0-553-27822-3
$6.99?$: US dollar
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 Ian Miller  
The Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-13179-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
181
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 Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-24691-7
$2.95?$: US dollar
181
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 Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H3243
$0.60?$: US dollar
x+
181
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 Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books H3243
$0.60?$: US dollar
x+
181
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 Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Troll 0-553-16185-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
181
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 Ian Miller Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-13179-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
181
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 Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra 0-553-27822-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
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  
The Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-11945-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
181
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 Ian Miller  
The Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-647923-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
305
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 designedbydavid.co.uk Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Flamingo / HarperCollins 0-00-647923-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
235
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 George Snow Checkmark
The Martian Chronicles date unknown Ray Bradbury Bantam Books 0-553-11945-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
181
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 Ian Miller Checkmark
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