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Title: The Odor of Thought Title Record # 58573
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
User Rating: 8.00 (2 votes) Including variants and translations: 7.00 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1953 The Odour of Thought
Year Language Title
1966ⓘTranslated by Нинель Евдокимова / Ninel' Evdokimova.
 Russian
Запах мысли?Zapakh mysli
[as by
Роберт Шекли?Robert Shekli
Robert Sheckley
]
1969ⓘTranslated by Norbert Wölfl
 German Denk nicht so laut
1970ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch
 French L'odeur de la pensée
1971ⓘTranslated by Felix Visser
 Dutch De geur der gedachte
1984ⓘTranslated by Ahrvid Engholm
 Swedish Brinnande tankar
2009ⓘTranslated by 仁賀克雄 (Jinka Katsuo)
 Japanese
思考の匂い?しこうのにおい
Shikō no Nioi
Shikou no Nioi
[as by
ロバート・シェクリイ?Robāto Shekurii
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1953-12-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books H-55
$2.00?$: US dollar
 [4]+
195+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1953-12-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 55
$0.35?$: US dollar
 [8]+
195
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
New Worlds Science Fiction, #25 July 1954 1954-07-00 ed. John Carnell Nova Publications Ltd.  
1/6?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).
 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 Gerard Quinn  
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1962-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 612
$0.35?$: US dollar
 196
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 People Trap 1968-12-00 Robert Sheckley Dell 6881
$0.60?$: US dollar
 204
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 Photo Media Checkmark
The People Trap 1968-12-00 Robert Sheckley Dell 6881
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
 204
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 Photo Media Checkmark
The People Trap 1969-09-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) 0-575-00382-0   222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Old Masters 1970-09-00 ed. Brian Davis New English Library 0-450-00597-6
5/-?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).
 128
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 Jan Parker Checkmark
The People Trap 1972-05-00 Robert Sheckley Pan Books 0-330-02972-X
£0.30?£: UK pound
 222
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
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02718-3
$0.95?$: US dollar
 195
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 1972-11-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-02718-3
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 195
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 John Berkey Checkmark
Tales from the Galaxies 1973-00-00 ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis Piccolo 0-330-23507-9
£0.25?£: UK pound
 126
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 Alan Lee Checkmark
Tales from the Galaxies 1975-00-00 ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis Piccolo 0-330-23507-9
£0.40?£: UK pound
 126
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 Alan Lee Checkmark
Tales from the Galaxies 1975-10-00 ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis White Lion 0-85686-093-X
£2.25?£: UK pound
 126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The People Trap 1977-00-00 Robert Sheckley Pan Books 0-330-02972-X
£0.60?£: UK pound
 222
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
The People Trap plus Mindswap 1981-08-00 Robert Sheckley Ace Books 0-441-65874-1
$2.75?$: US dollar
 469
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 Checkmark
Science Fiction A to Z: A Dictionary of the Great S.F. Themes 1982-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Houghton Mifflin 0-395-31285-X
$22.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing  
$150.00?$: US dollar
 331+
380+
360+
275+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Three 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing     360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Three 1992-07-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing 1-56146-422-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
 360
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  
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