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Title: Dog Star Title Record # 59688
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1962-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1962 Moon Dog
Year Language Title
1963ⓘTranslated by Ugo Malaguti
 Italian Il cane lunare
1963ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German Die zweite Warnung
1965 German Mondhund
1966 French Le chien de lune
1978 Portuguese Meu cão protector
1978ⓘTranslated by Zoran Živković
 Serbian Najsjajnija zvezda neba [as by Artur Klark]
1981ⓘTranslated by Mia Ostoja
 Croatian Lajka i ja
1987ⓘTranslated by Guido Zurlino and Beata Della Frattina
 Italian Il cane lunare
1990ⓘTranslated by Petru Iamandi
 Romanian Laika
1991ⓘTranslated by Лев Жданов (Lev Zhdanov)
 Russian
Созвездие Пса?Sozvezdiye Psa
[as by
Артур Кларк?Artur Klark
Arthur Clarke
]
2013ⓘTranslated by Iawa Tate revised by Tom Clegg
 French Le chien de la Lune
2019ⓘItalian translation of "Dog Star" Translated by Artori Veri
 Italian Il Cane Lunare

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Tales of Ten Worlds 1962-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Longmans (Canada)  
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Galaxy Magazine [UK], No. 91 April 1962 1962-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
3/6?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).
 196
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 Gaughan Checkmark
Galaxy Magazine, April 1962 1962-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.50?$: US dollar
 196
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 Gaughan Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1962-09-12 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$3.95?$: US dollar
 245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1963-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
16/-?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).
 245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1963-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
16/-?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).
 245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1964-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8467
$0.50?$: US dollar
 224
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1964-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8467
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 224
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1964-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 86
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).
 245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Griffiths  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books X424
3/6?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).
 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 Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz     245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1965-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8467
$0.50?$: US dollar
 224
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  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1967-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz     245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Nine Billion Names of God 1967-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.75?$: US dollar
 277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Robin Sherwood Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-00693-5   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1971-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-08675-4
£0.25?£: UK pound
 205
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 Solution Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1973-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5452
$0.95?$: US dollar
 206
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 Fernando Fernandez Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1973-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada Q5452
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 206
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 Nine Billion Names of God 1974-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y5949
$1.25?$: US dollar
 240
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 Nine Billion Names of God 1974-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada Y5949
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 240
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09785-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
 205
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
The Science Fiction Roll of Honor 1975-00-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Random House / BOMC     xvii+
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Sposato Checkmark
The Science Fiction Roll of Honor 1975-10-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Random House 0-394-48677-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Sposato Checkmark
The Nine Billion Names of God 1979-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-08999-5
$1.95?$: US dollar
 240
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
Animal Ghosts 1980-00-00 ed. Richard Davis Hutchinson 0-09-142700-2
£4.95?£: UK pound
 144
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Nine Billion Names of God 1980-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-08999-5
$1.95?$: US dollar
 240
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1980-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-09499-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 206
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  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1981-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-11093-5
$2.50?$: US dollar
 206
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 Paul Alexander Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1981-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-11093-5 / AE1093
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 206
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 Paul Alexander Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1983-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books 0-330-28067-8
£1.75?£: UK pound
 205
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 Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 1987-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-14755-3
$3.50?$: US dollar
 253
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1987-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-14978-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
 252
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
Tales of Ten Worlds 1990-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04713-5
£3.99?£: UK pound
 245
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 1991-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra 0-553-29189-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
 554
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 Paul Swendsen  
Tales of Ten Worlds 1995-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-06124-3
£4.99?£: UK pound
 245
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 1996-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Amereon House 0-8488-2181-5   192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds 1998-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Vista 0-575-60251-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
 245
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  
The Collected Stories 2000-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X
£20.00?£: UK pound
 x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
 x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027
$14.98?$: US dollar
 x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 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?£: UK pound
 x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$17.95?$: US dollar
 x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1
$28.95?$: US dollar
 966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Drive Communications  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09877-0
£7.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack 2013-08-15 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4351-9
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-4973-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Corinna Lupp  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-08-16 Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library 0-15-688158-6
$1.25?$: US dollar
 245
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 Hal Siegel Checkmark
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5452
$0.95?$: US dollar
 206
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
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y7241
$1.25?$: US dollar
 206
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
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-08328-8
$1.50?$: US dollar
 206
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
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-12780-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
 206
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  
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library 0-15-688158-6
$1.25?$: US dollar
 245
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 Hal Siegel  
Tales of Ten Worlds date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Q5452
$0.95?$: US dollar
 206
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 Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
 x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
 x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$19.95?$: US dollar
 x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Nine Billion Names of God date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y5949
$1.25?$: US dollar
 240
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 Nine Billion Names of God date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Harbrace Paperbound Library 0-15-665895-X
$1.45?$: US dollar
 277
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 Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Y5949
$1.25?$: US dollar
 240
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 Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-07589-7
$1.50?$: US dollar
 240
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 Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-11715-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
 240
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 Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library 0-451-08381-4 / E8381
$1.75?$: US dollar
 240
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
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