Title: Unto the Fourth Generation

Title: Unto the Fourth Generation Title Record # 62428
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1959-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Story rewritten by Asimov for subsequent republications after initial publication in F&SF. [ref: Isaac Asimov, "In Joy Still Felt", p.153.]

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Year	Title
1964	Unto the Fourth Generation...

Year	Language	Title
1960	French	Jusqu'à la quatrième génération^?Jusqu'a la quatrieme generation
1964^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Fino alla quarta generazione
1965^ⓘTranslated by Bianca Russo	Italian	Alle dieci del mattino
1973^ⓘTranslated by Eva Sander	German	Bis in die vierte Generation
1973^ⓘTranslated by Eva Sander	German	Die vierte Generation
1976^ⓘTranslated by J. A. Harloff	Dutch	Tot de vierde generatie
1980^ⓘTranslated by Simone Hilling.	French	Jusqu'à la quatrième génération^?Jusqu'a la quatrieme generation
1992^ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.	Spanish	Cuerta generación

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1959	1959-04-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Mercury Press, Inc.		$0.40^?$: 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	Emsh
A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1960-12-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Doubleday		$4.50^?$: US dollar	406	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mel Hunter
A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1961-03-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	406	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mel Hunter
A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1962-00-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Gollancz		21/-^?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).	402	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1962-01-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Dell	X12	$0.75^?$: US dollar	416	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
A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1962-01-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Dell	X12	C$0.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	416	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
A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1963-00-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Gollancz		15/6^?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).	402	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-00-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Corgi	FS7028	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).	319	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	Fritz Wegner
Nightfall and Other Stories	1969-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)		$5.95^?$: US dollar	343	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Amelia S. Edwards
Nightfall and Other Stories	1969-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC (Doubleday Science Fiction)	2099	$1.69^?$: US dollar	343	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Amelia S. Edwards
Nightfall and Other Stories	1970-06-25	Isaac Asimov	Rapp & Whiting	0-85391-157-6	35/-^?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).	344	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Nightfall and Other Stories	1970-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	M1486	$0.95^?$: US dollar	350	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
Nightfall Two	1971-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03537-0	£0.30^?£: 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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall Two	1972-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03657-1	£0.30^?£: 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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall Two	1973-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03657-1	£0.30^?£: 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	Ken Sequin
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction	1974-01-00	ed. Jack Dann	Harper & Row	0-06-010944-0	$6.95^?$: US dollar	x+ [2]+ 239+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction	1974-05-00	ed. Jack Dann	Harper & Row / SFBC	6149	$1.98^?$: US dollar	244	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction	1975-00-00	ed. Jack Dann	The Woburn Press	0-7130-0141-0	£3.50^?£: UK pound	240	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Lawrence Edwards
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction	1975-11-00	ed. Jack Dann	Pocket Books	0-671-78789-6	$1.50^?$: US dollar	254	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	Charles Moll
Nightfall Two	1976-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03657-1	£0.50^?£: 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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall and Other Stories	1977-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23188-7	$1.75^?$: US dollar	350	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
Nightfall Two	1978-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03657-1		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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall Two	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03657-1	£1.25^?£: 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	Ken Sequin
Nightfall and Other Stories	1984-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31091-8	$3.50^?$: US dollar	350	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	Rick Sternbach
Nightfall Two	1985-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03657-1	£1.95^?£: 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	Ken Sequin
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1986-08-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-19782-9	$17.95^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Robert Aulicino
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1988-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-07498-8	£3.50^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 320	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
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1988-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library	0-451-15196-8 / AE5196	$3.95^?$: US dollar	379	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 Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1988-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library of Canada	0-451-15196-8 / AE5196	C$4.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	379	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 Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov	1989-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dark Harvest	0-913165-44-1	$21.95^?$: US dollar	678	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov	1989-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dark Harvest	0-913165-43-3	$49.00^?$: US dollar	678	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1990-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation	0-385-41606-7	$22.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1990-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation	0-385-41627-X	$12.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 615	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	Barclay Shaw
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!	1991-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Legend	0-7126-4690-6	£14.99^?£: UK pound	836	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tony Roberts (artist)
Haunted America: Star-Spangled Supernatural Stories	1991-02-00	ed. Marvin Kaye	GuildAmerica Books / SFBC	15993	$9.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 582	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Edward Gorey
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume Four	1991-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Ace Books	0-441-03109-9	$3.95^?$: 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	Bob Eggleton
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1991-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation / SFBC	17907	$10.98^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
Nightfall and Other Stories	1991-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers	0-586-21255-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound	445	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
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume One	1991-10-10	Isaac Asimov	Legend	0-7126-4770-8	£8.99^?£: UK pound	485	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	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	1993-03-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-224139-0	£15.99^?£: UK pound	614	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Chris Moore
The Complete Stories: Volume Two	1995-01-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-648016-0	£5.99^?£: UK pound	464	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 Complete Stories: Volume Two	1997-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Voyager	0-00-648016-0	£6.99^?£: UK pound	464	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
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction	1998-04-00	ed. Jack Dann	Jewish Lights Publishing	1-58023-005-9	$16.95^?$: US dollar	240	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	Michael Bogdanow
Nightfall and Other Stories	2021-07-13	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey	978-0-593-35746-0	$17.00^?$: US dollar	416	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	Paul Lycett
The Complete Stories: Volume Two	2023-11-09	Isaac Asimov	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-851629-1	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	M1486	$0.95^?$: US dollar	350	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1969	$1.25^?$: US dollar	350	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23672-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar	350	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
Nightfall and Other Stories	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers	0-586-21255-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound	445	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
Nightfall Two	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03537-0	£0.50^?£: 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	Ken Sequin
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-07498-8	£3.50^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 320	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
The Complete Stories, Volume 1	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation	0-385-41627-X	$17.95^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	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 Complete Stories, Volume 1	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Broadway Books	0-385-41627-X	$22.00^?$: US dollar	viii+ 614	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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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)