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Title: Duel on Syrtis Title Record # 62713
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1951-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Synopsis: A hunter decides to take on the ultimate in big (and illegal) game: one of the intelligent, birdlike Martians.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1963Translated by Juan de Luzón.
Spanish Duelo en Sirte
1964Translated by Horst Mayer
German Jagd auf dem Mars
1988Translated by Arlette Rosenblum
French Duel sur la Syrte
2021 Hungarian Párbaj a Syrtisen

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Planet Stories, March 1951 1951-03-00 ed. Jerome Bixby Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
116
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Allen Anderson Checkmark
Strangers from Earth 1961-05-00 Poul Anderson Ballantine Books 483K
$0.35?$: US dollar
144
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Extranjeros en la Tierra 1963-00-00 Poul Anderson E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #88) 88   237
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  
Die Sternzigeuner und andere Stories 1964-12-24 Poul Anderson Moewig (Terra #376) 376
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
66
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".
coll Karl Stephan Checkmark
Strangers from Earth 1965-01-00 Poul Anderson Mayflower-Dell 8345
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).
190
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 Jacks Checkmark
Strangers from Earth 1965-05-00 Poul Anderson Mayflower-Dell 8345
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).
190
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 Jacks Checkmark
The Best of Planet Stories #1: Strange Adventures on Other Worlds 1975-01-00 ed. Leigh Brackett Ballantine Books 0-345-24334-X
$1.25?$: US dollar
212
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 Kelly Freas Checkmark
Strangers from Earth 1987-03-00 Poul Anderson Baen Books 0-671-65627-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
217
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Le barde du futur 1988-08-00 Poul Anderson Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5300) 2-266-02249-0   353
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
J. P. Ferté?J. P. Ferte
Checkmark
Kinship with the Stars 1991-10-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-812-51814-4
$3.99?$: US dollar
vii+
276
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 Brian Waugh Checkmark
Kinship with the Stars 1993-11-00 Poul Anderson Severn House 0-7278-4512-8
£13.99?£: UK pound
viii+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Martin Buchan Checkmark
Two Worlds of Poul Anderson 2010-02-10 Poul Anderson Wildside Press 978-1-55742-677-2
$3.99?$: US dollar
66
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  
Two Worlds of Poul Anderson: Science Fiction from the Golden Age 2010-02-15 Poul Anderson World Science Fiction Classics 978-1-55742-693-2
$2.99?$: US dollar
66
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 Checkmark
Duel on Syrtis 2010-05-19 Poul Anderson Project Gutenberg 32436
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Short Science Fiction Collection 38 2010-07-20 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth NASA/JPL-Caltech  
Short Science Fiction Collection 39 2010-08-21 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
991
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  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Anthology of Sci-Fi V3: The Pulp Writers: Poul Anderson 2013-04-01 Poul Anderson Spastic Cat Press (Anthology of Sci-Fi #3) 978-1-4837-0107-3
$9.99?$: US dollar
124
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  
Classic Martian Stories, Vol. 5 2013-04-19 ed. Ronald J. Leach CreateSpace 978-1-4841-2878-7
$16.99?$: US dollar
620
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  
Short Science Fiction Collection 49 2013-11-19 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth NASA  
The Star Beast and Other Tales 2014-01-22 Poul Anderson Armchair Fiction (Armchair Fiction Masters of Science Fiction #9) 978-1-61287-184-4
$16.95?$: US dollar
320
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 Alex Schomburg  
The Third Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack 2014-05-30 Poul Anderson Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0297-7
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Poul Anderson Super Pack 2016-05-15 Poul Anderson Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0628-0
$19.99?$: US dollar
508
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 tsuneomp  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Poul Anderson Super Pack 2016-05-30 Poul Anderson Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0609-9
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll tsuneomp  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Planet Stories Super Pack 2016-09-16 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-1153-6
$19.99?$: US dollar
596
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 Frenta  
Fantastic Stories Presents the Planet Stories Super Pack 2016-09-30 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-1125-3
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Frenta  
Infinite Stars: The Definitive Anthology of Space Opera and Military SF 2017-10-00 ed. Bryan Thomas Schmidt Titan Books 978-1-78565-458-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
674
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 Luca Oleastri Checkmark
Infinite Stars 2017-10-17 ed. Bryan Thomas Schmidt Titan Books 978-1-78565-593-7
$24.95?$: US dollar
674
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Luca Oleastri Checkmark
Infinite Stars 2017-10-17 ed. Bryan Thomas Schmidt Titan Books 978-1-78565-459-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Luca Oleastri Checkmark
Fantastic Stories Presents the Poul Anderson Super Pack 2018-04-03 Poul Anderson Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2097-2
$24.99?$: US dollar
508
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll tsuneomp  
Infinite Stars 2018-05-01 ed. Bryan Thomas Schmidt Titan Books 978-1-78565-594-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
688
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 Luca Oleastri  
Végtelen világok 2021-00-00 ed. Bryan Thomas Schmidt Delta Vision Kft. 978-963-395-361-7
Ft 5,990?Ft: Hungarian forint
886
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 Luca Oleastri Checkmark
Black Infinity, Winter/Spring 2022 2021-12-30 ed. Tom English Rocket Science Books 978-1-73243-449-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
232
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.
mag Earle K. Bergey  
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