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Title: The Only Game in Town Title Record # 62719
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1960-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Time Patrol
Series Number: 4
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Roger Durand, revised for the 2005 Le Belial publication by Pierre-Paul Durastanti.
French
Échec aux Mongols?Echec aux Mongols
1964Translated by Francisco Cazorla Olmo
Spanish La única partida
1966Translated by P. Groen
Dutch De enige mogelijkheid
1977Translated by Vitomir Korać
Serbian Pravila igre [as by Pol Anderson]
1977Translated by Andreina Negretti
Italian La scoperta sbagliata
1984Translated by Reinaldo Guarany.
Portuguese A única diversão na cidade
1994Translated by Hoppán Eszter
Hungarian Az egyetlen játék
1997Translated by Peter Pape
German Ein unfaires Spiel
1999Translated by Cosmin Nare
Romanian Singurul joc posibil
2000Translated by Pedro Jorge Romero.
Spanish La única partida en esta ciudad
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Andreina Negretti
Italian Everard e la "scoperta sbagliata" (Part 1 of 2)
1961Translated by Andreina Negretti
Italian Everard e la "scoperta sbagliata" (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1960 1960-01-00 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 Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], April 1960 1960-04-00 ed. uncredited Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/-?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).
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 Mel Hunter  
Guardians of Time 1960-09-00 Poul Anderson Ballantine Books 422K
$0.35?$: US dollar
140
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
Guardians of Time 1961-00-00 Poul Anderson Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
13/6?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).
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Guardians of Time 1962-10-00 Poul Anderson The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 66
5/9?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).
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Griffiths Checkmark
Guardians of Time 1964-01-00 Poul Anderson Pan Books G660
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).
160
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 W. F. Phillipps Checkmark
Guardians of Time 1964-01-00 Poul Anderson Pan Books G660
A4/-?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).
160
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 W. F. Phillipps Checkmark
Guardians of Time 1964-02-00 Poul Anderson Pan Books G660
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).
160
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 W. F. Phillipps Checkmark
Guardians of Time 1970-03-00 Poul Anderson Ballantine Books 01890
$0.75?$: US dollar
140
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 Lehr  
Guardians of Time 1972-00-00 Poul Anderson Pan Books 0-330-01660-1
£0.25?£: UK pound
160
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
Guardians of Time 1976-04-00 Poul Anderson White Lion 0-85617-797-0
£2.95?£: UK pound
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Lehr Checkmark
Guardians of Time 1977-00-00 Poul Anderson Pan Books 0-330-01660-1
£0.60?£: UK pound
160
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 Enric Checkmark
The Guardians of Time 1981-10-00 Poul Anderson Tor / Pinnacle (Jim Baen Presents) 0-523-48510-7
$2.50?$: 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.
coll Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Guardians of Time 1982-00-00 Poul Anderson Tor / Pinnacle (Jim Baen Presents) 0-523-48579-4
$2.95?$: 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.
coll Tom Kidd  
Annals of the Time Patrol 1984-05-00 Poul Anderson Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 6217
$5.98?$: US dollar
312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Ron Walotsky Checkmark
The Guardians of Time 1988-03-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-812-53091-8
$3.50?$: 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.
coll  
The Time Patrol 1991-10-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-312-85231-2
$21.95?$: US dollar
458
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Time Patrol 1991-12-00 Poul Anderson Tor / SFBC 19161
$9.98?$: US dollar
458
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Time Patrol 1994-04-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-312-85636-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
458
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)  
Time Patrol 2006-02-00 Poul Anderson Baen Books 1-4165-0935-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
765
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 David Mattingly Checkmark
Time Patrol 2006-03-24 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 978-1-5414-3986-3
$24.49?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
Futures Past 2006-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-01454-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
x+
290
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 AXB Group Checkmark
Time Patrol 2009-04-09 Poul Anderson Paw Prints 978-1-4395-7523-9
$16.99?$: US dollar
765
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Saturn Game 2010-07-00 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #3) 978-1-886778-89-4
$29.00?$: US dollar
511
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Time Patrol 2011-09-29 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10893-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Futures Past 2013-06-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-145-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Ron Miller  
Brain Wave / The Boat of a Million Years / The Guardians of Time 2013-11-28 Poul Anderson Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-0-575-10693-2
£18.99?£: UK pound
xiii+
684
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.
omni Chris Moore Checkmark
Brain Wave / The Boat of a Million Years / The Guardians of Time 2013-12-12 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-1-4732-0185-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
Time Patrol 2020-03-24 Poul Anderson Tantor Audio 979-8-200-28199-2    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
Time Patrol 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-8-200-28201-2
$55.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
Time Patrol 2021-03-01 Poul Anderson Tantor and Blackstone Publishing 979-8-200-28200-5
$65.99?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
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