Title: The Streets of Ashkelon Title Record # 66842
Author: Harry Harrison
Date: 1962-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Year Title 1962 An Alien Agony 1962 The Streets of Ashkalon 1962 The Streets of Askelon

Year Language Title 1963ⓘTranslated by Sonia Florens French Les rues d'Ashkalaon 1965ⓘTranslated by Вильям Ровинский / Vil'yam Rovinskiy. Russian Смертные муки пришельца?Smertnye myki prishel'tsa [as by Гарри Гаррисон?Garri Garrison Harry Harrison ] 1965ⓘTranslated by Ettore Capriol[o] Italian Martirio di uno straniero 1968ⓘTranslated by Hans-Ulrich Nichau German Der Missionar 1970ⓘTranslated by Walkóné Békés Ágnes Hungarian Bűnbeesés 1971ⓘTranslated by M. Slagt-Prins Dutch De straten van Ashkelon 1978ⓘTranslated by Hans Kemming Dutch Een buitenaardse zielestrijd 1981ⓘTranslated by César Terrón Spanish Las calles de Ascalón 1983ⓘTranslated by Ulrich Kiesow German Die Straßen von Ashkelon 1985ⓘTranslated by Dan Iordache and/or Mihai Bădescu and/or Cornelia Irinca and/or Veronica Pătruț and/or Sorin Simion and/or Dan Merișca and/or Valerian Stoicescu and/or Alexandru Mironov Romanian Convertirea 1985ⓘTranslated by George W. Barlow French Ta croix dans le désert des cieux?Ta croix dans le desert des cieux 1990ⓘTranslated by Michael K. Iwoleit German Die Straßen von Askalon 1994 Italian Le strade di Ashkelon

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1965-00-00	Harry Harrison	Gollancz		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).	183	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Seventh Pan Book of Horror Stories	1966-09-00	ed. Herbert van Thal	Pan Books	X555	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).	239	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
Gods for Tomorrow	1967-00-00	ed. Hans Stefan Santesson	Tandem	T-130	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).	208	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	Virgil Finlay
Gods for Tomorrow	1967-00-00	ed. Hans Stefan Santesson	Award Books	A240X	$0.60?$: US dollar	208	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	Virgil Finlay
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1968-05-00	Harry Harrison	Bantam Books	F3722	$0.50?$: US dollar	147	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
Dark Stars	1969-12-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Ballantine Books	01796	$0.95?$: US dollar	x+ 309	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	Ronald Walotsky
Science Fiction Novellas	1975-00-00	ed. Harry Harrison, Willis E. McNelly	Charles Scribner's Sons (Scribner Student Paperbacks #34)	0-684-13847-6		x+ 256	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	Jack Gaughan
The New Awareness	1975-05-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Patricia Warrick	Delacorte Press	0-440-05989-5	$9.95?$: US dollar	xiv+ 485	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Susan Gebel
The Best of Harry Harrison	1976-00-00	Harry Harrison	Orbit / Futura	0-86007-898-1	£0.80?£: UK pound	315	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 of Harry Harrison	1976-06-00	Harry Harrison	Pocket Books	0-671-80525-8	$1.95?$: US dollar	ix+ 302	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	Ed Soyka
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1976-07-00	Harry Harrison	Sphere Books	0-7221-4376-1	£0.60?£: UK pound	157	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	Jim Burns
The Best of Harry Harrison	1976-09-00	Harry Harrison	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-98340-X	£4.95?£: UK pound	315	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1977-00-00	Harry Harrison	Sphere	0-7221-4433-4	£0.65?£: UK pound	157	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	Jim Burns
The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Part 4 1956-1965	1978-00-00	ed. Michael Ashley	New English Library	0-450-03438-0	£6.50?£: UK pound	288	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gordon C. Davies
From Heinlein to Here	1979-12-00	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library	0-451-61784-3 / ME1784	$2.75?$: US dollar	xi+ 656	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	Paul Stinson
The Best of Harry Harrison	1980-00-00	Harry Harrison	Orbit	0-86007-898-1	£1.50?£: UK pound	315	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	Alan Craddock
The Seventh Pan Book of Horror Stories	1980-00-00	ed. Herbert van Thal	Pan Books	0-330-10555-8	£1.00?£: UK pound	239	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
The Golden Age of Science Fiction	1981-10-00	ed. Kingsley Amis	Hutchinson	0-09-145770-X	£6.95?£: UK pound	370	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best of Harry Harrison	1981-11-00	Harry Harrison	Timescape / Pocket Books	0-671-42426-2	$2.95?$: US dollar	ix+ 302	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	Ed Soyka
The Best of Harry Harrison	1981-11-00	Harry Harrison	Timescape / Pocket Books	0-671-42426-2	C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar	ix+ 302	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	Ed Soyka
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1983-00-00	Harry Harrison	Sphere	0-7221-4433-4	£?£: UK pound	157	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
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1983-00-00	Harry Harrison	Sphere	0-7221-4433-4	£?£: UK pound	157	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 of Harry Harrison	1985-00-00	Harry Harrison	Orbit	0-86007-898-1	£2.50?£: UK pound	315	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
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1987-02-00	Harry Harrison	Sphere	0-7221-4433-4	£1.95?£: UK pound	157	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	Jim Burns
The Best of Harry Harrison	1988-00-00	Harry Harrison	Orbit	0-86007-898-1	£2.99?£: UK pound	315	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
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories	1990-04-00	ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget	Pan Books	0-330-31100-X	£3.99?£: UK pound	348	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	Dave McKean
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories	1990-04-00	ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget	Pan Books	0-330-31565-X	£13.95?£: UK pound	348	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Dave McKean
Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows	1991-00-00	Harry Harrison	Orbit	0-7221-4433-4	£3.99?£: UK pound	157	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
Science Fiction Stories	1991-03-00	ed. Andrew Goodwyn	Oxford University Press (Oxford Literature Resources)	0-19-831261-X	£3.95?£: UK pound	vi+ 154	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	Brian Salmon
The Best of Harry Harrison	1991-05-00	Harry Harrison	Orbit	0-86007-898-1	£3.99?£: UK pound	315	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 Elson
The Great SF Stories #24 (1962)	1992-01-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #871)	0-88677-495-0	$5.50?$: US dollar	348	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	Angus McKie
Stainless Steel Visions	1993-03-00	Harry Harrison	Tor	0-312-85245-2	$18.95?$: US dollar	254	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Keith Parkinson
Stainless Steel Visions	1993-03-00	Harry Harrison	Legend	0-09-926201-0	£14.99?£: UK pound	254	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Keith Parkinson
Stainless Steel Visions	1993-03-00	Harry Harrison	Legend	0-09-926021-2	£8.99?£: UK pound	254	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	Keith Parkinson
Stainless Steel Visions	1994-02-00	Harry Harrison	Tor	0-812-53529-4	$4.99?$: 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	Keith Parkinson
Stainless Steel Visions	1994-04-00	Harry Harrison	Legend	0-09-992560-5	£4.99?£: UK pound	254	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	Keith Parkinson
From Heinlein to Here	1996-07-00	ed. James Gunn	Borealis / White Wolf Publishing	1-56504-821-0 / WW 11089	$14.99?$: US dollar	xxvii+ 529	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 Scott Cohen
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens	1998-09-00	ed. Dennis Pepper	Oxford University Press	0-19-278155-3	$22.95?$: US dollar	viii+ 215	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Walker
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens	2000-09-00	ed. Dennis Pepper	Oxford University Press	0-19-278177-4	£6.99?£: UK pound	viii+ 215	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	John Walker
50 in 50	2001-06-00	Harry Harrison	Tor	0-312-87789-7	$29.95?$: US dollar	623	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Vincent Di Fate
From Heinlein to Here	2002-03-00	ed. James Gunn	Scarecrow Press	0-8108-4245-9	$32.50?$: US dollar	xxxi+ 565	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	Hallie Gladden
Alien Stories 2	2002-09-00	ed. Dennis Pepper	Oxford University Press	0-19-275189-1	£3.99?£: UK pound	153	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	Paul Young
50 in 50	2002-11-00	Harry Harrison	Tor	0-312-87790-0	$18.95?$: US dollar	623	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	Vincent Di Fate
Nebula Awards Showcase 2010	2010-04-06	ed. Bill Fawcett	Roc / New American Library	978-0-451-46316-6	$16.00?$: US dollar	vii+ 420	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	Elizabeth Phillips
Lightspeed, September 2012	2012-09-00	ed. John Joseph Adams	Lightspeed Magazine		$3.99?$: US dollar		webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".	mag	Frank F. Hong
Lightspeed Podcast, September 2012	2012-09-00	ed. John Joseph Adams	Lightspeed Magazine		$0.00?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	mag
Stainless Steel Visions	2012-10-29	Harry Harrison	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11547-7	£2.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
From Heinlein to Here	date unknown	ed. James Gunn	Mentor	0-451-62427-0	$4.95?$: US dollar	xi+ 656	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	Paul Stinson
From Heinlein to Here	date unknown	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library	0-451-61910-2	$3.50?$: US dollar	xi+ 656	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	Paul Stinson
The Seventh Pan Book of Horror Stories	date unknown	ed. Herbert van Thal	Pan Books	0-330-10555-8	£?£: UK pound	239	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
Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories	date unknown	ed. Stephen Jones, Clarence Paget	Pan Books	0-330-31100-X	£4.99?£: UK pound	xiv+ 348	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	Dave McKean

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